Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 2465

21 - 830 TRANSFER CASE - NV231HD
TRANSFER CASE - NV231HD (Continued)
Fig. 33 Front Bearing Retainer Removal
1 - FRONT BEARING RETAINER
2 - RETAINER SLOT
(3) Remove front bearing retainer seal. Tap seal
out with drift and hammer.
(4) Remove input gear retaining ring with heavy
duty snap-ring pliers (Fig. 34).
Fig. 34 Removing Input Gear Retaining Ring
1 - INPUT GEAR BEARING RETAINING RING
2 - INPUT GEAR BEARING
3 - SNAP-RING PLIERS
(5) Place front case in horizontal position. Then
remove input gear and low range gear as an assem-
bly (Fig. 35). Tap gear out of bearing with plastic
mallet, if necessary.
Fig. 35 Input Gear And Planetary Carrier Removal
1 - INPUT AND LOW RANGE GEAR ASSEMBLY
INPUT AND PLANETARY GEAR
(1) Remove snap-ring that retains input gear in
low range gear (Fig. 36).
(2) Remove retainer (Fig. 37).
(3) Remove front tabbed thrust washer (Fig. 38).
(4) Remove input gear (Fig. 39).
(5) Remove rear tabbed thrust washer from low
range gear (Fig. 40).
Fig. 36 Input Gear Snap-Ring Removal
1 - INPUT GEAR SNAP-RING
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