Dodge RAM TRUCK 1500 1995 Service Manual page 1322

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NV3500 MANUAL TRANSMISSION 21 - 39
SHAFT
LEVER
(10) Push shift shaft through fifth-reverse fork and
J9421-88
Fig. 114 Assembling Shift Shaft Lever And Bushing
SHIFT
SHAFT
SHAFT -
LEVER
f
AND
BUSHING ~
3-4
FORK
J9421-41:
Fig. 115 installing Shift Shaft Lever And Bushing
SHIFT
SHAFT
J9521-152
Fig. 116 Inserting Shaft Into Lever Opening In
Housing
(9) Align shift socket with shaft and slide shaft
through socket and part-way into housing (Fig. 117).
J9521-153
Fig. 117 Shift Socket Installation
into bushing in rear housing. Use plastic mallet to
tap shaft into place if necessary.
(11) Rotate shift shaft so detent notches in shaft
are facing driver side of housing.
CAUTION: Correct positioning of the shift shaft de­
tent notch is important. Both of the shaft roll pins
can be installed even when the shaft is 180° off. If
this occurs, the transmission will have to be disas­
sembled again to correct shaft alignment.
(12) Select correct new roll pin for shift shaft lever
(Fig. 118). Shaft lever roll pin is approximately 22
mm (7/8 in.) long. Shift socket roll pin is approxi­
mately 33 mm (1-1/4 in.) long.
SHAFT
LEVER
ROLL
PIN
SHIFT
-SOCKET
ROLL
PIN
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Fig. 118 Roll Pin Identification (Shaft Lever And
Shift Socket)
(13) Align roll pin holes in shift shaft, lever and
bushing. Then start roll pin into shaft lever by hand
(Fig. 119).
(14) Seat shaft lever roll pin with pin punch (Fig.
120).
CAUTION: The shaft lever roll pin must be flush
with the surface of the lever. The lever bushing will
bind on the roll pin if the pin is not seated flush.