Dodge Dakota Sport 2001 Service Manual page 1474

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MANUAL - NV3500 (Continued)
(8) Seat rear housing on output shaft rear bearing
and countershaft. Use plastic or rawhide mallet to
tap housing into place.
(9) Apply Mopar Gasket Maker or equivalent, to
housing bolt threads, bolt shanks and under bolt
heads (Fig. 98).
Fig. 98 SEAL RETAING BOLTS
1 - MOPAR GASKET MAKER (OR LOCTITE 518)
2 - RETAINER AND HOUSING BOLTS
3 - APPLY SEALER TO UNDERSIDE OF BOLT HEAD, SHANK
AND THREADS
(10) Start first two bolts in retainer (Fig. 99). It
may be necessary to move retainer rearward (with
pilot stud) in order to start bolts in retainer.
(11) Remove Alignment Pin 8120 and install last
retainer bolt (Fig. 99).
(12) Tighten all three retainer bolts to 30-35 N·m
(22-26 ft. lbs.).
Fig. 99 PILOT STUD AND RETAINER BOLTS - 2WD
1 - BEARING RETAINER BOLT
2 - ALIGNMENT PIN
MANUAL - NV3500
ADAPTER HOUSING - 4WD
(1) Install rear bearing in adapter housing. Use
wood hammer handle or wood dowel to tap bearing
into place.
(2) Position rear bearing retainer in adapter hous-
ing (Fig. 100).
Fig. 100 ADAPTER HOUSING - 4WD
1 - BEARING RETAINER
2 - RETAINER BOLT
3 - IDLER SHAFT NOTCH
4 - COUNTERSHAFT BEARING RACE
5 - REAR BEARING
(3) Apply Mopar Gasket Maker or equivalent, to
threads, bolt shanks and under hex heads of bearing
retainer bolts (Fig. 98).
(4) Apply liberal quantity of petroleum jelly to
countershaft rear bearing and bearing race.
(5) Install countershaft rear bearing in bearing
race (Fig. 96).
CAUTION: Be sure the large diameter side of the
roller retainer faces the countershaft and the small
diameter side faces the race and housing (Fig. 96).
(6) Apply extra petroleum jelly to hold counter-
shaft rear bearing in place when housing is installed.
(7) Apply light coat of petroleum jelly to shift shaft
bushing/bearing in adapter housing (Fig. 96).
(8) Install adapter housing on geartrain.
(9) Install rear bearing snap ring on output shaft
(Fig. 101).
(10) Lubricate lip of new rear seal (Fig. 102) with
Mopar Door Ease or transmission fluid.
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