Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 2260

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TRANSFER CASE - NV273 (Continued)
(7) Start front output shaft front bearing in case.
Then seat bearing with Installer 8891 (Fig. 46).
(8) Install front output shaft bearing retaining
ring.
Fig. 46 Install Front Output Shaft Front Bearing
1 - FRONT CASE HALF
2 - INSTALLER 8891
(9) Remove input gear pilot bearing by inserting a
suitably sized drift into the splined end of the input
gear and driving the bearing out with the drift and a
hammer (Fig. 47).
Fig. 47 Remove Input Gear Cup Bearing
1 - DRIFT
2 - INPUT GEAR
TRANSFER CASE - NV273
(10) Install new pilot bearing with Installer 9035.
(11) Remove the front output shaft rear bearing
with the screw and jaws from Remover L-4454 and
Cup 8148 (Fig. 48).
Fig. 48 Front Output Shaft Rear Bearing Removal
1 - REAR CASE
2 - SPECIAL TOOL L-4454-1 AND L-4454-3
3 - SPECIAL TOOL 8148
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