Dodge RAM TRUCK 1500 1995 Service Manual page 1289

21 - I i ¥ 3 l l l MA1UAL TRANSMISSION
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(24) If shift lever extension is press-on style and
must be removed from shift lever, refer to following
procedure:
(a) Obtain Remover/Installer Tool 6783.
(b) Scribe mark position of extension on shank of
shift lever.
(c) Position notched, lower end of tool just under
square shank of shift lever (Fig. 6).
(d) Position tool upper jaws
u n d e r
flange on
shift lever extension (Fig. 6).
(e) Tighten tool screw to pull extension off
square shank of shift lever.
(f) Remove lever extension and tool.
Fig. 6 Removing Shift Lever Extension With Tool
6783
TRANSMISSION REMOVAL (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
(1) Disconnect battery negative cable.
(2) Shift transmission into Neutral.
(3) Remove screws attaching shift boot bezel and
slide boot upward on shift lever extension. Then
loosen extension locknut and unscrew extension from
shift lever.
(4) Remove bolts attaching shift tower and lever
assembly to rear case. Then remove shift tower and
lever along with shift lever extension as an assembly.
(5) If isolator and plate came off shift tower during
removal, remove assembly from rear housing (Fig. 4).
Note that plate is one-way fit. Narrow side of plate
goes toward driver side of transmission.
(6) Remove crankshaft position sensor. Retain sen­
sor attaching bolts.
(7) Raise vehicle on hoist.
(8) Remove skid plate, if equipped.
(9) Drain transmission lubricant if transmission
will be disassembled for service.
(10) Mark propeller shafts and U-joints for instal­
lation reference. Then disconnect and remove propel­
ler shafts.
(11) Disconnect vehicle speed sensor wires.
(12) Disconnect transfer case shift linkage at
transfer case range lever.
(13) Remove bolts attaching shift linkage bracket
to transfer case and move linkage and bracket aside.
(14) Remove nuts attaching transfer case to trans­
mission adapter housing.
(15) Remove transfer case with aid of helper. Sup­
port transfer case with transmission jack. Move
transfer case rearward, tilt it away from fixed (weld­
ed) rear crossmember and work it out from between
transmission and crossmember.
(16) Support engine with adjustable jack stand.
(17) Remove nuts and bolts attaching support
bracket and cushions to fixed crossmember.
(18) Remove nuts and bolts attaching removable
crossmember to frame rails. Rotate crossmember di­
agonally to remove it.
' (19) Disconnect exhaust pipes at manifold and at
converter or muffler connections as needed. Then re­
move Y-pipe, converter and tailpipe.
(20) Remove slave cylinder attaching nuts and re­
move cylinder from clutch housing. Move cylinder
aside for working clearance.
(21) Remove clutch housing dust cover.
(22) On some models, it may be necessary to re­
move front axle struts for access and removal clear­
ance. Remove these components if necessary.
(23) Support transmission with transmission jack.
Secure transmission to jack with safety chains.
(24) Remove bolts attaching transmission clutch
housing to engine block.
(25) Move' transmission rearward until transmis­
sion clutch housing is clear of engine. Then lower
jack and remove transmission from under vehicle.
(26) Remove transmission from jack and position
transmission on workbench.
(27) If transmission will be disassembled for ser­
vice, remove release bearing and fork.
(28) If shift lever extension is press-on style and
must be removed from shift lever, refer to following
procedure:
(a) Obtain Remover/Installer Tool 6783.
(b) Scribe mark position of extension on shank of
shift lever.