Tools Required
| • | J 43909 Selector
Shaft Seal Installer |
| • | J 43911 Selector
Shaft Seal Remover |
Removal Procedure
- Raise the vehicle. Refer to
Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle
in General Information.
- Remove the park/neutral position (PNP) switch. Refer to
Park/Neutral Position Switch Replacement
.
- Be
sure that the jackscrew for J 43911
is backed off and will not interfere with installation of the removal tool.
Slide the seal remover tool over the selector shaft (2) with the threaded end of
the tool towards the seal.
- Rotate the removal tool so that the threads on the end of the tool engage
the steel shell (1) of the seal. Use a wrench to be sure that the removal tool is
firmly attached to the seal shell.
- Rotate the jackscrew in the clockwise direction to remove the seal from
the bore. Discard the seal that was removed.
Installation Procedure
- Carefully
slide a new selector shaft seal (1) over the selector shaft (2) with the wide face
of the steel case facing outward. Position the seal so that it is starting to
enter the seal bore.
- Obtain J 43909
and
remove the inner sleeve so that the tool will slide over the selector shaft.
- Slide the J 43909
into
position so that the end of the tool contacts the seal being installed. Use a mallet
to strike the J 43909
and drive
the new seal into the seal bore until it is seated at the bottom of the bore.
- Install the PNP switch. Refer to
Park/Neutral Position Switch Replacement
.
- Lower the vehicle.
- Fill the transmission to the proper level with DEXRON® III transmission
fluid. Refer to
Transmission Fluid Check
.
