Loosen 13mm bolts on brackets and remove rubber hangers from rear cross
member
Remove muffler bracket and lower exhaust from car.
Remove the three 17mm nuts and bolts securing the "Guibo"
coupling to the transmission. Leave the Guibo attached to the driveshaft.
Loosen threaded ring at center support. This is best achieved with two
large pairs of pliers, apply one set of pliers to the threaded ring (green arrow) and the
second set to the weld in the driveshaft tube (yellow arrow). The weld is a rough surface
and gives good grip, preventing the pliers from slipping and scarring the tube. It is also
the strongest section of the tube.
Loosen ring approximately 5 turns.
CAUTION: Do not allow driveshaft to contact fuel transfer pipe between fuel tank
halves.
CAUTION: Drive shaft is balanced as a unit, do not separate the two halves without marking
them for correct re-assembly.
Tie drive shaft out of the way, in such a manner that no
stress is put on the center universal joint.
Pry locking ring off selector knuckle joint.
Push pin up and out of knuckle joint, slide joint off
selector shaft.
Pry out seal with small pick or screwdriver.
CAUTION: Take care not gouge aluminum seal
housing during removal.
Installation:
Install new seal with a deep 13/16" 12 point socket.
Place seal so that it is flush with the aluminum housing.
Replace knuckle joint if there is excess play. Replace
foam pad in knuckle to reduce noise transmitted through shifter.
Replace gasket and nuts at exhaust manifold flange. Use copper
nuts.
Install manifold nuts and muffler bracket, and tighten
to correct torque before installing other mounts.
Correctly positioned exhaust must have tailpipes in center of opening in
rear valance.
Install rubber hanger and bracket at rear sub-frame and
position bracket so that rubber hanger has slight tension only.
Torques
Center support :
:
22 Nm (16 ft lbs.)
Guibo :
:
10mm 8.8 bolts, 46 Nm (33 ft lbs.) ; 10mm 10.9 bolts, 72 Nm (52 ft lbs.) ;
12mm bolts, 123 Nm (89 ft lbs.)
Threaded sleeve :
:
17 Nm (12 ft lbs.)
Pipe to manifold
:
Step 1, 30 Nm (22 ft lbs.)
Step 2, 50 Nm (26 ft lbs.)
