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Lower Case Assembly: Disassembly

  1. Remove rear countershaft circlip. See Figure . Using a 2-jaw puller, remove rear bearing. Remove countershaft 5th gear and reverse gear from countershaft. Remove reverse idler shaft bolt, reverse idler shaft and idler gear from lower case. Remove reverse idler gear thrust washer, needle bearing and gear from reverse idler shaft.
  2. Remove 2 bolts and countershaft center bearing plate from lower case. Remove front countershaft bearing "C" ring. Tap countershaft rearward with a plastic hammer to remove center bearing from lower case. Pull countershaft forward and remove from lower case. Remove front countershaft bearing circlip from countershaft. Using a 2-jaw puller, remove front bearing from countershaft.
  3. Remove friction gear circlip, retainer, pin, spring and friction gear from countershaft. See Figure .