Installation
INSTALLATIONNOTE: If a new transmission is being installed, use all components supplied with the new transmission. For example, if a new shift tower is supplied, do not re-use the original shift tower.
1. Clean transmission front housing mounting surface.
2. Apply light coat of Mopar high temperature bearing grease or equivalent to contact surfaces (Fig. 126) of following components:
^ release fork ball stud.
^ release bearing slide surface.
^ input shaft splines.
^ release bearing bore.
^ propeller shaft slip yoke.
3. Support and secure transmission to jack.
4. Raise and align transmission input shaft with clutch disc, then slide transmission into place.
5. Verify front housing is fully seated. Install transmission bolts without washers and tighten bolts into the engine to 41 Nm (30 ft. lbs.). Tighten the bolts with washers into the transmission to 68 Nm (50 ft. lbs.) (Fig. 127).
6. Install rear crossmember and tighten nuts to 102 Nm (75 ft. lbs.).
7. Install transmission rear mounting bolts and tighten to 68 Nm (50 ft. lbs.).
8. Install front dust shield.
9. Install structural dust cover and tighten the bolts to 73 Nm (54 ft. lbs.).
10. Install starter motor.
11. Install suspension crossmember and tighten nuts to 102 Nm (75 ft. lbs.).
12. Connect transmission harnesses to clips on case and connect switches.
13. Install slave cylinder and tighten cylinder nuts to 23 Nm (200 inch lbs.).
14. Install transfer case and transfer case linkage if equipped.
15. Remove transmission jack.
16. Install propeller shaft/shafts with reference marks aligned.
17. Install exhaust on the exhaust manifolds.
18. Fill transmission with lubricant. Correct fill level is to bottom edge of fill plug hole.