Dodge RAM TRUCK 1500 1995 Service Manual page 1288

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Fig. 4 Shift Tower Removal
(8) Remove skid plate, if equipped.
(9) Drain transmission lubricant if transmission
will be disassembled for service.
(10) Mark propeller shaft and U-joint for installa­
tion reference. Then disconnect and remove propeller
shaft.
(11) Disconnect vehicle speed sensor wires.
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Fig. 5 Transmission Rear Support Brackets
(12) Disengage harness from clips on transmission
housing.
(13) Support engine with adjustable jack stand.
(14) Remove nuts attaching rear mount to cross-
member (Fig. 5). Then remove insulator from exten­
sion housing if necessary.
(15) Remove bolts and nuts attaching crossmember
to frame rails. Rotate crossmember diagonally and
remove crossmember.
(16) Disconnect exhaust pipes at manifold and at
converter or muffler connections as needed. Then re­
move Y-pipe, converter and tailpipe.
(17) Remove slave cylinder attaching nuts and re­
move cylinder from clutch housing.
(18) Remove starter motor.
(19) Support transmission with transmission jack.
Secure transmission to jack with safety chains.
(20) Remove nuts/bolts attaching transmission
front housing to engine.
(21) Move transmission rearward until clear of en­
gine. Then lower jack and remove transmission from
under vehicle.
(22) Remove transmission from jack and position
transmission on workbench.
(23) If transmission will be overhauled, remove re­
lease bearing and fork from front housing.