Dodge dakota 2002 Service Manual page 2243

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OVERDRIVE UNIT (Continued)
(2) Remove sun gear and spring plate. Then
remove planetary thrust bearing and planetary gear
(Fig. 145).
Fig. 145 Removing Sun Gear, Thrust Bearing And
Planetary Gear
1 - PLANETARY GEAR
2 - PLANETARY THRUST BEARING
3 - CLUTCH SPRING PLATE
4 - SPRING PLATE SNAP-RING
5 - SUN GEAR
(3) Remove overrunning clutch assembly with
expanding type snap-ring pliers (Fig. 146). Insert pli-
ers into clutch hub. Expand pliers to grip hub splines
and remove clutch with counterclockwise, twisting
motion.
(4) Remove thrust
clutch hub.
(5) Remove overrunning clutch from hub.
Fig. 146 Overrunning Clutch Assembly Removal/
Installation
1 - OVERRUNNING CLUTCH
2 - NEEDLE BEARING
bearing from overrunning
(6) Mark position of annulus gear and direct clutch
drum for assembly alignment reference (Fig. 147).
Use small center punch or scriber to make alignment
marks.
Fig. 147 Marking Direct Clutch Drum And Annulus
Gear For Assembly Alignment
1 - DIRECT CLUTCH DRUM
2 - HAMMER
3 - PUNCH
(7) Remove direct clutch drum rear retaining ring
(Fig. 148).
Fig. 148 Clutch Drum Inner Retaining Ring Removal
1 - INNER RETAINING RING
2 - DIRECT CLUTCH DRUM
3 - ANNULUS GEAR
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