First Gear Components; First-Second Gear Thrust Clearance - Jeep Wrangler 2001 Service Manual

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OUTPUT SHAFT (Continued)
(18) Install first gear needle bearing onto output
shaft (Fig. 98).
(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) With Driver L-4507 and mallet, drive bearing
onto output shaft.
(23) Install snap-ring onto output shaft rear bear-
ing outer race.
Fig. 98 First Gear Components
1 - REAR BEARING
2 - INNER RACE
3 - FIRST GEAR
4 - NEEDLE BEARING
5 - FIRST GEAR LOCK BALL
2001 JEEP WRANGLER
(24) Check first-second gear thrust clearance (Fig.
99). Standard clearance is 0.10 - 0.25 mm (0.004 -
0.010 in.). If clearance is out of specification, refer to
Cleaning and Inspection.
Fig. 99 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) With 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. 100).
(28) Install snap-ring to hold fifth gear onto output
shaft.
TJ