Dodge dakota 2002 Service Manual page 2186

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AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - 48RE (Continued)
(4) Compress rear servo piston with C-clamp or
Valve Spring Compressor C-3422-B and install servo
piston snap-ring (Fig. 45).
(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. 46).
Rotate piston into bore at same time. Rock piston
slightly to ease piston ring past snap-ring groove and
into bore.
Fig. 45 Rear Servo Snap-Ring
1 - TOOL C-4470
2 - C-CLAMP
3 - REAR SERVO SPRING RETAINER
4 - RETAINER SNAP-RING
(7) Bottom front servo piston in bore and install
servo spring.
(8) Install front servo piston rod guide as follows:
(a) Place Tool SP-5560 (or similar size tool) on
guide and position C-clamp on tool and case (Fig.
47).
(b) Slowly compress rod guide while simulta-
neously easing seal ring into bore with suitable
tool.
(9) Install rod guide snap-ring (Fig. 47).
OVERRUNNING CLUTCH, REAR BAND, AND
LOW-REVERSE DRUM
(1) Install overrunning clutch components if not
yet installed.
(2) Position rear band reaction pin and band in
case. Be sure that the twin lugs on the band are
seated against the reaction pin.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - 48RE
Fig. 46 Front Servo Piston
1 - USE SUITABLE TOOL TO HELP SEAT PISTON RING
2 - FRONT SERVO PISTON
Fig. 47 Front Servo Rod Guide And Snap-Ring
1 - C-CLAMP
2 - ROD GUIDE
3 - SMALL SCREWDRIVER
4 - ROD GUIDE SNAP-RING
5 - TOOL SP-5560
(3) Install low-reverse drum. Slide drum through
rear band, onto piston retainer hub and into engage-
ment with overrunning clutch and race.
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