Removal and Installation

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect battery negative cable.
2. Shift transmission into Neutral.
3. Remove floor console.
4. Remove screws attaching shift boot to floorpan. Then slide boot upward on lever extension.
5. Remove shift lever extension.
6. Raise and support vehicle.
7. Mark propeller shaft and axle yoke for alignment reference. Use paint, scriber, or chalk to mark yokes.
8. Remove propeller shaft.
9. Disconnect and remove exhaust system Y-pipe.
10. Disconnect wires at backup light switch.
11. Support engine with adjustable safety stand and wood block.
12. If transmission is to be disassembled for repair, remove drain plug and drain lubricant from transmission.
13. Remove bolts/nuts attaching transmission to rear mount.
14. Support transmission with a transmission jack. Secure transmission to jack with safety chains.
15. Remove rear crossmember.
16. Remove bolts attaching clutch slave cylinder to clutch housing. Then move cylinder aside for working clearance.
17. Remove starter.
18. Remove transmission dust shield.
19. Remove transmission harness wires from clips on transmission shift cover.
20. Lower transmission slightly.
21. Remove shift tower and lever assembly.
22. Remove bolts attaching transmission to engine.
23. Slide transmission and jack rearward until input shaft clears clutch disc.
24. Lower transmission jack and remove transmission from under vehicle.

INSTALLATION
1. Apply light coat of MOPAR high temperature bearing grease to contact surfaces of following components:
- input shaft splines and pilot bearing hub.
- release bearing slide surface of front retainer.
- pilot bearing.
- release bearing bore.
- release fork.
- release fork ball stud.
- propeller shaft slip yoke.
2. Apply sealer to threads of drain plug and install plug in case.
3. Mount transmission on jack and position transmission under vehicle.
4. Raise transmission until input shaft is centered in clutch disc hub.
5. Move transmission forward and start input shaft in clutch disc and pilot bushing.
6. Work transmission forward until seated against engine. Do not allow transmission to remain unsupported after input shaft has entered clutch disc.
7. Install and tighten transmission-to-engine bolts to 108 Nm (80 ft. lbs.) torque.
8. Install clutch slave cylinder.
9. Install transmission dust shield.
10. Install starter.
11. Connect backup light switch wires.
12. Fill transmission with recommended lubricant. Correct fill level is bottom edge of fill plug hole.
13. Shift the transmission into third gear.
14. Install shift tower and lever assembly.
15. Position transmission harness wires in clips on shift cover.
16. Install transmission mount on transmission or rear crossmember.
17. Install rear crossmember.
18. Remove transmission jack and engine support fixture.
19. Align and install propeller shaft.
20. Lower vehicle.
21. Install shift lever extension.
22. Install shift boot.
23. Install floor console.
24. Connect battery negative cable.