Dodge ram truck 3500 1996 Service Manual page 1454

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DISASSEMBLY M ASSEMBLY (Continued)
PLASTIC
MALLET
FIFTH
GEAR
SHIFT
FORK
SYNCHRO
SLEEVE
Fig. 88 Fifth Gear Shift Fork And Sleeve Removal
FIFTH
GEAR
SYNCHRO
HUB
COUNTERSHAFT
^ FIFTH
GEAR
J9221-96
Fig. 39 Removing Countershaft Fifth Gear And
Synchro Hub Assembly
(9) Remove cone shaped rear bearing thrust
washer from end of countershaft (Fig. 41). Note posi­
tion of washer for assembly reference. Also note that
washer bore has notch for locating pin.
(10) Remove and retain thrust washer locating pin
from countershaft (Fig. 42).
(11) Remove mainshaft overdrive fifth gear with
Puller Tool Set 6444. Mote that puller set can be
used on both standard and heavy duty trans­
missions. Gear removal procedure is as follows:
(a) Position first puller jaw on gear (Fig. 42).
Use Puller Jaws 6459 on standard duty mod­
els and Puller Jaws 6820 on heavy duty mod­
els.
(b) Assemble Puller Flange 6444-1 and Puller
Rods 6444-3 (Fig. 43).
(c) Slide assembled puller flange and rods onto
output shaft. Then seat flange in notch of puller
jaw (Fig. 43).
(d) Position second puller jaw (6459 or 6820) on
gear and in notch of puller flange (Fig. 44).
FIFTH
GEAR
NEEDLE
BEARING
ASSEMBLIES
"^COUNTERSHAFT
J9221-97
Fig. 40 Countershaft Fifth Gear Needle Bearing
Removal
THRUST
WASHER
PIN
THRUST
WASHER
(CONE SHAPED) J9221-98
Fig. 41 Countershaft Rear Bearing Thrust Washer
Removal
MAINSHAFT
J9521-184
Fig. 42 Installing First Puller Jaw On Mainshaft Fifth
(Overdrive) Gear
(e) Slide Retaining Collar 6444-8 over puller
jaws to hold them in place (Fig. 44).