Chrysler PT Cruiser 2001 Service Manual Supplement page 2428

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INPUT SHAFT (Continued)
(10) Install 5th gear caged needle bearing (Fig.
18).
Fig. 18 Caged Needle Bearing Installation
1 - INPUT SHAFT
2 - CAGED NEEDLE BEARING
(11) Using special tool #C-3717, install 5th speed
gear and synchronizer (Fig. 19). The 5th gear syn-
chronizer hub has the letter S stamped on the top
face of the hub. This designates that the hub must be
installed with the S facing upward.
Fig. 19 5th Speed Gear Installation
1 - PRESS RAM
2 - SPECIAL TOOL C-3717
3 - SYNCHRONIZER ASSEMBLY
4 - BEARING SPLITTER
5 - 5TH SPEED GEAR
2001 PT CRUISER
(12) Install 5th gear synchronizer snap ring (Fig.
20).
Fig. 20 5th Gear Synchronizer Snap Ring
1 - SNAP RING PLIERS
2 - INPUT SHAFT
3 - BEARING SPLITTER
4 - SNAP RING
GEARSHIFT CABLE
INSTALLATION
CAUTION: Gearshift cable bushings must not be
lubricated or the bushings will swell and split.
(1) Raise vehicle on hoist.
(2) Install cable assembly through floor pan open-
ing and secure to floor pan with grommet plate and
one screw (Fig. 21). Make sure the three grommet
plate studs protrude through cable assembly and
floor pan and tighten screw to 7 N·m (60 in. lbs.).
(3) Route transaxle end of cable assembly into
engine compartment and over transaxle assembly.
(4) Install converter heat shield (Fig. 22).
(5) Lower vehicle.
(6) Install gearshift cables to mounting bracket
and fasten with NEW clips (Fig. 23). Make sure clips
are installed flush to bracket.
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