Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 1690

BR/BE
MANUAL - NV4500 (Continued)
Fig. 29 Mainshaft And Geartrain
1 - MAINSHAFT AND CASE
REVERSE IDLER AND COUNTERSHAFT
(1) Remove countershaft rear bearing plate (Fig.
30).
Fig. 30 Countershaft Rear Bearing Plate
1 - REAR BEARING PLATE
2 - COUNTERSHAFT
(2) Remove countershaft end play shim and rear
bearing cup (Fig. 31).
(3) Remove reverse idler shaft (Fig. 32).
MANUAL - NV4500
Fig. 31 Countershaft End Play Shim And Rear
Bearing Cup
1 - COUNTERSHAFT REAR BEARING CUP
2 - END PLAY SHIM
Fig. 32 Reverse Idler Shaft
1 - REVERSE IDLER SHAFT
(4) Rotate countershaft outward and push reverse
idler gear away from countershaft and toward front
of case (Fig. 33).
(5) Remove idler gear (Fig. 34).
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