Pontiac FIREBIRD 1972 Service Manual page 1084

76-46 1972 PONTIAC SERVICE MANUAL
Fig. 7G-68 Removing Needle Bearing
17. On V-8 models, remove five (5) low and reverse
clutch faced plates and five (5) steel separator plates
from reaction carrier assembly or case.
On
6
cylinder models, remove four (4) faced plates
and four (4) separator plates.
18. Remove reaction carrier assembly from output ring
gear and shaft assembly (Fig. 76-67).
19. Remove reaction carrier-to-output ring gear tanged
thrust washer from ring gear (or reaction carrier).
This washer has three (3) narrow external tangs.
20. Remove output ring gear-to-case needle bearing from
output shaft assembly or case (Fig. 76-68).
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OUTPUT
R I N G G E A R 7
I
Fig. 7E-69 Output Ring Gear and Output Shaft
Fig. 7G-70 Compressing Low and Reverse Clutch Piston
21. If it is necessary to separate ring gear from output
shaft, remove output ring gear-to-output shaft snap
.
ring by using a finely pointed awl and a small screw-
driver. Discard snap ring (Fig. 76-69).
22. Using Clutch Spring Compressor Tools J 23327-1
and
J 23327-2 and Pilot J 21420-2 in end of case,
compress low and reverse clutch piston spring re-
tainer and remove piston retaining ring (Fig. 76-70)
23. Remove tools, spring retainer and seventeen (17) pis-
ton return springs from low and reverse clutch pis-
ton.
24. Remove low and reverse clutch piston assembly by
applying compressed air to the passage shown in Fig.
76-7 1.
Fig. 7G-7 1 Using Air to Remove Piston