Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 1687

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MANUAL - NV4500 (Continued)
(18) Remove bolts attaching mainshaft rear bear-
ing plate to gear case and remove fifth gear plate end
play shims and bearing cup (Fig. 18).
Fig. 18 Mainshaft Fifth Gear Bearing Plate, Bearing
Shims, And Rear Bearing Cup
1 - MAINSHAFT REAR BEARING CUP
2 - BEARING SHIMS
3 - BEARING PLATE
4 - FIFTH GEAR
FRONT RETAINER
(1) Remove front retainer bolts (Fig. 19). Discard
retainer bolts. They should not be reused.
Fig. 19 Front Bearing Retainer
1 - DRIVE GEAR
2 - FRONT BEARING RETAINER
(2) Remove retainer by lightly tapping it back and
forth with plastic mallet. Then rock retainer back
and forth by hand to work it out of gear case.
NOTE: Retainer flange extends into transmission
case and is a snug fit.
(3) Remove seal from front retainer (Fig. 20). Col-
lapse one side of seal then pry it out with pry tool.
Fig. 20 Bearing Retainer Seal
1 - SEAL
2 - FRONT BEARING RETAINER
(4) To remove front retainer bearing cup, assemble
Puller Flange 6444-1 and Puller Rods 6444-4 (Fig.
21).
(5) Insert Puller Jaws 6453-1 in puller flange (Fig.
21). Narrow lip of puller jaws will go under bearing
cup.
Fig. 21 Puller Rods, Flange And Jaws
1 - RODS 6444-4
2 - FLANGE 6444-1
3 - JAWS 6453-1
(6) Install Disc C-4487-1 into bearing retainer on
heavy duty transmissions for Insert 6453-2 to rest
upon.
BR/BE