Rear Housing - 2WD
- Drive adapter housing alignment dowels back into housing until dowels are flush with mounting surface (see Fig 1).
- Apply liberal quantity of petroleum jelly to countershaft rear bearing and bearing race.
- Install countershaft rear bearing in bearing race (see Fig 2).CAUTION: Be sure the large diameter side of the roller retainer faces the countershaft and the small diameter side faces the race and housing (see Fig 3).
- Apply extra petroleum jelly to hold countershaft rear bearing in place when housing is installed.
- Apply light coat of petroleum jelly to shift shaft bushing/bearing in rear housing (see Fig 3).
- Reach into countershaft rear bearing with finger and push each bearing roller outward against race. Then apply extra petroleum jelly to hold rollers in place. This avoids having rollers becoming displaced during housing installation.
- Install rear housing onto geartrain (see Fig 4). Verify bearing retainer pilot stud is in correct bolt hole in housing. Also be sure countershaft and output shaft bearings are aligned in housing and on countershaft. It may be necessary to lift upward on countershaft slightly to ensure that the countershaft rear bearing engages to the countershaft before the rear output shaft bearing engages the housing.
- Seat rear housing on output shaft rear bearing and countershaft. Use plastic or rawhide mallet to tap housing into place.
- Apply Mopar Gasket Maker or equivalent, to housing bolt threads, bolt shanks and under bolt heads (see Fig 5).
- Start first two bolts in retainer (see Fig 6). It may be necessary to move retainer rearward (with pilot stud) in order to start bolts in retainer.
- Remove Alignment Pin 8120 and install last retainer bolt (see Fig 6).
- Tighten all three retainer bolts to 30-35 N.m (22-26 ft. lbs.)