Mazda MX-3 silhouetteMX-3

Transaxle Installation Notes (No.4 mount, drive shaft and joint shaft)

J2-48prose procedure

Manual transaxle (M/T) installation notes.

Continued from J2-47

No.4 engine mount

  1. 2
    Tighten the No.4 engine mount nuts.
    Drawing of the No.4 engine mount with lettered callouts A and B and arrows indicating bolt/nut locations and the directions for tightening to their respective torques.
  2. 3
    Remove the SST (engine support).
No.4 engine mount nut tightening torque Alocation A
657 - 912N·m
No.4 engine mount nut tightening torque Blocation B
275 - 392N·m

Drive shaft and joint shaft

  1. 1
    Remove the SSTs from the transaxle case.
    Drawing of removing the SSTs (49 G030 455) from the transaxle case at the drive shaft / joint shaft hole. SST label 49 G030 455 printed at lower-left.
  2. 2
    Install the clip with the gap at the top of the groove.
    Close-up drawing of the drive shaft splined stub with the snap-ring clip groove; an arrow labelled END-GAP points to where the clip gap must sit at the top of the groove.
  3. 3
    Apply transaxle oil to the oil seal lip, and install the drive shaft.
    Caution: The sharp edges of the drive shaft snap ring can slice or puncture the oil seal. Be careful when installing the drive shaft to the transaxle.
    Drawing of the drive shaft being installed into the transaxle while a hand supports the outer CV joint and the knuckle/lower arm area.
  4. 4
    Verify that the drive shaft is correctly seated by pulling on the shaft. It must not slide out.
  5. 5
    Insert the joint shaft to the transaxle.
    Two-part drawing: left shows a hand inserting the joint shaft into the transaxle; right shows the joint shaft bracket bolted to the cylinder block with numbered tightening order callouts 1, 2, 3.
  6. 6
    Install the joint shaft to the cylinder block in the order shown.
  7. 7
    Connect the lower arm to the knuckle and tighten the clinch bolt.
Joint shaft to cylinder block bolt
422 - 598N·m
Lower arm to knuckle clinch bolt
431 - 569N·m
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