Removal

NV3500 - Manual Transmission
REMOVAL
1. Disconnect battery negative cable.
2. Shift transmission into Neutral.
3. Remove shift boot bezel screws and slide boot upward on shift lever extension.
4. Remove shift lever extension from the shift tower and lever assembly.
5. Raise vehicle on hoist.
6. Remove skid plate, if equipped.
7. Drain lubricant if transmission will be disassembled for service.
8. Mark propeller shaft/shafts and companion flange yoke/yokes for installation reference and remove propeller shaft/shafts.
9. Disconnect harness from clips on transmission housing.
10. Remove transfer case linkage if equipped.
11. Remove transfer case mounting nuts and remove transfer case if equipped.






12. Remove slave cylinder mounting nut and remove cylinder (Fig. 2).






13. Remove starter motor, structural dust cover, dust shield and suspension crossmember (Fig. 3).
14. Remove exhaust pipe from the exhaust manifolds.
15. Support engine with adjustable jack stand and wood block.
16. Support and secure transmission to a transmission jack with safety chains.
17. Remove bolts from the rear transmission mount.






18. Remove the rear crossmember and transmission mount (Fig. 4).
19. Remove bolts attaching transmission to the engine.
20. Move transmission rearward until input shaft is clear of clutch disc and pressure plate. Then lower jack and remove transmission from under vehicle.