Jeep cherokee 2000 Service Manual page 928

21 - 20 AX5 MANUAL TRANSMISSION
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
Fig. 59 Remove Reverse Shift Arm Bracket Bolts
1 – REVERSE SHIFT ARM BOLTS
(14) Remove snap-ring holding output shaft rear
bearing into the intermediate plate (Fig. 60).
(15) Remove countershaft rear bearing snap-ring.
Fig. 60 Remove Output Shaft Rear Bearing
Snap-ring
1 – OUTPUT SHAFT REAR BEARING SNAP-RING
2 – COUNTERSHAFT REAR BEARING SNAP-RING
(16) With aid of an assistant, support the main-
shaft and countershaft. Tap on the rear of the main-
shaft and countershaft with a suitable plastic mallet.
This will release the countershaft from the counter-
shaft rear bearing and the mainshaft rear bearing
from the intermediate plate. The countershaft will
release from the countershaft bearing first and can
be removed by moving the countershaft rearward and
downward (Fig. 61).
(17) Remove the mainshaft by moving the main-
shaft forward until the mainshaft rear bearing is
clear of the intermediate plate and then rotating the
mainshaft downward out of the shift forks (Fig. 62).
Fig. 61 Remove Countershaft and Countershaft
Rear Bearing
1 – INPUT SHAFT
2 – INTERMEDIATE PLATE
3 – OUTPUT SHAFT
4 – COUNTERSHAFT
5 – COUNTERSHAFT REAR BEARING
Fig. 62 Remove Mainshaft
1 – SHIFT FORKS
2 – MAINSHAFT
(18) Remove the 3–4 shift fork from the 3–4 shift
rail (Fig. 63).
(19) Remove the snap-ring from near the end of
the 1–2 shift rail to allow the removal of the 1–2
shift fork.
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