3500 4x2 Pickup V10-488 8.0L Magnum (1996)
Optional Equipment:
21-00-06-61
Skid Plate Equipped
0.2 Hrs
FAILURE CODE: P8 - New Part
Repair Procedure
This bulletin involves installing a new fifth gear, spring disc washer, and a revised fifth gear clamp nut.
1.
Shift the transmission into neutral.
2.
Raise the vehicle on an appropriate hoist.
3.
If equipped, remove the skid plate.
4.
Place a drain pan under the transmission.
5.
Remove the PTO cover bottom bolt and drain the lubricant out of the transmission (Figure 1).
6.
Using a suitable marker, mark a line across the rear axle pinion yoke and the rear propeller shaft yoke for installation reference.
7.
If equipped with a two-piece propeller shaft, with a suitable marker, mark the outline of the center bearing on the frame crossmember for
installation reference. Then, remove the bolts that attach the center bearing to the support bracket (Figure 2).
8.
Remove the bolts holding the universal joint clamp to the pinion yoke.
9.
Slide the slip yoke off the transmission/transfer case output shaft and remove the rear propeller shaft. If the vehicle is a 4X4, proceed to Step 10. If
the vehicle is a 4X2, proceed to Step 21.
10.
With a suitable marker, mark a line across the front propeller shaft yoke at the transfer case and the propeller shaft yoke at the rear of the front
propeller shaft.
11.
Mark a line across the propeller shaft yoke at the front of the front propeller shaft and the front pinion shaft yoke.
