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Gearbox removal & installation: Toyota Corolla E357 (1CD-FTV)

Step-by-step gearbox removal & installation for the Toyota Corolla E357 (1CD-FTV): 84 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

This covers gearbox removal on the Toyota Corolla E357 with the 2.0 D4-D 1CD-FTV diesel from 05/2005. A lot comes off before the gearbox moves: bonnet, engine cover, battery with bracket, air hoses, radiator expansion tank and the steering wheel, which must go back in the straight-ahead position. Underneath, the front wheels, engine covers and exhaust pipe are removed, the drive shaft nuts are undone, and the stabiliser links, speed sensors, track rod ends and lower ball joints are separated so both drive shafts can come out. The engine is hung on a hoist via hangers, the subframe is removed, and the gearbox is supported on a transmission jack while the engine and gearbox supports and gearbox bolts come out. Use the clutch alignment tool when refitting.

84 steps 1 engine code engine codes merged from 2 documented variants

🧭 Before you start

Disconnect the battery and remove the bonnet, covers, battery, air hoses, expansion tank and steering wheel. Remove the starter, clutch slave cylinder and damper, shift cables and wiring. Disconnect the suspension and remove both drive shafts. Hang the engine from a hoist, remove the subframe and supports, support the gearbox on a jack, remove the bolts and separate it from the engine.

Fits: platform codes 2.0, D4-D, 116

Don't miss

  • Refit the steering wheel in the straight-ahead position.
  • Support the engine on a hoist with hangers before removing the subframe and supports.
  • Centre the clutch with the alignment tool before refitting the gearbox.
  • Separate the hydraulic line from the gearbox; the slave cylinder comes off with it.

Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.

🔧 Engine codes this applies to

1CD-FTV

📋 Procedure

  1. Disconnect the battery
  2. Refit the steering wheel in the straight-ahead position
  3. Flywheel:
  4. Rear engine support:
  5. Remove the steering wheel
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  1. Gearbox guard
  2. Gearbox to engine:
  3. Gearbox support:
  4. Right-hand drive:
  5. Remove the front wheels
  6. Remove the engine lower covers
  7. Remove the exhaust pipe
  8. Starter motor:
  9. Remove the bonnet
  10. Remove the engine cover
  11. Drive shaft, right
  12. Remove the battery with bracket
  13. Disconnect the vacuum hose
  14. Steering wheel:
  15. Remove the air hose
  16. Remove the radiator expansion tank
  17. Remove the starter motor
  18. Remove the ground cable from the gearbox
  19. Remove the air hose
  20. Disconnect the reversing light switch
  21. Remove the clutch damper assembly
  22. Remove the clutch slave cylinder
  23. Separate the hydraulic line from the gearbox
  24. Disconnect the gear-shift cables from the gearbox
  25. Remove the drive shaft nut(s)
  26. Disconnect the stabiliser link(s)
  27. Disconnect the speed sensor from the suspension strut
  28. Disconnect the wheel speed sensors from the suspension struts
  29. Disconnect the track rod ends
  30. Separate the lower suspension arms from the lower ball joints
  31. Disconnect the drive shaft from the wheel bearing housing
  32. Remove the left drive shaft
  33. Use a special tool:
  34. Remove the right-hand drive shaft
  35. Fit the engine hangers
  36. Attach the engine to a hoist
  37. Remove the subframe
  38. Fit a transmission jack to support the transmission
  39. Remove the left engine support
  40. Remove the gearbox support
  41. Remove the gearbox bolts
  42. Separate the gearbox from the engine
  43. Remove the drive shaft cover
  44. Remove the front engine support
  45. Remove the rear engine support
  46. Remove the gearbox

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.