Front Housing Removal

FRONT HOUSING REMOVAL
1. If necessary, temporarily reinstall shift lever assembly. Shift transmission into Neutral.
2. If lubricant was not drained out of transmission during removal, remove drain plug and drain lubricant into container at this time.
3. Inspect drain plug magnet for debris.

Backup Light Switch Location:

4. Remove backup light switch. Switch is located on driver side of rear housing.

Shift Tower Removal:

5. If necessary, remove shift tower bolts and remove tower and lever assembly.

Shift Shaft Lock Bolt Removal:

6. Remove shift shaft lock bolt. Bolt is located at top of front housing just forward of shift tower. Bolt is a shoulder bolt that secures the shift shaft bushing and lever.

Input Shaft Bearing Retainer Bolt Removal:

7. Remove bolts attaching input shaft bearing retainer in front housing. Note location of oil feed formation on retainer for installation reference.

Loosening Bearing Retainer Sealer Bead:

8. Remove input shaft bearing retainer. Use pry tool to carefully lift retainer and break sealer bead.

Input Shaft Retainer Removal:

9. Remove bearing retainer from input shaft.

Input Shaft Snap Ring Removal:

10. Remove snap ring that secures input shaft in front bearing.
11. Use Remover 8117 and suitable slide hammer to remove shift shaft detent plug.

Detent Plunger And Spring Removal:

12. Remove shift shaft detent plunger and spring. Use pencil magnet to remove spring then plunger, if necessary.

Housing And Bearing Retainer Bolt Locations:

13. Remove bolts that attach front housing to rear housing. Three bolts at extreme rear of housing are actually for the output shaft bearing retainer. It is not necessary to remove all three bolts at this time. Leave at least one bolt in place until rear case is ready to be removed.

Front Housing Removal:

14. Separate front housing from rear housing. Use plastic mallet to tap front housing off alignment dowels.

Input Shaft And Countershaft Front Bearing Location:

15. Remove input shaft bearing and countershaft front bearing from front case. Countershaft bearing can be removed by hand.

Geartrain And Shift Component Identification:

16. Note position of input shaft, shift shaft and forks, and geartrain components in housing.