Dodge dakota 2002 Service Manual page 1845

21 - 6 MANUAL TRANSMISSION - NV3500
MANUAL TRANSMISSION - NV3500 (Continued)
(10) Remove shift shaft detent plug from the side
of the transmission with Remover 8117A. Attach fin-
gers of the remover to the detent plug and push the
cup down till it contacts the trans. Then tighten the
nut till it pulls the plug from the case.
(11) Remove shift shaft detent plunger and spring
with a pencil magnet.
(12) Remove bolts that attach front housing to the
rear housing (Fig. 11). Three bolts at extreme rear of
housing are for the output shaft bearing retainer.
Leave one bolt in place until geartrain is ready to be
removed from case.
Fig. 11 HOUSING & BEARING RETAINER BOLT
1 - RETAINER BOLTS
2 - HOUSING BOLTS
3 - RETAINER BOLT
4 - HOUSING BOLT LOCATIONS
(13) Separate the housings (Fig. 12) by tapping the
front housing off alignment dowels with a plastic
hammer.
Fig. 12 FRONT HOUSING
1 - FRONT HOUSING
2 - REAR HOUSING
3 - DOWELS (2)
4 - PLASTIC MALLET
(14) Remove input shaft bearing and countershaft
front bearing race (Fig. 13).
Fig. 13 Input Shaft Bearing and Countershaft Front
Bearing Race
1 - INPUT SHAFT BEARING
2 - FRONT HOUSING
3 - COUNTERSHAFT FRONT BEARING
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