2. Disconnect the wire from the "–" terminal of the battery, drain the oil from the gearbox by unscrewing the plug and unscrew the bolt securing the ignition module to the clutch housing.
3. Unscrew the mounting bolts and remove the crankcase guard (see "Removal and installation the engine").
4. Remove the bolt and disconnect the ground wire from the clutch housing.
5. Loosen the nuts on the clutch cable end.
6. Remove the cable end from the clutch lever.
7. Disconnect the connector with the wire from the starter solenoid relay terminal.
8. Unscrew the fastening nut and disconnect the wire from the contact bolt of the starter traction relay.
9. Unscrew the three nuts (the third one on the other side of the starter) fasteners and remove the starter.
10. Loosen the clamp and disconnect the gear shift drive rod from the joint end.
11. Disconnect the wiring harness connector from the speed sensor installed in the upper part of the gearbox housing.
12. Disconnect the wiring harness connector from the reverse light switch.
13. Loosen the nuts securing the struts to the suspension arms.
14. Unscrew the nuts securing the struts to the brackets or unscrew the three bolts securing the brackets to the body and move the left and right struts apart.
15. Remove the cotter pin from the nut securing the ball joint of the steering rod to the steering arm.
16. Loosen the nut securing the steering rod ball joint.
17. Using a puller, press out the ball joint pin of the steering rod from the steering column pivot arm. Disconnect the second steering rod in the same way.
18. Loosen two bolts and disconnect the ball joints of the suspension arms from the steering knuckles.
19. Use a pry bar to push the tail of one of the inner joints of the front wheel drive out of the gearbox and move the drive to the side.
20. Insert a technological plug instead of the drive hinge (for example, the old inner hinge). After this, disconnect the second drive.
Warning! Do not disconnect both drives at the same time without installing a technological plug, otherwise the axle gears will shift inside the differential box and it will not be possible to install the drives without disassembling the gearbox.
21. Unscrew the three mounting bolts and remove the clutch housing shield.
22. Loosen the three bolts and nut securing the clutch housing to the cylinder block.
23. Hang the engine by the lifting eyes (for ease of photographing, the hood has been removed).
24. Unscrew the two nuts securing the rear support of the power unit to the body.
25. Unscrew the nut and remove the bolt of the left support of the power unit.
26. Unscrew the three nuts securing the left support of the power unit to the gearbox and remove the support.
27. Finally, unscrew the three bolts and nut (on the other side of the gearbox). When removing the gearbox, first move it away from the engine in a horizontal plane to remove the primary shaft from the clutch. Do not damage the petals of the clutch diaphragm spring when removing the gearbox.
Helpful Hints: Before installing the gearbox, it is recommended to lubricate the splines of the input shaft and the outer surface of the clutch release bearing guide sleeve with a thin layer of consistent grease.
Center the driven clutch disc using a special mandrel (see "Clutch repair").
Install the gearbox in reverse order, taking into account the following.
28. Look "Tightening torques for threaded connections".
29. When connecting the front wheel drives to the gearbox, replace the retaining rings on the splined ends of the inner joints of the front wheel drives, otherwise the drives may become disconnected from the gearbox while driving.
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30. Finally tighten the nut securing the tie rod to the control arm with the suspension loaded and the vehicle on the ground.
