Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 1824

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MANUAL TRANSMISSION - NV5600 (Continued)
(10) Place Gauge Bar 6311 across the housing face.
Measure the distance from the top of the bar to the
bottom of the reverse countershaft bearing race bore
(Fig. 93).
Fig. 93 MEASURE DEPTH OF REVERSE
COUNTERSHAFT GEAR BEARING RACE BORE
1 - GAUGE BAR TO BEARING RACE BORE MEASUREMENT
(11) Subtract thickness of the gauge bar from the
measurement and record the result.
(12) The difference between the two measurements
is the end-play for the reverse countershaft gear
assembly.
(13) Install shims to achieve 0.15-0.25 mm (0.006-
0.010 in.) end-play for the reverse countershaft gear
assembly into the reverse countershaft bearing race
bore.
(14) Use Installer to install the reverse counter-
shaft bearing race into the extension/adapter hous-
ing.
(15) Install back-up lamp switch into the exten-
sion/adapter housing and tighten to 28 N·m (20
ft.lbs.).
(16) Install crossover cam into the extension/
adapter housing.
(17) Install bolt to hold the crossover cam to the
extension/adapter housing (Fig. 94).
(18) Install crossover detent plunger, spring and
plug into the extension/adapter housing. Tighten the
plug to 47.5 N·m (35 ft.lbs.) (Fig. 95).
(19) Apply sealer to the surface of the transmis-
sion case.
(20) Install extension/adapter housing onto the
transmission case.
MANUAL TRANSMISSION - NV5600
Fig. 94 CROSSOVER CAM BOLT
1 - CROSSOVER CAM
2 - BOLT
3 - EXTENSION HOUSING
Fig. 95 CROSSOVER CAM DETENT PLUG
1 - DETENT PLUG
2 - EXTENSION HOUSING
(21) Install bolts to hold the extension/adapter
housing onto the transmission gear case. Tighten
bolts to 48 N·m (35 ft.lbs.).
(22) Install shift rail blocker bolt and tighten bolt
to 55 N·m (41 ft.lbs.).
(23) Install primary shift rail detent plunger,
spring and plug into the transmission case. Tighten
detent plug to 47.5 N·m (35 ft.lbs.).
(24) Install shift tower onto the transmission case
and tighten bolts to 9 N·m (7 ft.lbs.).
INSTALLATION
NOTE: If installing a new transmission, use all com-
ponents supplied with the transmission. If a new
shift tower is supplied with the new transmission,
do not re-use the original shift tower.
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