Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 2253

21 - 550 TRANSFER CASE - NV273
TRANSFER CASE - NV273 (Continued)
(6) Using a screw mounted in a slide hammer,
remove the front output shaft seal.
(7) Remove the front output shaft snap-ring (Fig.
22).
Fig. 22 Remove Front Output Shaft Bearing Inner
Snap-Ring
1 - FRONT CASE HALF
2 - SNAP-RING
(8) Remove front output shaft from bearing in case
(Fig. 23).
Fig. 23 Remove Front Output Shaft
1 - FRONT CASE
2 - FRONT OUTPUT SHAFT
(9) Pull mainshaft assembly out of input gear,
mode sleeve, and case (Fig. 24).
Fig. 24 Remove Mainshaft Assembly
1 - FRONT CASE HALF
2 - MAINSHAFT ASSEMBLY
(10) Remove mode fork, mode sleeve, and shift rail
as assembly (Fig. 25). Note which way the sleeve fits
in the fork (long side of sleeve goes to front or the
points on the sleeve teeth go to the rear of case).
Fig. 25 Mode Fork And Sleeve Removal
1 - MODE SLEEVE
2 - MODE FORK AND RAIL
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