Parts Cleaning and Inspection

Service Precautions
^ Use appropriate safety equipment such as:
^ Safety Glasses
^ Safety Shoes
^ Gloves
^ Keep the work area clean.
^ Keep the tools clean.
^ Clean the exterior of the transmission before removing parts.
^ Do not use wipe cloths or rags.
^ Do not use solvents on:
^ Rubber seals
^ Plastic/Teflon(R)(l) thrust washers or spacers.
^ Blow out all the passages with compressed air.
^ Clean out the small passages with a fine wire.
^ Handle the parts carefully in order to prevent damage. When installing screws, bolts or studs into aluminum, always dip the threads into J36850, or equivalent.
^ Recondition damaged or stripped aluminum threads with thread inserts.
^ Replace all of the gaskets and O-ring seals. Do not use gasket cement or sealers.
^ Replace the Teflon(R) and rubber lip seals only when necessary. Install using the appropriate seal installer.

Inspection Procedure
^ Inspect the manual shift linkage for the following:
^ Wear at the pivot points
^ Shift cable binding
^ Proper shift cable attachment
^ Inspect the seals, gaskets, O-ring seals and mating surfaces for the following:
^ Nicks
^ Cuts
^ Damage
^ Inspect the snap rings for the following:
^ Expansion or compression
^ Distortion
^ Nicks
^ Proper ring-to-groove fit
^ Inspect the bearings and thrusts surfaces for the following:
^ Wear
^ Scoring
^ Pitting