Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 2221

21 - 518 TRANSFER CASE - NV244 GENII
TRANSFER CASE - NV244 GENII (Continued)
Fig. 16 Remove Rear Output Shaft Retaining Ring
1 - REAR OUTPUT SHAFT
2 - RETAINING RING
(4) Remove the rear output shaft retaining ring
(Fig. 16) from the output shaft.
Fig. 17 Remove Drive Sprockets and Chain
1 - FRONT DRIVE SPROCKET
2 - DRIVE CHAIN
3 - REAR DRIVE SPROCKET
(5) Pull front sprocket, rear sprocket, and chain
outward simultaneously (Fig. 17).
(6) Remove front sprocket, rear sprocket, and
chain as an assembly.
SHIFT FORKS AND MAINSHAFT
(1) Loosen detent plug.
(2) Remove detent plug, spring, and plunger (Fig.
18). Note that the plug has an O-ring seal. Remove
and discard this seal.
Fig. 18 Remove Detent Plug, Spring, and Plunger
1 - FRONT CASE
2 - DETENT PLUG
3 - DETENT SPRING
4 - DETENT PLUNGER
(3) Remove the front output shaft snap-ring (Fig.
19).
Fig. 19 Remove Front Output Shaft Snap-ring
1 - FRONT OUTPUT SHAFT
2 - SNAP-RING
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