Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 2271

21 - 568 TRANSFER CASE - NV273
TRANSFER CASE - NV273 (Continued)
(7) Install the front companion flange onto the
front output shaft.
(8) Install two bolts 180° apart into the front out-
put shaft companion flange.
(9) Place holder over the bolts and against the
companion flange (Fig. 88).
(10) Install a new front companion flange nut.
Tighten the companion flange nut to 176-271 N·m
(130-200 ft.lbs.).
INSTALLATION
(1) Mount transfer case on a transmission jack.
(2) Secure transfer case to jack with chains.
(3) Position transfer case under vehicle.
(4) Align transfer case and transmission shafts
and install transfer case onto the transmission.
(5) Install and tighten transfer case attaching nuts
to 27-34 N·m (20-25 ft. lbs.) torque.
(6) Connect the vent hose.
(7) Connect the shift motor and mode sensor wir-
ing connectors. Secure wire harness to clips on trans-
fer case.
(8) Align and connect the propeller shafts.
(9) Fill transfer case with correct fluid. (Refer to
21 - TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASE/FLUID -
STANDARD PROCEDURE)
(10) Install skid plate, if equipped.
SPECIFICATIONS
TRANSFER CASE - NV273
DESCRIPTION
Plug, Detent
Plug, Drain/Fill
Bolt, Extension Housing
Bolt, Case Half
Support, Sector
Nuts, Mounting
Bolts, Shift Motor and
Mode Sensor Assembly
Nut, Companion Flange
1 - HOLDER 6719
2 - BOLTS
(11) Remove transmission jack and support stand.
(12) Lower vehicle and verify transfer case shift
operation.
TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
N-m
16-24
20-34
27-34
27-34
27-34
30-41
16-25
176-271
Fig. 88 Install Companion Flange Nut
Ft. Lbs.
12-18
15-25
20-25
20-25
20-25
20-30
12-18
130-200
DR
In. Lbs.
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