Dodge dakota 2002 Service Manual page 2005

21 - 166 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - 46RE
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - 46RE (Continued)
FRONT/REAR SERVO
(1) Lubricate rear servo piston seal with Mopar
Door Ease or ATF +4. Lubricate servo bore in case
with ATF +4.
(2) Install rear servo piston in case. Position piston
at slight angle to bore and insert piston with twisting
motion (Fig. 45).
(3) Install rear servo spring and retainer in case
bore (Fig. 46). Be sure spring is seated on piston.
(4) Compress rear servo piston with C-clamp or
Valve Spring Compressor C-3422-B and install servo
piston snap-ring (Fig. 47).
Fig. 45 Rear Servo Piston
1 - REAR SERVO PISTON
Fig. 46 Rear Servo Piston Spring And Retainer
1 - PISTON SPRING
2 - REAR SERVO PISTON
3 - SPRING RETAINER
(5) Lubricate front servo piston components and
servo bore in case with transmission fluid.
(6) Install front servo piston in bore. Carefully
"run" small, suitable tool around piston ring to press
it back into groove and ease installation (Fig. 48).
Rotate piston into bore at same time. Rock piston
slightly to ease piston ring past snap-ring groove and
into bore.
Fig. 47 Rear Servo Snap-Ring
1 - TOOL C-4470
2 - C-CLAMP
3 - REAR SERVO SPRING RETAINER
4 - RETAINER SNAP-RING
Fig. 48 Front Servo Piston
1 - USE SUITABLE TOOL TO HELP SEAT PISTON RING
2 - FRONT SERVO PISTON
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