Chrysler 300M Service Manual page 1184

LH
42LE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE (Continued)
(41) Remove output shaft sprocket spacer (Fig. 56).
Fig. 56 Output Sprocket Spacer
1 - OUTPUT SPROCKET SPACER
2 - VENT BAFFLE
3 - OUTPUT SHAFT
(42) Remove main sump baffle from transaxle case
(Fig. 57).
Fig. 57 Main Sump Vent Baffle Location
1 - OUTPUT SHAFT NUT
2 - MAIN SUMP VENT BAFFLE
3 - TRANSFER SHAFT NUT
4 - TRANSFER SHAFT
5 - VENT BAFFLE RETAINING SCREW
6 - OUTPUT SHAFT
CAUTION: Failure to grind and open stakes of the
output shaft nut and transfer shaft nut will result in
thread damage to the shafts during nut removal.
WARNING: WEAR
GRINDING STAKE NUTS.
(43) Using a die grinder or equivalent, grind the
stakes in the shoulder of the shaft nuts as shown in
(Fig. 58) (Fig. 59). Do not grind all the way through
the nut and into the shaft. There are two stakes on
each nut.
Fig. 58 Grinding Stakes
1 - TRANSFER SHAFT
2 - GRIND HERE
3 - GRIND HERE
4 - NUT STAKE
Fig. 59 Stake Grinding Pattern
1 - TRANSFER SHAFT
2 - TRANSFER SHAFT NUT
TRANSAXLE 21 - 23
SAFETY GOGGLES WHILE