Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 1672

BR/BE
MANUAL - NV3500 (Continued)
Fig. 110 Countershaft Front Bearing
1 - BEARING RACE
2 - PETROLEUM JELLY
3 - COUNTERSHAFT FRONT BEARING
(5) Apply 1/8 in. wide bead of Mopar
Maker or equivalent to mating surfaces of front and
rear housings (Fig. 111).
Fig. 111 Seal Front/Rear Housings
1 - HOUSING FLANGE SURFACE
2 - MOPAR GASKET MAKER (OR LOCTITE 518)
(6) Have helper hold rear housing and geartrain in
upright position. Then install front housing on rear
housing and geartrain.
(7) Work front housing downward onto geartrain
until seated on rear housing.
CAUTION: Front housings will not seat if shift com-
ponents are not in Neutral or one or more compo-
nents are misaligned. Do not force the front
housing into place.
(8) Tap rear housing alignment dowels back into
place with hammer and pin punch. Both dowels
should be flush fit in each housing. Have helper hold
transmission upright while dowels are tapped back
into place.
(9) Place transmission in horizontal position.
(10) Apply Mopar Gasket Maker or equivalent, to
housing attaching bolts. Apply sealer material sealer
to underside of bolt heads and to bolt shanks and
threads (Fig. 112).
(11) Install and start housing attaching bolts by
hand (Fig. 112). Then tighten bolts to 34 N·m (25 ft.
lbs.).
Gasket
1 - HOUSING ATTACHING BOLTS (APPLY SEALER
BEFOREHAND)
(12) Install shift shaft bushing lock bolt (Fig. 113).
Apply Mopar Gasket Maker or equivalent to bolt
threads, shank and underside of bolt head before
installation.
CAUTION: If lock bolt cannot be fully installed the
shift shaft is not in Neutral, or the shaft bushing (or
lever) is misaligned.
(13) Lubricate then install shift shaft detent
plunger in housing bore (Fig. 114). Lubricate plunger
with petroleum jelly or gear lubricant. Verify plunger
is fully seated in detent notch in shift shaft.
(14) Install detent spring inside plunger (Fig. 114).
(15) Install detent plug in end of Installer 8123.
Position plug on detent spring and compress spring
until detent plug pilots in detent plunger bore. Drive
detent plug into transmission case until plug seats.
(16) Install backup light switch (Fig. 115).
MANUAL - NV3500
Fig. 112 Housing Bolts
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