Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 1878

BR/BE
PLANETARY GEARTRAIN/OUTPUT SHAFT (Continued)
(9) Hold sun gear in place and install thrust plate
over sun gear at rear of driving shell (Fig. 204).
(10) Position wood block on bench and support sun
gear on block (Fig. 205). This makes it easier to align
and install sun gear lock ring. Keep wood block
handy as it will also be used for geartrain end play
check.
Fig. 204 Installing Driving Shell Rear Thrust Plate
1 - DRIVING SHELL
2 - SUN GEAR
3 - REAR THRUST PLATE
Fig. 205 Supporting Sun Gear On Wood Block
1 - SUN GEAR
2 - DRIVING SHELL
3 - WOOD BLOCK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - 42RE
(11) Align rear thrust plate on driving shell and
install sun gear lock ring. Be sure ring is fully seated
in sun gear ring groove (Fig. 206).
(12) Install assembled driving shell and sun gear
on output shaft (Fig. 207).
Fig. 206 Installing Sun Gear Lock Ring
1 - LOCK RING GROOVE
2 - SUN GEAR LOCK RING
3 - DRIVING SHELL
4 - REAR THRUST PLATE
Fig. 207 Installing Assembled Sun Gear And Driving
Shell On Output Shaft
1 - SUN GEAR/DRIVING SHELL ASSEMBLY
2 - OUTPUT SHAFT
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