Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 1758

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MANUAL TRANSMISSION - NV4500 (Continued)
GEAR CASE
(1) Remove countershaft front bearing cap with
hammer (Fig. 40).
Fig. 40 COUNTERSHAFT FRONT BEARING CAP
1 - HAMMER
2 - BEARING CAP
(2) Remove countershaft front bearing cup with
Remover 6454 and Handle C-4171 (Fig. 41).
Fig. 41 COUNTERSHAFT FRONT BEARING CUP
1 - REMOVER
2 - HANDLE
MANUAL TRANSMISSION - NV4500
(3) Remove roll pin that secures shift lug on shift
rail in case (Fig. 42). A small pin punch can be mod-
ified by putting a slight bend in it to drive pin com-
pletely out of shift rail (Fig. 42).
Fig. 42 SHIFT LUG ROLL PIN
1 - PUNCH
2 - 30° BEND
3 - PIN PUNCH MODIFICATION
4 - SHIFT LUG
5 - SHIFT RAIL
(4) Remove shift lug rail.
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