Install Front Bearing Retainer; Install Adapter/Extension Housing–Typical; Position Shift Arm In Adapter Or Extension Housing - Jeep Wrangler 1997 Manual

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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
(5) Install front bearing retainer gasket to front
bearing retainer.
(6) Install the front bearing retainer (Fig. 36) and
tighten bolts to 17 N·m (12 ft. lbs.).
Fig. 36 Install Front Bearing Retainer
(7) On 4x2 transmissions;
(a) Install speedometer drive gear locating snap-
ring (Fig. 37).
(b) Install speedometer gear lock ball in output shaft
and install speedometer gear onto output shaft.
(c) Install speedometer gear retaining snap-ring
onto output shaft.
(8) Apply a 1/8 to 3/16 inch wide bead of Threeb-
ond Liquid Gasket TB1281, P/N 83504038, to seal-
ing surface of adapter/extension housing, making
sure to keep sealer bead to inside of bolt holes.
(9) Install adapter or extension housing on inter-
mediate plate (Fig. 38). Tighten housing bolts to 34
N·m (25 ft. lbs.) torque.
(10) Position shift arm in shifter tower opening of
adapter or extension housing (Fig. 39). Be sure that
the shifter arm is engaged into the shift rails.
Fig. 37 Speedometer Drive Gear Assembly
Fig. 38 Install Adapter/Extension Housing–Typical
Fig. 39 Position Shift Arm in Adapter or Extension
(11) Start shifter arm shaft in hole in back of
adapter or extension housing. Align shift arm and
shifter arm shaft and insert shifter arm shaft
through the shifter arm and into the forward portion
of the adapter or extension housing (Fig. 40).
(12) Rotate the shifter arm shaft until the hole in
the shift arm is aligned with the hole in the shaft.
(13) Install the shift arm retainer bolt and tighten
to 38 N·m (28 ft. lbs.) (Fig. 41).
Housing
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