Speed Sen. Vol.

2. Place the vehicle on a lift.
3. Before lifting the vehicle, place the transmission gear selector in Neutral.
4. Disconnect both battery cables, negative cable first.
5. Raise the vehicle, and then drain the CVT fluid by removing the drain plug.


Remove engine under cover if needed.

WARNING: Use caution when looking into the drain hole as there is the risk of fluid
entering the eye.
6. Disconnect the engine room harness from the CVT.
7. Remove the drain plug gasket from the drain plug.
a. Discard the removed drain plug gasket (non-reusable).
b. Replace drain plug gasket with a new one listed in the Parts Information.

8. Remove the oil pan mounting bolts, and
then remove the oil pan and oil pan
gasket.


Do not discard bolts. These will be
reused during assembly.

Figure 1B
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Exploded View

Figure 2B
1. Transaxle assembly
4. Manual plate
7. Strainer
10. Oil pan
13. Overflow tube

2. O-ring
5. Washer
8. Oil pan gasket
11. Drain plug gasket

3. Control valve
6. O-ring
9. Magnet
12. Drain plug

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: Always replace after every disassembly.
: N•m (kg-m, ft-lb)
: N•m (kg-m, in-lb)

9. Inspect inside the CVT pan for any evidence of broken parts.
EXAMPLE:
 Figure 3B is acceptable for this repair – Magnets with fine debris or sludge in
any amount.
 Figure 4B is No Good (NG) for this repair - Broken parts would include pieces
of bearing cages, bearings, clutch material, belt elements, etc.
NG

OK

OK

Bearing rollers
or bearing race

Any amount of fine
debris is acceptable.

NG
Large metal
pieces

Fine debris

Figure 3B
NG

Figure 4B

Bearing seal
(green)

Figure 4B
Proceed to the next page.
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

Is there any evidence of broken parts or excessive debris?
o YES: Replace the CVT assembly as follows:
a. Document the debris found with video (see page 137 for details).
b. Re-install the CVT oil pan gasket and oil pan.
c. Call the PCC for CVT replacement authorization (see page 137 for contact
information).
d. Refer to the Electronic Service Manual (ESM), section TM – Transaxle &
Transmission for CVT replacement.
o NO:
 If DTC P17F0 is not stored, proceed to next step to continue the repair.
 If DTC P17F0 is stored, proceed to Remove CVT from the Vehicle and
Disassemble External Parts on page 25.

10. Remove the magnets from the oil pan.
NOTE: The CVT pan may come with two (2) or three (3) magnets.


Clean the magnets.



Clean the CVT oil pan.



Reinstall the magnets to the oil pan in their original positions.

3 bolts
11. Remove the three (3) strainer bolts, and
then remove the strainer from the valve
body.


These bolts will be reused.
Strainer
Figure 5B

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Nut and washer
12. Remove the nut and washer, and then
remove the manual plate shown in Figure
6B.


Use a screwdriver to hold the manual
plate (Figure 7B) to keep the shaft
from rotating while removing the nut.



Do not discard nut and washer. These
will be reused during assembly.

Manual plate

Figure 6B

Manual plate

Figure 7B
13. Clean around the CVT unit harness
connector to prevent foreign materials
from entering into the CVT case.
14. Remove ONLY the eleven (11) valve
body bolts with markings as shown in
Figure 8B.


Do NOT remove the bolts with a
single dot over the “7”.



The bolts removed will be reused.

15. Press the CVT unit harness connector
down into the transaxle case, and then
remove the valve body from the transaxle
case.

Valve body
bolts
Figure 8B
Correct bolt

CAUTION: Do not damage the CVT unit harness connector.

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CVT Belt Visual Inspection

1. Secure the front right tire with a suitable
strap.


This will assist in making the belt turn
during the borescope belt inspection
step.

2. Mark the front left tire with a suitable
marking.


This will assure all 360° of the belt is
inspected.
Figure 1C

3. Using the steps on pages 14-19 inspect the entirety of the two sides of the belt that
come in contact with the pulleys (see Figure 2C).
IMPORTANT:
 Reference the pictures on pages 20-23 for comparison.
 Use borescope J-51951 with mirror attachment.
 Be sure to remove the protective film from the mirror before the first use.
 Clean the camera lens and mirror before each inspection. Use 90% isopropyl
alcohol, and a lens swab from Lens Swab packet J-51963 listed in PARTS
INFORMATION.
 Before inspecting, make sure the camera handle’s AA batteries are fresh and the
LCD monitor’s battery is charged.

Inspect these sides
Do not inspect
these sides

Figure 2C: New belt
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a. Install the Clutch Engagement Tool (J-52273) to the CVT case with two bolts where
shown in Figure 3C finger tight.


Bolt torque not to exceed: 2.26 N•m (0.23 kg-m, 20 in-lb.)
CAUTION:
 Do not over torque the bolts. The threads are easily damaged.
 Make sure an O-ring is installed to the Clutch Engagement Tool (J-52273)
before installation.

NOTE: The O-ring for the Clutch Engagement Tool comes with the attachment. To
obtain only the O-ring, refer to Parts Information for the part number.

