Dodge ram truck 3500 1996 Service Manual page 1427

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IW35Q0 MANUAL TRANSMISSION 2 1 - 37
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
S H A F T L E V E R
Fig. 121 Assembling Shift Shaft Lever And Bushing
Fig. 122 installing Shift Shaft Lever And Bushing
Fig. 123 Inserting Shaft Into Lever Opening in
Housing
(9) Align shift socket with shaft and slide shaft
through socket and part-way into housing (Fig. 124).
Fig. 124 Shift Socket Installation
(10) Push shift shaft through fifth-reverse fork and
into bushing in rear housing. Use plastic mallet to
tap shaft into place i f necessary.
(11) Rotate shift shaft so detent notches i n shaft
are facing d r i v e r side of housing.
CAUTION; Correct positioning of the shift shaft
detent 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.. 125). 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
SHIFT
J9421-86
Fig. 125 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. 126).
(14) Seat shaft lever roll pin with pin punch (Fig.
127).
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.