Jeep Wrangler 1997 Manual page 1030

21 - 124 TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
(33) Engage front band on adjusting screw and
hold band in place.
(34) Install strut between band lever and front
band (Fig. 105).
(35) Tighten front band adjusting screw until band
just grips clutch retainer. Verify that front/rear
clutches are still seated before continuing.
(36) Verify that reaction shaft support hub seal
rings are hooked together (Fig. 106).
(37) Coat front clutch thrust washer with petro-
leum jelly to hold it in place. Then install washer
over reaction shaft hub and seat it on pump (Fig.
107).
CAUTION: The thrust washer bore (I.D.), is cham-
fered on one side. Make sure the chamfered side is
installed so it faces the pump.
Fig. 105 Front Band Linkage Installation
Fig. 106 Reaction Shaft Support Seal Rings
(38) Thread two Pilot Stud Tools C-3288-B into
bolt holes in oil pump flange (Fig. 108).
(39) Align and install oil pump gasket (Fig. 108).
Fig. 107 Front Clutch Thrust Washer Installation
(40) Lubricate oil pump seals with Mopar
Ease, or Ru-Glyde, Door Eze, or ATF Plus 3.
(41) Install oil pump (Fig. 109). Align and position
pump on pilot studs. Slide pump down studs and
work it into front clutch hub and case by hand. Then
install two or three pump bolts to hold pump in
place.
(42) Remove pilot stud tools and install remaining
oil pump bolts. Tighten bolts alternately in diagonal
pattern to 20 N·m (15 ft. lbs.).
Fig. 108 Installing Pilot Studs And Oil Pump Gasket
(43) Measure input shaft end play (Fig. 110).
NOTE: If end play is incorrect, transmission is
incorrectly assembled,
washer and/or thrust plate are worn and need to be
changed.
Door-
or output shaft thrust
TJ