Operation CHARM: Car repair manuals for everyone.

Part 1

Transmission

Assembly (Steps 1-32)
















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All vehicles
1. Thoroughly clean the transmission case and extension housing in solvent and blow dry with compressed air.
2. Inspect the transmission case for the following:
^ Stripped bolt hole threads
^ Gasket and mating surfaces for burrs or nicks
^ Obstructions to vent and fluid passages
^ Cracks or warpage





Rear wheel drive (RWD)
3. Inspect the extension housing for cracks, burrs or warpage.





Four wheel drive (4WD) vehicles
4. Inspect the extension housing for cracks, burrs or warpage.





All vehicles
5. Inspect the case bearing for damage. If damage to the case bearing is indicated, install a new case.





6. WARNING: Always verify that the lockpin on the bench-mounted holding fixture is correctly secured to help prevent unexpected component rotation. Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury.

Using the special tool, install the transmission into the bench with the converter housing facing up.





7. Using the special tool, install the manual control lever shaft seal and lubricate it with petroleum jelly.





8. Install the parking lever rod.





9. Install the manual control lever.





10. Assemble the manual valve inner lever and parking lever actuating rod as shown.





11. NOTE: Align the flats on the manual valve inner lever with the flats on the manual control lever shaft.

Install the manual control lever shaft.





12. Install the manual valve inner lever onto the manual shaft and loosely install the nut.





13. CAUTION: Use care not to damage the fluid pan rail surface when installing the retaining pin.

NOTE: Align the manual control lever shaft alignment groove with the manual control lever shaft spring pin bore in the transmission case.

Install the manual control lever shaft spring pin.
^ Tap the manual control lever shaft spring pin into the transmission case.





14. CAUTION: To avoid damage, do not allow the wrench to strike the manual valve inner lever pin.

Tighten the nut.
^ Tighten to 48 Nm (35 lb-ft).





15. CAUTION: The tabs on the output shaft thrust washer (No. 11) point into the case. Make sure the thrust washer is correctly seated or damage may occur.

Install the output shaft thrust washer (No. 11).
^ Coat the output shaft thrust washer with petroleum jelly.





16. Install the park gear on the output shaft.





17. Install the output shaft and park gear.





18. Install the low/reverse brake drum.
^ Rotate the low/reverse brake drum clockwise to install.





19. NOTE: Make sure band is resting on the 2 anchor pins in the case.

Install the low/reverse band over the reverse drum.





20. NOTE: The reverse band actuating lever must fit into the notches in the band.

Install the reverse band actuating lever into the reverse band.





21. Install the reverse band actuating lever shaft into the case and into the reverse band actuating lever.





22. Install the No. 10 needle bearing into the case.





23. CAUTION: Do not damage the seal against the case during assembly.

Install the output shaft ring gear, hub and seal.





24. CAUTION: Always install a new output shaft retaining ring, otherwise transmission damage can occur.

Install a new output shaft retaining ring.





25. NOTE: Install the output shaft sleeve with the cone facing up. This sleeve will snap into place when correctly installed.

Install the output shaft sleeve.





26. Install low/reverse planetary carrier needle bearing (No. 9) onto the output shaft ring gear and hub assembly.





27. CAUTION: Make sure the needle bearings stay in place or damage to may occur.

Install the low/reverse planetary assembly.





28. NOTE: The low/reverse brake drum must be pulled forward to install the low/reverse planet retaining ring.

Install the retaining ring.





29. Install the No. 8 thrust bearing.





30. Install the spacer on the input shell, using petroleum jelly to hold it in place.





31. Install the input shell and sun gear assembly.





32. NOTE: The No. 13 bearing must be correctly seated in the forward planet assembly so the sun gear can be installed correctly.

Install the forward planetary assembly.