Dodge ram truck 3500 1996 Service Manual page 1403

BR NV3500 MANUAL TRANSMISSION 21 • 13
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY
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(5) Pull shift shaft out of rear housing, shift
socket, fifth-reverse fork, and 1-2 fork (Fig. 27). Tap
shift socket rearward with mallet to help remove
shaft.
PLASTIC
MALLET
Fig. 27 Pulling Shift Shaft Out Of Housing, Shift
Socket, And Shift Forks
(6) Remove shift- socket from rear housing (Fig.
28).
SHAFT
Fig. 28 Shift Socket And Roll Pin
(7) Remove lever and bushing from shift shaft
(Fig. 29).
Fig. 29 Removing Shift Shaft Lever And Bushing
(8) Remove shift shaft (Fig. 30). Pull shaft straight
out of fork.
SHIFT
o
A
J9421-42
Fig. 80 Shift Shaft Removal
(9) Remove 3-4 fork. Rotate 3-4 fork around syn­
chro sleeve fork clears shift arms on 1-2 and fifth-re­
verse forks. Then remove 3-4 fork (Fig. 31).
3-4 1-2
AND
FORK 5TH-REVERSE
Fig. 31 Removing 3-4 Shift Fork
(10) Support geartrain and rear housing on Assem­
bly Fixture Tool 6747 (with aid of helper) as follows:
(a) Adjust height of reverse idler pedestal rod to
18.42 cm (7-1/4 in.) Then position Adapters 6747-1
and 6747-2 on Assembly Fixture 6747.
(b) Slide fixture tool onto input shaft, counter­
shaft and idler gear (Fig. 32). The pedestal rod
on the fixture tool is used to support the
reverse idler.
(c) Stand geartrain and rear housing upright on
fixture (Fig. 33). Have helper hold fixture tool in
place while housing and geartrain is being rotated
into upright position.
(d) Position 5 x 10 cm (2 x 4 in.) wood blocks
under legs of fixture tool. Blocks are needed to