Access Cover And Gasket Removal; Releasing Bearing From Locating Ring; Removing Gear Case From Geartrain Assembly; Rear Bearing Removal - Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual

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(4) Remove access cover and gasket (Fig. 129).
Fig. 129 Access Cover And Gasket Removal
1 - ACCESS COVER AND GASKET
(5) Expand output shaft bearing snap-ring with
expanding-type snap-ring pliers. Then push output
shaft forward to release shaft bearing from locating
ring (Fig. 130).
Fig. 130 Releasing Bearing From Locating Ring
1 - EXPAND BEARING LOCATING RING WITH SNAP-RING
PLIERS
2 - ACCESS HOLE
(6) Lift gear case up and off geartrain assembly
(Fig. 131).
(7) Remove snap-ring that retains rear bearing on
output shaft.
(8) Remove rear bearing from output shaft (Fig.
132).
Fig. 131 Removing Gear Case From Geartrain
Assembly
1 - GEARTRAIN ASSEMBLY
2 - GEAR CASE
Fig. 132 Rear Bearing Removal
1 - OUTPUT SHAFT
2 - REAR BEARING
3 - SNAP-RING
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