Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 1789

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EXTENSION HOUSING SEAL (Continued)
(2) Install housing seal with Handle C-4171 (Fig.
133) and Installer.
• Light Duty - Installer C-3972-A
• Heavy Duty - Installer 8154
Fig. 133 Pinion Seal
1 - HANDLE
2 - INSTALLER
(3) Install propeller shaft with reference marks
aligned.
(4) Check and fill transmission.
SHIFT MECHANISM
REMOVAL
(1) Remove transmission from vehicle.
(2) Remove shift mechanism cover bolts.
(3) Pry up shift mechanism cover at slots provided
in cover (Fig. 134).
Fig. 134 LOOSEN SHIFT MECHANISM
1 - SHIFT MECHANISM COVER SLOT
2 - PRY TOOL
(4) Raise cover enough to disengage it from align-
ment dowels in gear case (Fig. 135).
(5) Raise front of shift mechanism cover and lift
cover up and off gear case (Fig. 135).
Fig. 135 SHIFT MECHANISM COVER
1 - SHIFT MECHANISM COVER
2 - ALIGNMENT DOWELS
FIFTH-REVERSE SHIFT FORK PADS
Three shift pads on the forks are held in place by
tension and a small locating tang (Fig. 136).
Fig. 136 SHIFT FORK PAD LOCATIONS
1 - SHIFT FORK PADS
2 - FIFTH-REVERSE FORK
To remove the pads, grasp a pad with hand and tilt
it out and off the fork. If pad is difficult to remove by
hand, insert a screwdriver blade between the pad
and fork and pry the pad off.
EXPANSION PLUG
The expansion plugs at the rear of the shift rail
bores (Fig. 137) can be replaced if loose/leaking.
(1) Drill 6 mm (1/4 in.) diameter hole in center of
the plug to be removed.
(2) Pry plug out of cover with tapered punch.
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