Dodge 2001 Ram 1500 Owner's Manual page 2522

BR/BE
FRONT OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL (Continued)
Fig. 102 Checking Front Output Seal Installation
1 - CORRECT SEAL DEPTH IS 2.03-2.5 mm (0.080-0.100 in.)
BELOW TOP EDGE OF BORE
2 - FRONT CASE SHAFT BORE
3 - FRONT OUTPUT SEAL
Fig. 103 Installing Flange Seal On Front Shaft
1 - FRONT OUTPUT SHAFT
2 - FLANGE SEAL
(3) Install companion flange on front shaft (Fig.
104). Then install and tighten flange nut to 176-271
N·m (130-200 ft. lbs.) torque.
(4) Install propeller shaft. (Refer to 3 - DIFFER-
ENTIAL & DRIVELINE/PROPELLER SHAFT/PRO-
PELLER SHAFT - INSTALLATION)
SHIFT LEVER
REMOVAL
(1) Shift transfer case into 2H.
(2) Remove transfer case shifter knob cap.
(3) Remove nut holding shifter knob to shift lever.
(4) Remove shifter knob.
Depth
TRANSFER CASE - NV241LD
Fig. 104 Installing Companion Flange On Front
1 - COMPANION FLANGE
(5) Remove the shift boot from the shifter bezel.
(6) Remove the bolts securing the shifter mecha-
nism to the floor pan along the driver's side of the
transmission tunnel (Fig. 105).
Fig. 105 Transfer Case Shifter
1 - TRANSFER CASE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY
2 - SHIFT ROD
3 - TRUNNION
4 - LOCK BOLT
(7) Raise and support the vehicle.
(8) Loosen adjusting trunnion lock bolt and slide
shift rod out of trunnion. If rod lacks enough travel
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Shaft