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) 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 J 36850, or equivalent.
^ Recondition damaged or stripped aluminum threads with thread inserts.
^ Replace all of the gaskets and 0-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, 0-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