Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 1749

21 - 46 MANUAL TRANSMISSION - NV4500
MANUAL TRANSMISSION - NV4500 (Continued)
DISASSEMBLY
SHIFT MECHANISM
(1) Remove bolts holding shift tower to shift mech-
anism cover and remove tower.
(2) Remove bolts holding shift mechanism cover to
transmission.
(3) Pry up shift mechanism cover at slot (Fig. 5) in
cover.
Fig. 5 LOOSEN SHIFT MECHANISM
1 - SHIFT MECHANISM COVER SLOT
2 - PRY TOOL
(4) Raise mechanism up enough to disengage it
from the dowl pins (Fig. 6).
Fig. 6 SHIFT MECHANISM COVER
1 - SHIFT MECHANISM COVER
2 - ALIGNMENT DOWELS
(5) Raise front of the mechanism and lift up and
off the transmission.
EXTENSION/ADAPTER HOUSING
(1) Remove bolts attaching extension/adapter hous-
ing to gear case (Fig. 7).
Fig. 7 EXTENSION/ADAPTER HOUSING BOLTS
1 - EXTENSION HOUSING
2 - BOLTS (8)
(2) Remove extension/adapter housing (Fig. 8).
There is one alignment dowel in the gear case and
one in the extension/adapter housing.
Fig. 8 EXTENSION/ADAPTER HOUSING
1 - GEAR CASE
2 - EXTENSION HOUSING
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