Dodge RAM TRUCK 1500 1995 Service Manual page 1320

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NV3500 MANUAL TRANSMISSION 21 - 37
REAR ADAPTER HOUSING INSTALLATION
(4-WHEEL DRIVE TRANSMISSION)
(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. 107).
Fig. 107 Preparing Adapter Homing For installation
(4-Wheel Drive Transmission)
(3) Apply Mopar Gasket Maker, or Loctite 518 to
threads, bolt shanks and under hex heads of bearing
retainer bolts (Fig. 108).
(4) Apply liberal quantity of petroleum jelly to
countershaft rear bearing and bearing race.
(5) Install countershaft rear bearing in bearing
race (Fig. 103).
CAUTION: The countershaft bearings can be in­
stalled backwards if care is not exercised. B e sure
the large diameter side of the roller retainer faces
the countershaft and the small diameter side faces
the race and housing (Fig. 103).
(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. 103).
(8) Install adapter housing on geartrain.
(9) Install rear bearing snap ring on output shaft
(Fig. 108).
(10) Lubricate lip of new rear seal (Fig. 109) with
Mopar Door Ease, or transmission fluid.
(11) Install new rear seal in adapter housing bore
with suitable size tool. Be sure seal is fully seated in
housing bore (Fig. 109).
Fig. 108 Installing Rear Bearing Snap Ring (4-Wheel
Drive Transmission)
Fig. 109 Rear Seal Installation (4-Wheel Drive
Transmission)
REVERSE IDLER SEGMENT INSTALLATION
(1) Apply Mopar Gasket Maker, - or Loctite 518
sealer to underside of idler shaft bolt heads, bolt
shanks and bolt threads (Fig. 105).
(2) Align idler shaft and rear housing bolt holes
with drift, pin punch, or phillips screwdriver.
(3) Work segment upward into housing and onto
idler shaft (Fig. 110).
(4) Verify that idler shaft is seated in housing
notch before proceeding. Segment and housing can be
damaged if idler shaft is misaligned.
(5) Insert idler shaft retaining bolts through hous­
ing and segment and into shaft. Long bolt goes
through segment and short bolt goes through housing
and directly into rear of shaft (Fig. 111). Start both
bolts by hand to avoid cross threading.
(6) Tighten idler shaft bolts to 19-25 N-m (14-18 ft.
lbs.) torque.