Lower Level

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Remove restrict ball assembly (bolt).  Save the ball.
26.jpg (31214 bytes) Remove reverse idler gear shaft bolt (I used vice-grips, didnt have a hex wrench on me or torx)
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Remove these dozen bolts (12mm) holding the transaxle case to the base.  They are all the same size
29.jpg (35462 bytes) Using a mallet or screwdriver pry up this level of tranny carefully.
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Pull up the center diff.  This should come up easily.  Notice the Oil Guide.  Only one in our trannies.  It 'slips' into a detent on the bottom there.  The underside of this case has shims under the bearing races.  The 'top' side (or side away from the clutch) doesnt have spacers beneath the bearing races.
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Broken 4th gear and debris laying around the base :(
36.jpg (29999 bytes) Once the lower case is out, you are left with the base and the gear stacks.  Pull up on the Front Diff.  It will have a shim on the top.  The bearing race may/maynot have come off the case.
37.jpg (39555 bytes) Pull up on the front output shaft assembly.  Lower bearing race is not shimmed.
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The bottom of the "upper level" and the "center section" ONLY, have shims under the bearing races.  When shimmying the tranny, the bottom of the shafts and diffs dont get shimmed.  This is important.
38.jpg (40965 bytes) Remember how this looks.  Left is the Input shaft, middle is the reverse idler gear/shaft, right is the Intermediate shaft.  You will notice there are 3 shift forks.  5th fork is cast, 1-2 and 3-4 forks are aluminum.  Note where the reverse idler gear bolt hole is pointing. It should point towards the front diff when assembling.  On the left (input shaft) you have 3rd/4th synchro.  Top is the 4th gear, lower is the 3rd gear.   On the opposite shaft (right shaft aka intermediate shaft), the 3rd/4th mating gears are part of the shaft.  The same holds the other way around.  The left shaft carries the 1st/2nd gear, while the right shaft has the mating gears, which are molded into the shaft.
39.jpg (37323 bytes) Another view of the assembly.  note the longest shift rail.  once these rails are separated, they're easily identifiable as to where they came from.
42.jpg (28487 bytes) Punch out these locking pins from both the forks.
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Remove these 2 bolts holding the reverse shift lever assembly down.  Remove the assembly and the reverse idler gear.
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Remove this interlock plate bolt
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Move the shift rails as you see here.  You may lift the right most rail a bit, this will let you move the middle rail to the right even more, and the left rail, to the left, clearing the interlock plate.
50.jpg (38437 bytes) Hold everything together and lift the entire assembly up and out, carefully.
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52.jpg (42338 bytes) Intermediate shaft assembly, left to right:  Bearing, 4th gear, 3rd gear, 2nd gear, synchro, 1st gear, bearing.  4th/3rd gear on this shaft are molded onto the shaft.  Note how the synchro slider's teeth face the clutch side of the shaft.
53.jpg (41146 bytes) Input shaft assembly, left to right:  4th gear, synchro, 3rd gear, 2nd gear, reverse gear, 1st gear, bearing.  Note on the synchro sleeve, the indent line side of the synchro points away from the clutch.  Thats important.

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