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Transaxle Replacement This guide requires the following supplies: Set of Sockets and Ratchet Safety Tip: Always wear safety glasses when working on your vehicle. Wear other personal protective equipment (PPE) when necessary, for example latex gloves or closed toe shoes. 1 Using an open end wrench, disconnect the battery's negative cable. 2 Using the proper size ratchet and socket wrench, remove the air filter box assembly. 3 Using the proper size ratchet and socket wrench, remove the transaxle retaining bolts on the shift cable and bracket. 4 Using the proper size ratchet and socket wrench, remove the transaxle shift cable mounting bracket. 5 Disconnect all electrical connecters on AWD transaxle unit from the wiring harness. 6 Remove the transaxle oil dipstick and the dipstick tube. 7 Disconnect the transaxle throttle valve cable from the throttle valve link on the transaxle. 8 Remove any AWD transaxle unit fluid lines. 9 ...

Axle Bearings Working Of Car's Axle Bearing Axle Bearings Axle bearings are what your vehicle rolls on. Whether your vehicle is front wheel drive (fwd), rear wheel drive (rwd), or all wheel drive (4wd), it has an axle bearing at each wheel. In this article we will explain what they are and what they do, and what to look and listen for if you suspect you have a bad axle bearing. All vehicles ride on axle bearings, there are different applications depending on the vehicle, but the same principle applies. Rear wheel drive vehicles use an axle that is mounted in the rear end housing and utilizes an axle bearing at the outer (wheel) end to support the axle. Front wheel drive vehicles have an outer axle bearing as well sometimes referred to as a “hub bearing”. Both axle bearings do the same job; they are just a little different in appearance. Rear wheel drive axle bearings are usually pressed into either the rear end housing or are pressed onto the axle itself whereas front wh...