Mazda 121 - Transaxle Oil Inspection; Transaxle Oil Replacement; Oil Seal Replacement

TRANSAXLE OIL J
TRANSAXLE OIL
INSPECTION
Note
.
Park the vehicle on level
ground.
1 . Disconnect the speedometer cable and
remove
the speedo
meter
driven
gear.
2.
Verify
that
lhe oil level is between the
F
and L.
3. Install the speedometer
driven
gear.
Tightening lorque:
7.8-12 Nm
(0.8-t.2
m-kg, 5.8-8.7
tt-lb)
4. Connect lhe
speedometer cable.
REPLACEMENT
'1.
Disconnect the speedometer cable
and remove
the speedo-
meter
driven
gear.
2.
Remove
the draan
plug
and washer.
Drain
the oil into a suita-
ble container.
3. lnstall a new
washer
and
the drain
plug.
Tightenlng torque:
24-35
N.m
(2.4-3.5
m-kg, l7-26 finb)
4. Add the necessary amount of the specilied oil through the
speedometer
driven
gear
hole.
Specified oil
Grade:
API service GL-4
Viscosity: AlFseason Dexron@n or M2C33-F
Above
-t8"C
(0"D
SAE 75W-80
Capacity: 2.5
liters
(2.6
US
qr,
2.2 lmp
qt)
5. Veritv the oil
level.
6. Install the speedometer driven
gear
and connect the
speedometer cable.
Oil seal
Replacement
(On-vehicle)
1. Jack up the vehicle and support
it with safety stands.
2. Drain the transaxle oil.
3. Remove the
front
wheel.
4. Femove lhe splash shield.
5. Separate
the front stabilizer lrom the
lower arm.
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