Dodge dakota 2002 Service Manual page 2494

DR
SHIFT LEVER
REMOVAL
(1) Shift transfer case into 2H.
(2) Raise and support the vehicle.
(3) Loosen adjusting trunnion lock bolt and slide
shift rod out of trunnion. If rod lacks enough travel
to come out of trunnion, push trunnion out of shift
lever.
(4) Lower vehicle.
(5) Remove transfer case shifter knob cap.
(6) Remove nut holding shifter knob to shift lever.
(7) Remove shifter knob.
(8) Remove the shift boot from the shifter console.
(9) Remove the bolts securing the shifter mecha-
nism to the floor pan (Fig. 97).
(10) Separate shift lever mechanism from the vehi-
cle.
1 - SHIFTER BOOT
2 - SHIFTER KNOB
3 - SHIFTER CONSOLE
Fig. 97 Transfer Case Shifter
4 - SHIFTER MECHANISM
5 - ALIGNMENT PIN
6 - TRANSFER CASE
TRANSFER CASE - NV271 21 - 655