Disassembly

Shift Lever

NOTE: Remove the shift ball only if the shift ball, boot or lever is to be replaced. If either the ball, boot or lever is not being replaced, remove the ball, boot and lever as an assembly.

Removal

1. Remove the plastic insert from the shift ball. Warm the ball with a heat gun to 6O°- 82° (140°+/-80°F) knock the ball off the lever with a block of wood and a hammer, taking care not to damage the finish on the shift lever.
2. Remove the rubber boot and floor pan cover.
3. Shift the unit into second gear, remove the lock pin and remove the shift lever from the shifter housing.

Installation

1. install the shift lever in the shifter housing, making sure that the slot in the lever aligns with the tab in the housing. Install the lock pin.
2. Install the rubber boot and floor pan cover.
3. Warm the ball with a heat gun to 6O°- 82°C (140°- 180°F) and tap the ball on the lever with a 7/16 inch socket and mallet. Install the plastic shift pattern insert.

Disassembled View Of Shift Control Housing:

Borg-Warner T-18 4 Speed Manual Transmission:

Fig. 2







Fig. 5,6,7 and 8






Fig. 8,9,10,11 and 12

DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY Transmission Refer to Fig. 2.
Disassembly

1. Position the transmission assembly in a suitable holding fixture T57L-5OO-B or equivalent (Fig. 5). Drain the transmission and shift the unit into second gear before removing the housing assembly
2. Lock the transmission in two gears; then, remove the U-joint flange and oil seal.
3. Remove the speedometer driven gear and bearing assembly.
4. Remove the output shaft bearing retainer (or extension housing).
5. Remove the speedometer drive gear snap ring retainer. Slide the speedometer drive gear off the output shaft.
6. Remove the output shaft bearing snap ring retainers from the output shaft and from the bearing, (Fig. 6). Remove bearing spacer.
7. Install Tool, T75L7025-B, F, H and T84T-7025-B on the output shaft and over the output shaft bearing (Fig. 7). Remove the output shaft bearing.
8. Remove the input shaft bearing retainer. Remove the input shaft bearing snap ring from the input shaft and from the bearing, (Fig. 8).
9. Install tool on the input shaft and over the input shaft bearing. Remove the input shaft bearing.
10. Remove the output shaft assembly from the case (Fig. 9).
11. Remove the input shaft assembly from the case (Fig. 10). Do not lose the 22 pilot bearing rollers from the inner end of the shaft.
12. Remove the reverse idler gear shaft and the countershaft retainer from the end of the transmission case (Fig. 11).
13. Remove the reverse idler gear shaft, tising the Tools, T5OT1OOA and T5OT-714O-C, or their equivalents, as shown in Fig. 12.
14. Remove the reverse idler gear from the case.
15. Remove the countershaft with the same tools used to remove the reverse idler gear shaft.
16. Install a suitable dummy shaft tool in the countershaft. Remove the countershaft gear assembly from the case. Guide the countershaft assembly (with the dummy shaft tool installed) out of the case so that the roller bearings and spacers that remain in the countershaft are not lost.