Loading Bearings Into Main Drive Gear; Drive Line Damper - Pontiac Grand Prix Service Manual

THREE-SPEED SAGINAW MANUAL TRANSMISSION
7B-13
Fig.
78-26
Loading Bearings Into Main Drive Gear
STAMP VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER CONSISTING OF THE
FIGURE 2 FOLLOWED BY THE
LAST 8 DIGITS OF CAR SERIAL
NUMBER
NOTE: The retainer oil return hole must be at bottom of
Fig. 78-28
Vehicle Identification Number Location
case.
22. Install new side cover !asket. Place transmission in
neutral and install side cover. Secure with attaching
2 1. Install reverse idler gear snap ring.
bolts and torque evenly to 10 lb. ft. to avoid side cover
distortion.
MANUAL TRANS. INSTALL
1. Install guide pin in upper right transmission to
flywheel housing bolt hole for alignment and place
transmission on guide pin. Rotate transmission as
necessary to start main drive gear splines into clutch
friction plate. Slide transmission forward.
NOTE: Make certain splines of clutch friction plate are
concentric with pilot bearing in crankshaft and release
bearing is properly installed.
2.
install
two (2) lower transmission mounting bolts.
Remove guide pins and install two (2) upper bolts.
Torque bolts to 55 Ib. ft.
3. Slide crossmember forward and install four (4) bolts.
Torque to 25 Ib. ft.
4. Install transmission mount and lower engine.
Torque mount bolts to 30 Ib. ft.
5.,hstall propeller shaft.
NOTE: On 6-cyl. Firebirdr, install driveline damper
(Fig. 7B-2 7).
6. Connect linkage and adjust as described in ON
CAR ADJUSTMENTS.
Fig.
78-27
Drive Line Damper
7.
Connect speedometer cable.