Case Disassembly

CASE DISASSEMBLY
1. Place transaxle on bench.





2. Remove shift levers. Remove transaxle case half bolts.








3. Place two screwdrivers in the slots provided in the case halves near the dowels. Separate the case halves.





4. Remove bell housing case half, from gear case half.





5. Remove output shaft roller bearing from output shaft.
6. Remove differential assembly.





7. Remove reverse idler shaft bolt.





Remove reverse idler gear.





8. Remove two screws retaining reverse fork bracket.





Remove reverse fork bracket and reverse cam blackout assembly.





9. Using snap ring pliers, remove selector shaft spacer.





10. Pull the selector shaft shift pin out of the slot in the blocker assembly. Turn selector shaft up and out of the way.








11. Remove transaxle end cover.





12. Remove two snap rings retaining the output shaft and the input shaft to the bearing.





13. Using bench fixture and shims provided (MB995023, MB995024, MB995025), turn transaxle over. Install transaxle onto bench fixture. Verify shim spacers are in position on bench fixture. Install transaxle into shop press.





14. Install bearing fixture (MB995056) onto transaxle end bearings. Verify tool is properly aligned to input and output shaft.

CAUTION: The oil dams in the input and output shaft can be damaged while pressing on the shafts if the bearing fixture is not properly used.





15. Install transaxle gear case and bench fixture onto shop press. Press output and input shaft assemblies out of case.
16. Remove transaxle from press.





17. Carefully remove transaxle case from the shaft assemblies and bench fixture.





18. Make sure the oil feed trough to end bearings is not damaged.





19. Remove the shift blocker assembly from the bench fixture.





20. Remove the 1 - 2 shift fork from the output shaft.





21. Remove input and output shaft assemblies from bench fixture.

CAUTION: The output shaft assembly is serviced as an assembly. Do not try to repair any component on the output shaft. If the 1/2 synchronizer or gear fails, it is necessary to replace the complete output shaft assembly.