Dodge RAM TRUCK 1500 1995 Service Manual page 1339

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NV4500 MANUAL
TRANSMISSION B R
SPECIAL
TOOL
6443
OR 6743
F I F T H
GEAR
N U T
S P E C I A L
T O O L
6441
OR
6442
RATCHET
WRENCH
B R E A K E R
BAR
J9421-208
Fig. 13 Removing Mainshaft Fifth Gear Nut From
Shaft Threads
(d) Position small end of Nut Wrench 6443 at ap­
proximately 10 o'clock position (Fig, 12).
(e) Strike small end of nut wrench with heavy
copper hammer to break nut loose. Nut is secured
by interference fit thread plus Loctite adhesive and
will require several firm blows to loosen it (nut
torque is In 300 ft. lb. range).
(f) Once nut is loose, it can be removed by hold­
ing nut wrench with breaker bar and rotating out­
put shaft with socket wrench and ratchet.
(g) Remove fifth gear nut and coned washer from
shaft (Fig. 14). Note position of washer for assem­
bly reference (coned side of washer faces rear).
F I F T H
G E A R
N U T
W A S H E R
" ( C O N E D )
F I F T H
G E A R
N U T
(5) Remove roll pins that secure countershaft fifth
gear shift fork to shift rail with pin punch (Fig. 10).
Roll pins are driven out from bottom of fork
and not from top.
(6) Remove fifth gear shift fork and sleeve as as­
sembly (Fig. 15). Remove fork by tapping it off rail
with plastic mallet. Leave sleeve engaged in fork
or note position of sleeve for assembly refer­
ence.
P L A S T I C
MALLET
F I F T H
G E A R
S H I F T
F O R K
S Y N C H R O
S L E E V E
J9221-95
Fig. 15 Fifth Gear Shift Fork And Sleeve Removal
(7) Remove countershaft fifth gear and hub assem­
bly (Fig. 16).
F I F T H
G E A R
S Y N C H R O
H U B
C O U N T E R S H A F T
F I F T H
G E A R
J9221-96
Fig. 16 Removing Countershaft Fifth Gear And
Synchro Hub Assembly
J9221-93
Fig. 14 Mainshaft Fifth Gear Nut And Washer
Removal