Extension Housing Gasket

Extension Housing Gasket





Special Tool(s)

Removal
1. Raise and support the vehicle.
2. Remove the exhaust heat shield.





3. CAUTION: Index-mark (color paint) the bolts, washers, nuts, and the flex coupling to the transmission flange and the pinion flange to make sure they are installed in the same location. Components not assembled in their original locations can cause driveshaft imbalance.

Index-mark the front driveshaft pinion flange.





4. CAUTION: Do not remove the bolts retaining the flex coupling to the driveshaft.

Remove the three nuts, washers and bolts.





5. Slide the front portion of the driveshaft toward the rear of the vehicle.
6. Support the transmission with a transmission jack.





7. Remove the bolt.





8. Remove the bolts.





9. Disconnect the shift cable.





10. Remove the nut and discard.





11. Using the special tool, remove the output flange.





12. CAUTION: The parking pawl, parking pawl return spring and parking pawl shaft could fall out during removal of the extension housing.

Remove the extension housing.





13. Remove and discard the extension housing gasket.

Installation





1. Clean the extension housing and install new extension housing gasket. Make sure that the park pawl is installed correctly.





2. CAUTION: Make sure the parking lever actuating rod is correctly seated into the case parking rod guide cup.

Install the extension housing.





3. Install the shift cable.





4. Install the rear mount.





5. Install the rear mount.





6. Using the special tools, install the output flange.





7. Install a new nut.





8. CAUTION: Align the index marks or driveshaft imbalance can occur.

Align the index marks on the pinion flange made during removal and position the driveshaft in place.





9. CAUTION: Install the bolts, washers and nuts in their original positions or driveshaft imbalance can occur. Install the driveshaft flex coupling bolts with the head of the bolt seated against the flange, and the nuts seated against the flex coupling. Install the short bolts in the front and the long bolts in the rear.

Install the bolts, washers and nuts.
^ Coat the nut and bolt threads with threadlock sealer.
10. Install the exhaust heat shield.
11. Fill the transmission to the correct fluid level and check for correct transmission operation.