Opel Frontera UE. Manual - part 1004

7A–40

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (4L30–E)

8. Support transmission with a jack.

Remove rear mount nuts from the third
crossmember.

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9. Remove third crossmember.

10. Disconnect transmission oil cooler pipes from A/T

side.

11. Remove oil pipe clamp and bracket from the

converter housing.

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12. Remove skid plate and loosen oil cooler pipe clamp

bolt at the engine mount side.

13. Remove select cable by disconnecting inner cable

from select lever and removing outer cable with
bracket.

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14. Remove starter.
15. Remove under covers from the transmission and

engine.

16. Remove transfer control lever fixing bolts and push up

transfer control lever.

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7A–41

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (4L30–E)

17. Remove flex plate torque converter fixing bolts (6

pieces) by turning crankshaft.

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18. Remove engine-transmission fixing bolts.
19. Pull out transmission from the engine.

Installation

1. Slowly raise transmission jack until front of the

transmission is aligned with rear of the engine. Join
the transmission to the engine.

2. Tighten engine-transmission bolts as shown in the

figure.

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7A–42

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (4L30–E)

3. Align the flex plate torque converter bolt boss with flex

plate hole by turning the torque converter. Install flex
plate torque converter bolts (6 pieces) by turning the
crankshaft.

Torque: 54 N

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m (40 lb ft)

NOTE: Do not reuse the flex plate torque converter bolt.

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4. Install transfer control lever on the transfer case.

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5. Install under covers to the transmission and engine.

Torque: 8 N

•

m (69 lb in)

6. Install starter.

Torque: 40 N

•

m (30 lb ft)

7. Install select cable by connecting inner cable to select

lever and installing outer cable with bracket.

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8. Connect transmission oil cooler pipes to A/T.

Torque: 44 N

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m (33 lb ft)

9. Install oil cooler pipe clamp and bracket to the

converter housing.

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AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (4L30–E)

10. Tighten oil cooler pipe clamp bolt at the engine mount

side and install skid plate.

11. Install third crossmember.

Torque: 76 N

•

m (56 lb ft)

12. Install rear mount nuts.

Torque: 50 N

•

m (37 lb ft)

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13. Install harness heat protector.

Torque: 6 N

•

m (52 lb in)

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14. Connect transmission harness connector and clip.

Connector : Adapter case, mode switch, main case,
magnetic sensor, transfer switch, 2–4 actuator and
car speed sensor.

15. Connect fuel pipe to transmission side.

NOTE: See “NOTE” of removal steps.

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