

Unscrew the power steering motor mounting bolts, too. Next, allow the subframe to lower slightly to gain access and undo the four steering rack retaining bolts. Raise the vehicle lift to gain access to the underside, detach the engine undertray, and then disconnect both bottom ball joints (see below) and the anti-roll bar links, before removing the lower engine torque arm and the subframe retaining bolts. Slacken the front wheels and the front hub nuts, raise the vehicle lift to waist height, remove the front wheels, then the hub nuts, and then tie the steering rack up on both sides to the front struts, which will hold it in position when the front subframe is removed. Next, undo the upper bell-housing bolts and detach the rear bolt from the O/S upper engine torque arm (see below). Remove the air filter/air box assembly, which gives good access to the top of the gearbox and bell-housing area, then unscrew the clutch slave cylinder retaining bolts and stow the slave cylinder in a safe area – don’t disconnect the hydraulic pipe! Disconnect the reverse light switch multiplug, ease off the gearchange cables from the linkage and then remove the three retaining bolts for the gearchange cable holder. Next, detach the smaller multiplug from the engine control unit (ECU), remove the ECU from the battery box assembly that is retained by an internal clip, undo the battery box retaining bolts, and remove the battery box assembly.
