Mazda 3 Service Manual: Oil Seal (Differential) Replacement [A26 M R]
1. On level ground, jack up the vehicle and support it evenly on safety stands.
2. Drain the oil from the transaxle..
3. Remove the front tires..
4. Remove the splash shield..
5. Remove the aerodynamic under cover No.2..
6. Separate the drive shaft and joint shaft from the transaxle..
7. Remove the oil seals using a screwdriver.
8. Using the SSTs
and a hammer, tap each new oil seal in evenly until the SSTs
contact the transaxle case.
9. Coat the lip of each oil seal with transaxle oil.
10. Insert the drive shaft and joint shaft to the transaxle..
11. Install the aerodynamic under cover No.2..
12. Install the splash shield..
13. Install the front tires..
14. Add the specified amount and type of oil..
Oil Seal (Control Valve Body) Replacement [Fw6 A EL]
1. Remove the battery cover..
2. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
3. Remove the air cleaner component..
4. Disconnect the control valve body connector.
5. Remove the hose clamp.
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Oil Seal (Differential) Replacement [C66 M R]
1. Remove the aerodynamic under cover No.2 and the splash shield as a single
unit..
2. Drain the manual transaxle oil..
3. Disconnect the drive shaft (LH) from the MTX..
4. Disconnect the driv ...
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Manual Shift Mode
The manual shift mode gives you the feel
of driving a manual transaxle vehicle by
allowing you to operate the selector lever
manually. This allows you to control
engine rpm and torque to the drive wheels
much like a manual transaxle when more
control is desired.
To change to manual shift mo ...
Theft Deterrent System Clearing Freeze Frame Data
1. Connect the M-MDS (IDS) to the DLC–2.
2. After the vehicle is identified, select the following items from the initialization
screen of the IDS.
Select “Body”.
Select "Burglar Service Functions".
3. Then, select the following item from the screen menu. ...
Rear Shock Absorber Disposal
1. Clamp a rear shock absorber on a flat surface or with the piston pointing
downwards.
2. Drill a 2—3 mm {0.08—0.11 in} hole at a point 40—50 mm {1.6—1.9
in} from the bottom of the tube, so that the gas can escape.
WARNING:
Whenever drilling into a rear shock absorber, w ...
