Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 1754

BR/BE
MANUAL - NV5600 (Continued)
GEARTRAIN
(1) Install input shaft into Support Stand 8246.
(2) Install fifth gear friction cone onto the input
shaft.
(3) Install fifth gear blocker ring onto the fifth
gear friction cone.
(4) Install output shaft into the input shaft (Fig.
79).
Fig. 79 Install Output Shaft to Input Shaft
1 - OUTPUT SHAFT
2 - INPUT SHAFT
3 - SUPPORT STAND 8246
(5) Install countershaft into the Support Stand
8246 and verify that all gears are meshed with their
mates on the mainshaft (Fig. 80).
(6) Install Fixture 8232 to the output shaft and
the countershaft.
(7) Install Holding Tool 8242 onto the 5-6 synchro
and tighten the screw to hold the 5–6 synchro
together during the remainder of the installation pro-
cedure.
MANUAL - NV5600
Fig. 80 Countershaft to Mainshaft
1 - COUNTERSHAFT
2 - OUTPUT SHAFT
3 - SUPPORT STAND 8246
(8) Attach and engine crane or equivalent to Fix-
ture 8232 and move the geartrain from the Support
Stand 8246 to the clutch housing (Fig. 81).
(9) Install shift forks and rails onto the geartrain
(Fig. 82).
NOTE: The closest shift arm to the geartrain is for
Reverse. The next is 5-6, then 3-4 and then 1-2
when moving out from the geartrain.
(10) Install geartrain and shift rails into the clutch
housing. Lower the geartrain and rails into the hous-
ing slowly while guiding input shaft through input
shaft seal. Avoid any binds on the shift rails, forks
and synchros as the rails enter their bushings.
CAUTION: Do not damage input shaft seal with the
input shaft splines.
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