Plymouth Valiant V-100 1965 Service – Technical Manual page 483

TRANSMISSIONA-SPEED MANUAL
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Fig. 50-Measuring Countershaft Gear End Play
.028". If measurement is greater than that specified,
new thrust washers must be installed at reassembly.
225
and
273
cubic inch engine equipped vehicles:
Raise the countershaft gear into position and drive
the countershaft part way into the gear. The gear
will then be supported by the arbor and countershaft
in
its
running location so the gear end play can be
correctly measured.
Reverse Gear, Lever and Fork
Fig. 51 shows the reverse gear shift fork, the re-
verse sliding gear, the reverse sliding gear shaft and
the cluster gear.
(1) Using a suitable drift, drive the reverse slider
gear shaft (from front to rear) far enough out of the
case to remove the reverse slider gear (Fig. 52). Re-
move the woodruff key from the shaft. Remove the
shaft from the case.
(2) Remove the reverse gearshift lever detent
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-REVERSE SLIDING
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REVERSE SHIFTER
SHAFT A N D DETENT
R ~ V E R S E GEAR
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"
SHAFT
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REVERSE LEVER
DETENT SPRING
RETAINER
REVERSE SPEED
/
GEARSHIFT FORK REVERSE GEAR
SHIFTER SHAFT
6 4 x 7 4 9 A
Fig. 51-Gear, Shaft and Lever Identification
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Fig. 52-Removing
or
Installing Reverse Slider
Gear
spring retainer, gasket, plug and detent ball spring
from the rear of the case (Fig. 51).
The following step need only be done if oil leak-
age is visible around the reverse gearshift lever
shaft.
(3)
Remove any burrs from the shaft so as not to
damage the case bore,
then carefully push the re-
verse gearshift lever shaft inward and remove it from
the case (Fig. 53). Lift out the detent ball from the
bottom of the case. Remove the shift fork from the
shaft and detent plate.
Drive Pinion and Countershaft Gear
(1) Using countershaft arbor C-3938, and a plastic
hammer, drive the countershaft out of the case, allow-
ing the countershaft gear to be lowered to the bot-
tom of the case. (This will permit the removal of the
main drive pinion.)
(2)
Remove the main drive pinion bearing retainer
attaching bolts, then slide the retainer and gasket
from the main drive pinion shaft. Remove the pinion
Fig. 53-Removing
or
Installing Reverse
Shift
Fork and Lever