Ring Gear Replacement (Manual Transmission) - Jeep 1987 Wrangler Workshop Manual

ENGINES
42 LITER (2§8 CID) 81I-CYLINPER ENGINE
Ring Gear Replacement (Manual Transmission)
Position the flywheel on an arbor press with
steel blocks equally spaced under the ring gear.
Press the flywheel down through the ring gear.
MOTE: The ring gear can also be removed by
breaking with a chisel.
Apply heat to expand the inside diameter of the
replacement ring gear.
Press the flywheel into the replacement ring
gear.
NOTE: For engines equipped with a manual
transmission, the flywheel is balanced as an
individual component and also as part of the
crankshaft a s s e m b l y . Do not attempt to
duplicate the original flywheel balance holes
when installing a service replacement flywheel.
Service replacement flywheels are balanced
during manufacture and do not require addi-
tional balancing.
CYLINDER BLOCK DISASSEMBLY/ASSEMBLY
Refer to the MOT. 4.2L manual for disassembly/
assembly procedures.
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