Automatic Transmission Out-Of Vehicle Service And Overhaul; Automatic Transmission Removal - Jeep 1979 CJ-5 Technical & Service Manual

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSON 2C-29
(5) Remove manual shaft retaining pin (bend pin
using pliers).
(6) Remove manual shaft and jamnut.
(7) Remove parking actuator rod and detent lever
assembly.
(8) Remove parking pawl bracket attaching screws
and bracket.
(9) Remove parking pawl return spring.
(10) Remove parking pawl shaft retainer.
(11) Remove cup plug, parking pawl shaft, and park-
ing pawl.
Installation
(1) Install parking pawl, parking pawl shaft, and
cup plug. Apply nonhardening sealant to cup plug before
installation.
(2) Install parking pawl retainer spring.
(3) Install parking pawl return spring.
(4) Install parking pawl bracket and bracket attach-
ing screws.
(5) Install parking actuator rod and detent lever
assembly.
(6) Install manual shaft and jamnut.
(7) Install manual shaft retaining pin.
(8) Install manual shaft retaining jamnut.
(9) Install oil filter, oil pan gasket, and oil pan.
Tighten oil pan bolts to 12 foot-pounds (16 N®m) torque.
(10) Install manual lever and connect manual
linkage.
(11) Lower vehicle.
(12) Fill transmission with Jeep transmission fluid,
Dexron, or equivalent.
O U T - O F - V E H I C L E S E R V I C E
A N D O V E R H A U L
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Band Adjustment 2C-32 Transmission Assembly 2C-71
Bushing Replacement 2C-64 Transmission Disassembly
20-30
Specifications 2C-79 Transmission Installation 2C-30
Subassembly Overhaul
2040
Transmission Removal 2C-29
Torque Converter 2C-30
TRANSMISSION REMOVAL
(1) Remove transmission dipstick.
(2) If radiator is equipped with shroud, remove
bolts attaching shroud to core support.
(3) Raise vehicle on hoist.
(4) Mark front and rear universal joints and axle
yokes for assembly reference.
(5) On Cherokee, Wagoneer and Truck models, re-
move parking brake cable jamnut and adjuster nut, re-
move clip attaching parking brake cable to crossmember
and pull cable out of crossmember.
(6) On Cherokee and Wagoneer models with low
range reduction unit, remove reduction unit shift lever
from shift shaft and remove reduction unit.
(7) On CJ and Truck models with low range reduc-
tion upit, disconnect shift rod at reduction unit shift
lever and remove reduction unit.
(8) Disconnect speedometer cable.
(9) Mark Emergency Drive control vacuum lines for
assembly reference and disconnect lines.
(10) Disconnect Emergency Drive indicator lamp
wire.
(11) Remove bolt attaching vacuum line routing
bracket to rear of transfer case.
(12) Disconnect detent solenoid wire at transmission
case connecter.
(13) Remove starter.
(14) Remove converter housing inspection cover.
(15) Mark torque converter and drive plate for as-
sembly reference.
(16) Remove torque converter-to-drive plate attach-
ing bolts.
(17) Remove rear support cushion-to-crossmember
attaching nuts.
(18) Support transmission using transmission jack.
Secure transmission to jack using safety chain.
(19) Remove rear crossmember.
(20) Remove spring clip and flat washer attaching
transmission gearshift rod trunnion to outer range se-
lector lever. Do not loosen trunnion locknut.
(21) Disengage gearshift rod and trunnion from
outer range selector lever (fig. 2C-6).
(22) Remove spring clip and spring attaching outer
range selector lever to transmission selector lever (fig.
2C-6).
(23) Remove bolts attaching outer range selector le-
ver bracket and bushing to frame and remove bracket,
bushing, and lever as assembly (fig. 2C-6).
(24) Disconnect front propeller shaft at transfer case
yoke and secure shaft to frame using wire.
(25) Disconnect transmission oil cooler lines at
transmission case fittings.