Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 1684

BR/BE
MANUAL - NV4500 (Continued)
Fig. 7 Extension/Adapter Housing
1 - GEAR CASE
2 - EXTENSION HOUSING
Fig. 8 Mainshaft Spline Seal
1 - MAINSHAFT
2 - RUBBER SPLINE SEAL
FIFTH GEAR NUT
(1) Remove extension/adapter housing.
(2) Loosen fifth gear clamp nut clamping screw
approximately 1 1/2 turns.
(3) Install nut Wrench 6743 on fifth gear nut (Fig. 9).
NOTE: Wrench only fits one way on nut. Be sure
wrench is fully engaged in nut slots and is not
cocked.
(4) Install splined Socket 6993 4X2 Socket 6984
4X4 to retain mainshaft while removing the fifth
gear nut.
(5) Install breaker bar in socket wrench (Fig. 9)
NOTE: Wedge breaker bar handle against work-
bench. Purpose of socket wrench and breaker bar
MANUAL - NV4500
is to prevent mainshaft from turning while nut is
loosened.
(6) Remove fifth gear nut, then remove belleville
washer from mainshaft.
Fig. 9 Fifth Gear Nut
1 - WRENCH 6443/6743
2 - FIFTH GEAR NUT
3 - SCOCKET 6993/6984
FIFTH GEAR
(1) Remove roll pins that secure countershaft fifth
gear shift fork to shift rail with pin punch (Fig. 10).
Roll pins are driven out from bottom of fork and not
from top.
(2) Remove snap ring that secures fifth gear clutch
hub and gear on countershaft (Fig. 11).
(3) Remove countershaft fifth gear clutch gear and
stop ring.
(4) Remove fifth gear shift fork and gear assembly.
Remove assembly by tapping fork off rail with plastic
mallet.
(5) Remove fifth gear shift fork from sleeve.
(6) Remove sleeve, struts, and strut springs from
countershaft fifth gear hub, if necessary.
(7) Remove countershaft fifth gear needle bearing
assembly (Fig. 12).
(8) Remove cone shaped rear bearing thrust
washer from end of countershaft (Fig. 13). Note posi-
tion of washer for assembly reference. Also note that
washer bore has notch for locating pin.
(9) Remove and retain thrust washer locating pin
from countershaft.
(10) Remove mainshaft overdrive fifth gear with
Puller Tool Set 6444.
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