Jeep Wrangler 1997 Manual - page 931
(35) Depress
compression
spring
and
pin
in
reverse idler gear shaft (Fig. 92).
(36) Install
the
reverse
idler
gear
shaft
the
remainder of the way through the reverse idler gear
assembly.
(37) Position the reverse idler gear shaft lock plate
onto the intermediate plate.
(38) Install a new bolt to hold the idler gear shaft
lock plate to the intermediate plate.
(39) Install the fifth gear thrust ring lock ball to
the countershaft (Fig. 93).
(40) Install the fifth gear thrust ring onto the
countershaft and over the lock ball (Fig. 94).
(41) Install fifth gear shift fork to the countershaft
fifth gear assembly.
(42) Install the countershaft fifth gear bearings
into the countershaft fifth gear assembly.
(43) Position the countershaft fifth gear assembly
on the countershaft. Ensure that the fifth gear fork is
installed onto the fifth gear shift rail.
(44) Install the fifth gear synchro ring.
Fig. 91 Align Idler Shaft Pin
Fig. 92 Depress Pin In Reverse Idler Gear Shaft
Fig. 93 Install Fifth Gear Thrust Ring Lock Ball
Fig. 94 Install Fifth Gear Thrust Ring
TJ
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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)