Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 2026

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AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - 45RFE/545RFE (Continued)
(20) Reaching through a case opening in the valve
body area with a long blunted tool, remove the trans-
mission front cover from the transmission case.
(21) Remove the bolts holding the oil pump into
the transmission case (Fig. 22).
(22) Remove the oil pump. Hold inward on the
input shaft to prevent pulling the input clutch
assembly with the oil pump (Fig. 22).
NOTE: If the input shaft is not held during oil pump
removal, the input clutch assembly will attempt to
move forward with the oil pump and the numbers 2,
3, or 4 bearings inside the input clutch assembly
may become dislodged.
Fig. 22 Remove Oil Pump
1 - OIL PUMP TO CASE BOLT (6)
2 - OIL PUMP
(23) Remove the number 1 bearing from the input
clutch assembly (Fig. 23).
(24) Remove the input clutch assembly from the
transmission case (Fig. 23).
(25) Remove the number 5 bearing and selective
thrust plate from the input clutch assembly (Fig. 23),
or the 4C clutch retainer/bulkhead.
(26) Remove the
tapered snap-ring from the transmission case (Fig.
24).
(27) Remove the 4C clutch retainer/bulkhead from
the transmission case (Fig. 24).
4C clutch retainer/bulkhead
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - 45RFE/545RFE
Fig. 23 Remove Input Clutch Assembly
1 - BEARING NUMBER 5
2 - THRUST PLATE (SELECT)
3 - INPUT CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
4 - BEARING NUMBER 1
Fig. 24 Remove 4C Clutch Retainer/Bulkhead
1 - SNAP-RING
2 - 4C CLUTCH RETAINER/BULKHEAD
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