Countershaft Rear Bearing Seated; Seal Retaining Bolts - Jeep Wrangler 2001 Service Manual

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MANUAL-NV3550 (Continued)
CAUTION: Be sure the large diameter side of the
roller retainer faces the countershaft and the small
diameter side faces the race and housing (Fig. 96).
(4) Apply extra petroleum jelly to hold counter-
shaft rear bearing in place when housing is installed.
(5) Apply light coat of petroleum jelly to shift shaft
bushing/bearing in rear housing (Fig. 96).
(6) Reach into countershaft rear bearing with fin-
ger and push each bearing roller outward against
race. Then apply extra petroleum jelly to hold rollers
in place. This avoids having rollers becoming dis-
placed during housing installation.
Fig. 96 COUNTERSHAFT REAR BEARING SEATED
1 - SHIFT SHAFT BUSHING/BEARING
2 - COUNTERSHAFT REAR BEARING (SEATED IN RACE)
(7) Install rear housing onto geartrain (Fig. 97).
Verify bearing retainer pilot stud is in correct bolt
hole in housing. Also be sure countershaft and output
shaft bearings are aligned in housing and on counter-
shaft. It may be necessary to lift upward on counter-
shaft slightly to ensure that the countershaft rear
bearing engages to the countershaft before the rear
output shaft bearing engages the housing.
(8) Seat rear housing on output shaft rear bearing
and countershaft. Use plastic or rawhide mallet to
tap housing into place.
(9) Apply Mopar Gasket Maker or equivalent, to
housing bolt threads, bolt shanks and under bolt
heads (Fig. 98).
2001 JEEP WRANGLER
1 - REAR HOUSING
2 - SHIFT FORKS AND GEARTRAIN
1 - MOPAR GASKET MAKER (OR LOCTITE 518)
2 - RETAINER AND HOUSING BOLTS
3 - APPLY SEALER TO UNDERSIDE OF BOLT HEAD, SHANK
AND THREADS
Fig. 97 REAR HOUSING - 2WD
Fig. 98 SEAL RETAING BOLTS
TJ