Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 2486

BR/BE
FLUID
STANDARD PROCEDURE - FLUID DRAIN AND
REFILL
The fill and drain plugs are both in the rear case
(Fig. 97).
Fig. 97 Fill/Drain Plug and I.D. Tag Location - Typical
1 - I.D. TAG
2 - FILL PLUG
3 - DRAIN PLUG
(1) Raise vehicle.
(2) Position drain pan under transfer case.
(3) Remove drain and fill plugs and drain lubri-
cant completely.
(4) Install drain plug. Tighten plug to 41-54 N·m
(30-40 ft. lbs.).
(5) Remove drain pan.
(6) Fill transfer case to bottom edge of fill plug
opening with Mopar ATF +4, type 9602, Automatic
Transmission fluid.
(7) Install and tighten fill plug to 41-54 N·m
(30-40 ft. lbs.).
(8) Lower vehicle.
FRONT OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL
REMOVAL
(1) Shift transfer case into NEUTRAL.
(2) Raise vehicle.
(3) Remove front propeller shaft. (Refer to 3 - DIF-
FERENTIAL & DRIVELINE/PROPELLER SHAFT/
PROPELLER SHAFT - REMOVAL)
(4) Remove companion flange nut (Fig. 98).
(5) Remove companion flange from output shaft.
Use a suitable puller if flange can not be removed by
hand.
TRANSFER CASE - NV231HD
Fig. 98 Removing Companion Flange Nut
1 - COMPANION FLANGE
2 - SOCKET
(6) Remove companion flange rubber seal from
front output shaft (Fig. 99).
(7) Remove seal from front case with pry tool (Fig.
100).
Fig. 99 Companion Flange Seal Removal
1 - FLANGE SEAL
Fig. 100 Remove Front Output Shaft Seal
1 - OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL
2 - PRYBAR
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