Input Shaft Assembly

Snap Ring Identification:

Input Shaft Identification:

NOTICE: Prior to using input shaft seal installer SA9143T or input shaft seal ring set SA9144T, inspect the tools for any nicks or burrs could damage the input shaft seal rings.

IMPORTANT: Lube seal rings with Transaxle Fluid.

1. Install input shaft seal rings using input shaft seal installer and input shaft Teflon(R) ring set.
- Installer-SA9143T
- Expanders
1st - SA9144T-2 Long
2nd - SA9144T-3 Medium
3rd-SA9144T-4 Short
- Sizer-SA9144T-1
Install rings by first placing rings on expander and then using pusher.





2. Size seal rings using seal sizer SA9144T-1. Use seal sizer by rotating the tool and pushing lightly one seal at a time until all three have been sized.





3. Install input shaft to converter O-ring. Make sure the back-up ring is between the O-ring and the input shaft splines.





4. If removed, install back-up ring using SA9135T expander and installer.





5. Lube and install the three O-ring clutch seals in grooves on shaft.

IMPORTANT: Lube O-rings with Transaxle Fluid.





6. Install 2nd/Rev and 3rd clutch hub thrust washer onto 213 clutch housing. Washer goes on 3rd gear side of housing which is smaller. Make sure slots on washer line up with tangs.
7. Install thrust bearing in 3rd gear hub using petroleum jelly to help hold in place.
8. Install 3rd gear in clutch housing by twisting the gear to align the gear hub with the clutch tangs.
While installing into the clutch pack, rotate the gear and hub assembly back and forth to align the clutch plates. If you are not sure that all the clutch plates have been engaged, lift the gear out of the clutch housing and verify that all clutch tangs are aligned.
9. Lube and install 3rd drive gear needle bearing into 3rd gear.
10. Install thrust bearing on 3rd gear.





11. Install shaft down through 3rd gear and clutch assembly previously assembled. Use a twisting motion to line up splines. Be sure 3rd gear fits all the way against 4th gear.





12. Install the 2nd/Reverse drive gear thrust washer. The washer has an internal tang that lines up with lube slot on shaft.
13. Using a heat gun, heat the 2nd/Reverse gear needle bearing race and install race. The race can also be pressed on but be sure to put press support under the gear that is part of the input shaft.
14. Install the 2nd/Reverse gear thrust bearing.
15. Lube and install the 2nd/Reverse gear needle bearing.
16. Install the 2nd/Reverse gear, twist the gear to align the clutch tangs.
While installing the clutch pack, rotate the gear and hub assembly back and forth to align the clutch plates. If you are not sure that all the clutch plates have been engaged, lift the gear out of the clutch housing and verify that all clutch tangs are aligned.
17. Install the 2nd/Reverse thrust bearing with tab side of bearing toward gear.