Dodge Ram Truck 1500-2500-3500. Manual — part 1573

FRONT HOUSING

CAUTION: If mainshaft/bearings or countershaft/
bearings

are

replaced

endplay

measurements,

must taken to ensure proper bearing preload. Fail-
ure to follow these instruction will result in bear-
ing damage.

1. Install input shaft seal front housing bore (1) with

Installer 9595 (2).

2. Install input shaft retainer (1) and tighten bolts (2)

to 23 N·m (17 ft. lbs.).

3. Install select end play shims into the countershaft

bearing cup bore.

4.

Install countershaft bearing cup with Installer 9589

(1) and Handle C-4171(2).

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5. Install input shaft bearing oil supply washer and

select end play shims into mainshaft bearing cup
bore.

6. Install mainshaft bearing cup with Installer 9588 (1)

and Handle C-4171 (2).

7. Apply Mopar Gasket Maker to the rear housing

sealing surface.

8. Install front housing (1) onto the rear housing (2).

9. Install housing bolts and tighten to 58 N·m (43 ft.

lbs.).

10. Install 5-6 shift fork pins (1) into housing and

tighten to 58 N·m (43 ft. lbs.).

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11. Push shift tower boot (1) onto shift tower (2).

12. Remove shift fork tie strap.

13. Apply Mopar Gasket Maker to the shift tower

opening.

14. Install shift tower (2) and tighten bolts (1) to 23

N·m (17 ft. lbs.).

15. Install back up lamp switch (1) and bolt (2).

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INSTALLATION

1. Clean transmission front housing mounting surface.

2. Apply light coat of Mopar high temperature bearing

grease or equivalent to contact surfaces of follow-
ing components:

•

release fork (1) ball stud (2)

•

release bearing slide surface (3)

•

input shaft splines (4)

•

release bearing bore (5)

•

propeller shaft slip yoke.

3. Support and secure transmission to jack.

4. Raise and align transmission input shaft with clutch

disc, then slide transmission into place.

5. Install exhaust bracket.

6. Verify front housing is fully seated. Install transmis-

sion bolts without washers (1) and tighten bolts into
the engine to 41 N·m (30 ft. lbs.). Tighten the bolts
with washers (2) into the transmission to 68 N·m
(50 ft. lbs.).

7. Install crossmember and tighten nuts (2) to 102

N·m (75 ft. lbs.).

8. Install transmission mount bolts (1) and tighten to

68 N·m (50 ft. lbs.).

9. Install front dust shield tighten bolt to 4.5 N·m (40

in. lbs.). On 5.7L if structural dust cover was
removed, install onto the transmission and engine
(Refer to 9 - ENGINE/ENGINE BLOCK/STRUC-
TURAL COVER - INSTALLATION).

10. Install structural dust cover and tighten the bolts

to 54 N·m (40 ft. lbs.).

11. Install starter motor 5.7L.

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