Work Procedure

1. Disconnect battery.
2. Remove both front wheels.
3. Remove reinforcement plate under engine carrier.
4. Remove sway bar.
5. Remove lower universal joint from rack and pinion.
6. Remove wire harness clamp from carrier.
7. Remove hydraulic line connecting bolts from rack and pinion.
8. Lower rack and pinion (tie-rods remain connected).
9. Remove left and right engine carrier supports and discard.
10. Remove oil filter.
11. Remove rear bearing bracket (rubber bearing) from lower control arm.
12. Remove nuts for engine mounts on carrier.
13. Lift engine slightly off carrier, using jack and piece of wood under oil pan or use crane to lift engine slightly up.
14. Remove left and right bolts for engine carrier and remove same.
15. Remove heat shields from carrier and add to new one.
16. Install new engine carrier, torque bolts to specifications.
17. Install new left and right carrier supports, torque bolts to specifications.
18. Reinstall both lower control arm bearing brackets, torque bolts to specification.
19. Lower engine to carrier and torque nuts.
20. Reinstall reinforcement plate under carrier.
21. Reinstall steering universal joint, using new nut and torque to specifications.
22. Reinstall clamp for wiring harness.
23. Reinstall hydraulic lines and torque bolts.
24. Install new oil filter.
25. Check engine oil level, replenish if necessary.
26. Reconnect battery.
27. Start engine, bleed power steering and check for leaks.
28. Check engine oil level, replenish if necessary.
29. Reinstall front wheels, torque lug nuts.
30. Check and adjust front wheel alignment, assure that steering wheel is centered.
31. Road test car.

Required Torque Specifications:

a. Upper control arm, to body (M14) 140 N-m (101 ft. lbs.)
b. Lower universal joint on rack and pinion (M8) 28 N-m (20 ft. lbs.)
c. Hydraulic line bolts on rack and pinon (M14) 30 N-m (21.5 ft. lbs.)
d. Reinforcement plate under engine carrier (M8) 23 N-m (16.5 ft. lbs.)
e. Reinforcement plate under engine carrier (M10) 46 Nm (33 ft. lbs.)
f. Engine mount to carrier (M12) 85 N-m (61 ft. lbs.)
g. Engine carrier to body (M10) 65 N-m (47 ft. lbs.)
h. Carrier support brackets (M12) 85 N-m (61 tt. lbs.)
i. Lower control arm, bearing caps (M12) 120 N-m (86.5 ft. lbs.)
j. Sway bar to body (M10) 46 N-m (33 ft. lbs.)
k. Wheel lug nuts (M14) 130 N-m (94 ft. lbs.)