Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 1666

BR/BE
MANUAL - NV3500 (Continued)
REAR HOUSING - 2WD
(1) Drive adapter housing alignment dowels back
into housing until dowels are flush with mounting
surface (Fig. 89).
Fig. 89 Rear Housing Dowels
1 - HOUSING ALIGNMENT DOWELS
2 - REAR HOUSING
3 - DOWEL FLUSH WITH SURFACE
(2) Apply liberal quantity of petroleum jelly to
countershaft rear bearing and bearing race.
(3) Install countershaft rear bearing in bearing
race (Fig. 90).
NOTE: Large diameter side of the roller retainer
faces the countershaft and the small diameter side
faces the race and housing (Fig. 91).
(4) Apply extra petroleum jelly to hold counter-
shaft rear bearing in place when housing is installed.
(5) Apply light coat of petroleum jelly to shift shaft
bushing/bearing in rear housing (Fig. 91).
(6) Reach into countershaft rear bearing with fin-
ger and push each bearing roller outward against the
race. Then apply extra petroleum jelly to hold rollers
in place during housing installation.
MANUAL - NV3500
Fig. 90 Countershaft Rear
1 - COUNTERSHAFT REAR BEARING
2 - REAR BEARING RACE
3 - REAR HOUSING
4 - PETROLEUM JELLY (APPLY TO BEARING AND RACE)
Fig. 91 Countershaft Bearing
1 - SHIFT SHAFT BUSHING/BEARING
2 - COUNTERSHAFT REAR BEARING (SEATED IN RACE)
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