Jeep cherokee 2000 Service Manual page 943

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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
Fig. 110 Check Third Gear Clearance
1 – FEELER GAUGE
2 – THIRD GEAR
Fig. 111 Install First Gear Bearing Inner Race Lock
1 – FIRST GEAR LOCK BALL
(19) Install first gear onto output shaft and over
bearing.
(20) Install first gear bearing inner race onto out-
put shaft and inside first gear bearing. Rotate bear-
ing race until race installs over lock ball.
(21) Position output shaft rear bearing onto output
shaft. Ensure that the snap ring groove in bearing
outer race is toward rear of output shaft.
(22) Using Driver L-4507 and suitable mallet,
drive bearing onto output shaft.
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AX5 MANUAL TRANSMISSION
(23) Install snap-ring onto output shaft rear bear-
ing outer race.
Fig. 112 First Gear Components
1 – REAR BEARING
2 – INNER RACE
3 – FIRST GEAR
4 – NEEDLE BEARING
5 – FIRST GEAR LOCK BALL
(24) Check first–second gear thrust clearance (Fig.
113). Standard clearance is 0.10 – 0.25 mm (0.004 –
0.010 in.). If clearance is out of specification, refer to
Cleaning and Inspection section within this group.
Fig. 113 Check First–Second Gear Thrust Clearance
(25) Position fifth gear onto output shaft with the
gear's short shoulder toward the rear of shaft.
Ensure that the gear and output shaft splines are
aligned.
(26) Using Adapter 6747-1A, Driver L-4507, and a
shop press, press fifth gear onto output shaft.
(27) Select the thickest snap-ring that will fit into
the snap-ring groove of the output shaft (Fig. 114).
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