Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 2157

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TRANSFER CASE - NV271 (Continued)
(4) Remove the rear output shaft drive sprocket
retaining ring (Fig. 17).
Fig. 17 Remove Rear Output Shaft Sprocket
Retaining Ring
1 - REAR OUTPUT SHAFT
2 - DRIVE SPROCKET
3 - RETAINING RING
(5) Pull front sprocket (Fig. 18), rear sprocket, and
chain upward until clear of the front and rear output
shaft sprocket splines.
(6) Remove chain and sprockets as an assembly.
Fig. 18 Remove Drive Chain and Sprockets
1 - FRONT CASE HALF
2 - CHAIN
3 - DRIVE SPROCKETS
SHIFT FORKS AND MAINSHAFT
(1) Shift transfer case into NEUTRAL.
(2) Remove nut that retains the shift lever to sec-
tor shaft. Then remove shift lever (Fig. 19) and
spacer from the shaft.
(3) Remove the sector support with Socket 9033.
(4) Remove the transfer case position sensor (Fig.
20).
Fig. 19 Remove Manual Shift Lever
1 - SHIFT SECTOR
2 - SECTOR SUPPORT
3 - MANUAL SHIFT LEVER
Fig. 20 Remove Position Sensor
1 - FRONT CASE
2 - POSITION SENSOR
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