Front of
vehicle

Clutch Pack

Clutch
Engagement
Tool (J-52273)

Figure 3C

b. Connect the Hand pump from Evap
Pressure Test Kit (J-42909) to the
Clutch Engagement Tool (J-52273)
and pump to 20 PSI.

Bolts

Hand pump

IMPORTANT:


Proper pressure has been
achieved when the CVT belt
moves while the left front wheel
is rotated and the vehicle is in
NEUTRAL with the right front
wheel secured.



Do NOT over pressurize the
system as internal damage to
the CVT could result.



Figure 4C

Hand pump should be removed from the Clutch Engagement Tool (J-52273)
quick connect once the clutch has been engaged and the belt is observed
moving with tire rotation.
 Pressure will be retained.

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c. Insert the borescope where shown in Figure 5C as follows:
I.

Face the mirror of the borescope toward the driver’s side of the vehicle (CVT
side cover).

II.

Insert the lens approximately 7.5 inches from the CVT oil pan gasket surface
as shown in Figure 6C on page 16.

III.

And then view the side of the belt that contacts the pulley.

Look through here to
help guide borescope
Front of
vehicle

Insert borescope
here at location 1

Belt

Driver’s
side

Insert borescope
here
Face the mirror in the
direction indicated by
the yellow arrow
Figure 5C

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Shown removed from the
vehicle and without side
cover for clarity, and is for
reference only

View point is on
opposite side of belt

Borescope

7.5 inches
Borescope position,
inserted from bottom

Figure 6C
d. Using the mark applied to the left front
tire for reference, slowly and carefully
rotate the front left tire one full turn in
either direction to view all of the belt.


Holding the borescope (camera
flexible tube) with one hand allows
rotation of the tire with the other
hand (see Figure 7C).



If evidence of belt slip is identified
as shown on pages 20-23, skip to
step 5 on page 24.



If the belt does not move when
rotating the front left tire, return to
step 3b on page 14.

Figure 7C

e. If the inspection result confirms that no slippage has occurred on the observed side,
inspect the other side of the belt as follows:
I.

Print page 17 and then shape the borescope camera flexible tube like the image
in Figure 8C.

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For the following steps print this
page as a template to adjust
the borescope camera flexible
tube to match.


Do not shrink or enlarge
sheet size when printing.

Figure 8C: Template for
borescope camera flexible tube
is shown actual size.

New picture
The figure is
9 inches long

4 inches

15°
Camera view
 Face the mirror in the
direction of the yellow arrow.
Figure 8C

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II.

Face the mirror of the borescope toward passenger side (Engine side).

III.

Insert the borescope in the second location where shown in Figure 9C.

IV.

Insert the lens approximately 8.7 inches from the CVT case rim as shown in
Figure 10C on the next page.

V.

And then view the side of the belt that contacts the pulley.

Front of
vehicle

Insert borescope at
location 2 and also look
through here to help guide
borescope

Passenger
side

Insert borescope
here

Face the mirror in the
direction indicated by
the yellow arrow

Belt

Figure 9C

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Shown removed from the
vehicle and without side
cover for clarity, and is for
reference only

Borescope

View point

Borescope position,
inserted from bottom
8.7 inches

Figure 10C
f. Using the mark applied to the left front tire for reference, slowly and carefully rotate
the front left tire one full turn in either direction to view all of the belt.


Holding the borescope (camera flexible tube) with one hand allows rotation of the
tire with the other hand (see Figure 7C).
IMPORTANT: If the belt does not move when rotating the front left tire, supply
additional air with hand pump (J-45664) to re-engage the clutch as necessary.



Look for evidence of belt slip as shown on pages 20-23.

g. Remove the Clutch Engagement Tool (J-52273) from the CVT.
CAUTION: The remaining CVT fluid may spray when the Clutch Engagement Tool is
removed. Place a rag over the Clutch Engagement tool and SLOWLY loosen the two
bolts until the audible depressurization is noted.
h. Is the inspection result OK (no evidence of slip) for 360° rotation of both sides of the
belt?
YES: Go to step 4 on page 24 (No Belt Damage).
NO: Go to step 5 on page 24 (Belt Damaged).

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Figure 11C New belt

Figure 12C:

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Pictures in Figure 13C and 14C were taken with borescope J-51951.
OK
OK

Visual
lineslines
Visual

Figure 13C: Belt is OK
OK
OK

Visual
lineslines
Visual

Figure 14C: Belt is OK
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NG

Scuffing

Figure 15C: Example of NG belt

NG

Lines
“smeared”

Figure 16C: Example of NG belt

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Pictures in Figure 17C-19C were taken with borescope J-51951

NG

Figure 17C: Example of NG belt

NG

Figure 18C: Example of NG belt

NG

Figure 19C: Example of NG belt
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No Belt Damage – Only Valve Body is Replaced
4. Install a new valve body in the reverse order of disassembly:


Refer to Install the Valve Body and Oil Pan on page 83.

And then,
a. Connect both battery cables, negative cable last.
b. Reset/reinitialize systems as needed.


Refer to the ESM, section PG – Power Supply & Ground Elements, for a
listing of systems that require reset/initialization after reconnecting the 12V