Front Housing Removal

1. If necessary, temporarily reinstall shift lever assembly. Shift transmission into Neutral.
2. If lubricant was not drained out of transmission during removal, remove drain plug and drain lubricant into container at this time.
3. Inspect drain plug magnet for debris.

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4. Remove backup light switch. Switch is located on driver side of rear housing.
5. If necessary, remove shift tower bolts and remove tower and lever assembly.

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6. Remove shift shaft lock bolt. Bolt is located at top of front housing just forward of shift tower. Bolt is a shoulder bolt that secures the shift shaft bushing and lever.

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7. Remove bolts attaching input shaft bearing retainer in front housing. Note location of oil feed formation on retainer for installation reference.

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8. Remove input shaft bearing retainer. Use pry tool to carefully lift retainer and break sealer bead.

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9. Remove bearing retainer from input shaft.

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10. Remove snap ring that secures input shaft in front bearing.
11. Use Remover 8117 and suitable slide hammer to remove shift shaft detent plug.

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12. Remove shift shaft detent plunger and spring. Use pencil magnet to remove spring then plunder, if necessary.

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13. Remove bolts that attach front housing to rear housing. Three bolts at extreme rear of housing are actually for the output shaft bearing retainer. It is not necessary to remove all three bolts at this time. Leave at least one bolt in place until rear case is ready to be removed.

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14. Separate front housing from rear housing. Use plastic mallet to tap front housing off alignment dowels.

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15. Remove input shaft bearing and countershaft front bearing from front case. Countershaft bearing can be removed by hand.

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16. Note position of input shaft, shift shaft and forks, and geartrain components in housing.