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Primary Shaft Assembly

J2-22parts diagram

Manual transaxle (M/T) primary shaft.

Primary Shaft Assembly

  1. 1
    Measure the thrust clearance of all gears before disassembly, referring to Preinspection.
  2. 2
    Disassemble in the order shown in the figure, referring to Disassembly Note.
    Exploded view of the manual transaxle primary shaft assembly. The primary shaft gear (9) runs diagonally from upper-right; components are laid out for disassembly order. From upper-left: bearing primary shaft end (8, marked SST/REPLACE), then the 3rd-gear cluster including 3rd gear (7, SST), 3rd synchronizer ring (6, SST), 3rd/4th clutch hub assembly (5, SST), synchronizer key spring (10), 3rd/4th clutch hub sleeve (11), synchronizer keys (12), 3rd/4th clutch hub (13), retaining ring (4, REPLACE), 4th synchronizer ring (3), 4th gear (2), and bearing 4th-gear end (1, SST/REPLACE).
Parts DiagramFig. fig1
#Part NameNotes
1Bearing (4th gear end)Disassembly Note page J2-23; Inspection page J2-28
24th gearPreinspection page J2-23; Inspection page J2-27
34th synchronizer ringInspection page J2-27
4Retaining ring—
53rd/4th clutch hub assemblyDisassembly Note page J2-23; Inspection page J2-27
63rd synchronizer ringDisassembly Note page J2-23; Inspection page J2-27
73rd gearPreinspection page J2-23; Disassembly Note page J2-23; Inspection page J2-27
8Bearing (primary shaft end)Disassembly Note page J2-23; Inspection page J2-28
9Primary shaft gearInspection page J2-28
10Synchronizer key spring—
113rd/4th clutch hub sleeve—
12Synchronizer key—
133rd/4th clutch hub—
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page J2-23page J2-27page J2-28

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