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Originally Posted by honda06si
thanks blue!
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No worries...To add to the first post where you linked to my thread regarding the subframe, there are only a few more nuts and bolts that need to be removed to completely remove the subframe itself. There are three on each side where the lower control arm connects to the wheel assembly on each side. Make sure that you support the steering rack with bungee cords, wire, straps or whatever you have before removing the subframe (easy to do if you have a strut tower bar installed). If the rack falls too low, then you'll end up screwing up the EPS unit to where it will throw a code that only the dealer can correct. I did not experience this, but read on another post on this forum that it can happen and this is evidently the one code that only the dealer can fix.
And another thing...Before you remove the motor mount on the transmission, you must also ensure that the engine itself is braced. You can either use a jack from below, straps from above, or a combination.
I also removed both axles and then the intermediate shaft. You have to use a pry bar to get the axle out of the intermediate shaft on one side and out of the transmission on the other side. When you reinstall them, make sure that the axles are fully seated. When you push them in, you will feel the metal ring on the end of the shaft click into place. At that point, they are not fully seated so you will have to push the axle in about another inch...If you look at the clearance before removal, it will make since once you reinstall the axles.