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TRANSAXLE — Disassembly Note: Locknut & Shift fork and control rod assembly

J2-18prose procedure

Manual transaxle (M/T) disassembly note continuation.

Continued from J2-17

Locknut (continued)

  1. 2
    Lock the primary shaft by using the SST.
    Illustration of locking the primary shaft using the SST (49 G030 440) while a wrench loosens the locknut. Shows the transaxle case end with the SST clamped over the gear shaft.
  2. 3
    Shift to 1st gear to lock the rotation of the primary shaft.
  3. 4
    Uncrimp the tabs of the locknuts.
  4. 5
    Remove the locknuts from the primary and secondary shafts.

Shift fork and control rod assembly

  1. 1
    Align the ends of the interlock sleeve and of the control lever (arrow). Turn the control rod counterclockwise.
    Illustration of the shift fork and control rod assembly inside the clutch housing, showing the control rod, control lever and interlock sleeve. An arrow indicates aligning the ends of the interlock sleeve and the control lever while turning the control rod counterclockwise.
  2. 2
    While holding the 1st/2nd shift fork with one hand and the 3rd/4th shift fork with the other, raise them both at the same time and shift each of the clutch hub sleeves.
  3. 3
    Lift the control end and remove the steel ball, and, at the same time, remove the control rod from the clutch housing.
    Illustration of lifting the control end and removing the steel ball while removing the control rod from the clutch housing; a hand raises both the 1st/2nd and 3rd/4th shift forks together to shift the clutch hub sleeves.
  4. 4
    Separate the control rod and shift fork assembly from each of the clutch hub sleeves.
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