Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 2251

21 - 548 TRANSFER CASE - NV273
TRANSFER CASE - NV273 (Continued)
FRONT OUTPUT SHAFT AND DRIVE CHAIN
(1) Remove the oil pick-up tube (Fig. 14) and
screen from the front case half.
Fig. 14 Remove Oil Pick-Up Tube and Screen
1 - FRONT CASE HALF
2 - OIL SCREEN
3 - PICK-UP TUBE
(2) Remove the front output shaft drive sprocket
retaining ring (Fig. 15).
(3) Remove the rear output shaft drive sprocket
retaining ring (Fig. 16).
Fig. 15 Remove Front Output Shaft Sprocket
Retaining Ring
1 - FRONT OUTPUT SHAFT
2 - DRIVE SPROCKET
3 - RETAINING RING
Fig. 16 Remove Rear Output Shaft Sprocket
Retaining Ring
1 - REAR OUTPUT SHAFT
2 - DRIVE SPROCKET
3 - RETAINING RING
(4) Pull front sprocket (Fig. 17), rear sprocket, and
chain upward until clear of the front and rear output
shaft sprocket splines.
(5) Remove chain and sprockets as an assembly.
Fig. 17 Remove Drive Chain and Sprockets
1 - FRONT CASE HALF
2 - CHAIN
3 - DRIVE SPROCKETS
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