Installation
MANUAL TRANSMISSION- GETRAG 238INSTALLATION
1. Clean transmission front housing mounting surface.
2. Apply light coat of Mopar high temperature bearing grease or equivalent to contact surfaces of following components:
- release fork (1)
- ball stud (2)
- release bearing slide surface (3)
- input shaft splines (4)
- release bearing bore (5)
- 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 (1) and tighten bolts into the engine to 41 Nm (30 ft. lbs.). Install transmission bolts with washers (2) into the transmission and tighten to 68 Nm (50 ft. lbs.). Install dust shield and tighten bolts to 4.5 Nm (40 inch lbs.)
6. Install rear crossmember and tighten nuts to 102 Nm (75 ft. lbs.).
7. Install transmission rear mount bolts and tighten to 68 Nm (50 ft. lbs.).
8. Connect transmission harnesses to clips on case and connect switches.
9. Install slave cylinder (2) and tighten cylinder nuts (1) to 23 Nm (200 inch lbs.).
10. Install transfer case and transfer case linkage if equipped.
11. Remove transmission jack.
12. Install propeller shaft/shafts with reference marks aligned.
13. Install exhaust on exhaust manifolds.
14. Fill transmission with lubricant to bottom edge of fill plug hole (1).
15. Install shift tower (1) and tighten bolts (2) to 10 Nm (88 inch lbs.).
16. Install lower shift boot, floor console (3) shift lever extension (1) and upper shift boot (2).
17. Connect battery negative cable.