Mitsubishi Eclipse / Eclipse Spyder (2000-2002). Service and repair manual — part 522

TRANSAXLE

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DISASSEMBLY

CAUTION

•

Because the automatic transaxle is manufactured from
high-precision parts, care must be taken not to scratch
or damage these parts during disassembly and
assembly.

•

The working area should be covered with a rubber mat
to keep it clean at all times.

•

Do not wear any cloth gloves and do not use any shop
towels during disassembly. Use only nylon cloth, paper
towels or any other lint-free material.

•

Parts which have been disassembled should all be
cleaned. Metal parts can be cleaned with normal
detergent, but they should be dried completely using
compressed air.

•

Clutch discs, plastic thrust plates and rubber parts
should be cleaned with automatic transmission fluid
(ATF).

•

If the transaxle body has been damaged, disassemble
and clean the cooler system.

1. Remove the torque converter.

2. Remove each bracket.

3. Remove the dipstick.

4. Remove the eye bolt gauge, gaskets and the oil cooler feed

tube.

5. Remove the input shaft speed sensor and output shaft

speed sensor.

CAUTION

The manual control lever tightening nut must be removed
before removing the valve body. If the valve body is
removed before the nut, the park/neutral position switch
will be damaged.
6. Loosen the manual control lever tightening nut, and then

remove the manual control lever, and the park/neutral
position switch.

AKX01087AB

OUTPUT SHAFT
SPEED SENSOR

INPUT SHAFT SPEED
SENSOR

AKX01100AB

PARK/NEUTRAL
POSITION
SWITCH

MANUAL CONTROL
LEVER

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7. Remove the speedometer gear.

8. Remove the valve body cover.

9. Remove the manual control shaft detente.

10.Disconnect the harness connectors from the solenoid

valves and the fluid temperature sensor of the valve body.

AKX01101

AKX01003

AKX01103AB

MANUAL CONTROL
SHAFT DETENT

AKX01004

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CAUTION

Make sure that the manual control lever and the park/
neutral position switch are removed. See step 8.
11.Remove the valve body mounting bolts (28 pieces).

12.Remove the fluid temperature sensor.

CAUTION

Do not lose the two steel balls.
13.Remove the valve body, gasket and the two steel balls.

14.Remove the snap ring from the connector and then push the

connector into the transaxle case and remove the solenoid
valve harness.

15.Remove the strainer and the second brake retainer oil seal.

AKX00960

FLUID TEMPERATURE SENSOR

AB

AKX01005

AKX00961AB

SNAP RING

AKX01007AB

SECOND BRAKE
RETAINER OIL SEAL

STRAINER

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16.Remove each accumulator piston and spring.

17.Remove the manual control lever shaft roller.

18.Remove the manual control lever shaft and the parking pawl

rod.

19.Remove the torque converter housing mounting bolts (18

pieces), and then remove the torque converter housing.

20.Remove the differential bearing outer race and spacer from

the torque converter housing.

21.Remove the O-rings (two pieces).

22.Remove the differential.

23.Remove the differential bearing outer race from the

transaxle case.

NUMBER

NAME

1

For low-reverse brake

2

For underdrive clutch

3

For second brake

4

For overdrive clutch

AKX01008

4

3

2

AB

1

AKX00962AB

MANUAL
CONTROL LEVER
SHAFT ROLLER

PARKING
PAWL ROD

MANUAL CONTROL
LEVER SHAFT

AKX01104

AKX01024AB

O-RINGS

AKX01025