Dodge ram truck 3500 1996 Service Manual page 1401

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NV3500 MANUAL TRANSMISSION 21 - 11
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY
(Continued)
(13) Remove bolts that attach front housing to rear
housing (Fig. 20). Three bolts at extreme rear of
housing are actually for the output shaft bear­
i n g retainer. I t is not necessary to remove a l l
three bolts at this time. Leave at least one bolt
i n place u n t i l rear case is ready to be removed.
RETAINER
BOLTS
HOUSING
BOLTS
J9421-13
Fig. 20 Housing And Bearing Retainer Bolt
Locations
(14) Separate front housing from rear housing
(Fig. 21). Use plastic mallet to tap front housing off
alignment dowels.
REAR
HOUSING
(15) Remove input shaft bearing and countershaft
front bearing from front case (Fig. 22). Use hammer
handle to tap input shaft bearing out of case. Coun­
tershaft bearing can be removed by hand.
INPUT
SHAFT
BEARING
COUNTERSHAFT
FRONT
BEARING J9421-16
Fig. 22 Input Shaft And Countershaft Front Bearing
Location
(16) Note position of input shaft, shift shaft and
forks, and geartrain components in housing (Fig. 23).
SHIFT
SHAFT
BUSHING
REAR
HOUSING
3-4
FORK
COUNTERSHAFT
OUTPUT
SHAFT
AND GEARS
REVERSE
IDLER AND
SUPPORT
J9421-15
Fig. 23 Geartrain And Shift Component
Identification
PLASTIC
MALLET DOWELS (2)
Fig. 21 Front Housing Removal