2001 DODGE TOWN AND COUNTRY Service Manual

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DODGE TOWN AND COUNTRY 2001  Service Manual (7) Remove output shaft/rear annulus gear assem-
bly (Fig. 245).
(8) Remove output shaft gear bearing cone using
Tool L-4406-1 and adapters L-4406-2 (Fig. 246).(9) Using an arbor press, remove output

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DODGE TOWN AND COUNTRY 2001  Service Manual (11) Using Tool L-4518, remove output shaft gear
bearing cup from rear of transaxle case (Fig. 249).
(12) Using Tool L-4518, remove output shaft gear
bearing cup from inside transaxle case (Fig. 250).

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DODGE TOWN AND COUNTRY 2001  Service Manual (3) Using a press and a º socket to protect the
shaft, install output shaft into rear planetary annu-
lus gear (Fig. 253).
(4) Using Tool L-4429-3, install both output shaft
bearing cups to transaxle

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DODGE TOWN AND COUNTRY 2001  Service Manual (7) Install output shaft gear onto shaft. Use Tool
L-4439 to get gear started (Fig. 258).
(8) Install Tool L-4434 and C-4658. Install washer
and nut (Fig. 259).
(9) Torque output shaft retaining nut t

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DODGE TOWN AND COUNTRY 2001  Service Manual ADJUSTMENT - OUTPUT SHAFT BEARING
(1) With output shaft gear removed, install a 13.65
mm (0.537 inch) and a 1.34 mm (0.053 inch) gauging
shims on the planetary rear annulus gear hub using
grease to ho

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DODGE TOWN AND COUNTRY 2001  Service Manual (10) Shims thinner than 12.65 mm listed in the
chart are common to both the transfer shaft and out-
put shaft bearings.
(11) Use Tool L-4434 to remove the retaining nut
and washer. To remove the outpu

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DODGE TOWN AND COUNTRY 2001  Service Manual TRANSFER SYSTEM -
TRANSFER SHAFT/GEAR/
BEARING
REMOVAL
(1) Remove transfer gear cover bolts (Fig. 265).
(2) Separate transfer gear cover from transaxle
(Fig. 266). Repair any cover imperfections. Clea

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DODGE TOWN AND COUNTRY 2001  Service Manual (7) Using Tool L-4407A, remove transfer shaft gear
and select shim (Fig. 269).
(8) Using Tool L-4406-1 and adapter L-4406-3,
remove transfer shaft gear bearing cone (Fig. 270).(9) Remove governor supp