Dodge ram truck 3500 1996 Service Manual page 1399

B R NW3500 MANUAL TRANSMISSION 21 - 9
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
Fig. 10 Installing Shift Lever Extension With Tool 6783
FRONT HOUSING REMOVAL
(1) If necessary, temporarily reinstall isolator
plate and shift lever assembly. Then shift trans­
mission into Neutral.
(2) I f lubricant was not drained out of transmis­
sion during removal, remove drain plug and drain
lubricant into container at this time.
(3) Remove backup light switch. Switch is located
on driver side of rear housing (Fig. 11).
Fig. 11 Backup Light Switch Location
(4) Remove shift tower bolts and remove tower and
lever assembly (Fig. 12). Use 8 mm socket to tower
remove bolts.
(5) If isolator and plate assembly came off shift tower
during removal, remove plate assembly from rear hous­
ing (Fig. 12). Note that plate assembly is one-way fit.
Narrow side of plate goes toward driver side of trans­
mission and rubber coated side faces upward.
Fig. 12 Shift Tower Removal
(6) Remove shift shaft lock bolt (Fig. 13). Bolt is
located at top of front housing just forward of shift
tower. Bolt is a hex head, shoulder bolt that secures
shift shaft bushing and lever. Use 13 mm socket to
remove bolt.
13 mm
Fig. 13 Shift Shaft Lock Bolt Removal