Removal
REMOVAL / NV3500 Manual Transmission1. Disconnect battery negative cable.
2. Shift transmission into Neutral.
3. Remove floor console.
4. Remove shift lever boot.
5. Remove the shift lever extension from the shift tower and lever assembly.
6. Raise vehicle.
7. If transmission will be disassembled for repair, remove drain plug and drain lubricant from transmission.
7. Mark propeller shafts and companion flange for assembly reference.
9. Disconnect and remove propeller shafts.
10. Disconnect and remove exhaust system Y-pipe. Then disconnect and lower remaining exhaust pipes for clearance as necessary.
11. Disconnect backup light switch wires.
2WD
1. Remove bolts/nuts attaching transmission to rear mount.
2. Support transmission with a transmission jack. Secure transmission to jack with safety chains.
3. Remove rear crossmember.
4. Remove bolts attaching clutch slave cylinder to clutch housing. Then move cylinder aside for working clearance.
5. Remove starter.
6. Remove transmission dust shield.
7. Remove transmission harness wires from clips on transmission shift cover.
8. Lower transmission slightly.
9. Remove the bolts attaching the shift tower and lever assembly to the transmission housing. Then remove the shift tower and lever assembly.
10. Remove bolts attaching transmission to engine.
11. Slide transmission and jack rearward until input shaft clears clutch disc.
12. Lower transmission jack and remove transmission from under vehicle.
EXTENSION HOUSING BUSHING / NV3550 Manual Transmission
REMOVAL
1. Raise and support vehicle.
2. Mark reference lines on the propeller shaft and remove the shaft.
3. Remove housing yoke seal.
4. Insert Remover 6957 into rear housing and tighten tool to bushing and remove bushing (Fig. 128).
EXTENSION HOUSING SEAL / NV3550 Manual Transmission
REMOVAL
1. Raise and support vehicle.
2. Mark propeller shaft and axle yoke for alignment reference.
3. Disconnect and remove propeller shaft.
4. Remove old seal with Remover C-3985-B (Fig. 126) from transmission housing.