TRANSAXLE
CONTENTS
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NV T350 (A-578) MANUAL TRANSAXLE
INDEX
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GENERAL INFORMATION
GEAR RATIOS ........................... 2
GEARSHIFT PATTERN ..................... 3
NV T350 MANUAL TRANSAXLE .............. 1
SEALANTS .............................. 2
SELECTION OF LUBRICANT ................ 2
SPECIAL ADDITIVES ...................... 2
TRANSAXLE IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION . . . 2
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
AXLE SEALS ............................ 3
GEARSHIFT LEVERS ...................... 3
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING
CLUTCH PROBLEMS ...................... 3
COMMON PROBLEM CAUSES .............. 3
HARD SHIFTING ......................... 3
LOW LUBRICANT LEVEL ................... 3
NOISY OPERATION ....................... 3
SLIPS OUT OF GEAR ..................... 3
SERVICE PROCEDURES
FLUID DRAIN AND FILL .................... 4
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
AXLE SEALS ............................ 7
BACK-UP LAMP SWITCH ................... 7
CROSSOVER LEVER ...................... 7
GEARSHIFT BOOT ....................... 4
GEARSHIFT CABLES ...................... 5
GEARSHIFT KNOB ....................... 4
GEARSHIFT MECHANISM REPLACEMENT ..... 6
SELECTOR LEVER ....................... 7
SHIFT SHAFT SEALS ...................... 8
TRANSAXLE ............................ 8
VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR DRIVE GEAR ...... 6
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY
DIFFERENTIAL ......................... 25
INPUT SHAFT .......................... 21
OUTPUT SHAFT ........................ 25
SHIFT RAILS OVERHAUL ................. 31
SYNCHRONIZER ........................ 30
TRANSAXLE ........................... 12
TRANSAXLE CASE OVERHAUL ............. 31
CLEANING AND INSPECTION
SYNCHRONIZER ........................ 36
TRANSAXLE ........................... 36
ADJUSTMENTS
BEARING ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE ....... 37
DIFFERENTIAL BEARING PRELOAD
ADJUSTMENT ......................... 37
GEARSHIFT CROSSOVER CABLE
ADJUSTMENT ......................... 36
SPECIFICATIONS
NV T350 (A-578) ......................... 38
SPECIAL TOOLS
NV T350 (A-578) MANUAL TRANSAXLE ....... 38
GENERAL INFORMATION
NV T350 MANUAL TRANSAXLE
NOTE: Safety goggles should be worn at all times
when working on these transaxles.
This five speed is a constant-mesh manual tran-
saxle. All gear ranges, except reverse, are synchro-
nized. The reverse gear utilizes a brake and blocking
ring for shifting ease. The reverse idler gear is sup-
ported on a sliding spindle idler shaft. The transaxle
case is aluminum with a steel end–plate bearing
cover. It is housed in a die-cast aluminum case fea-
turing a two–piece, middle split design (Fig. 1).
The NV T350 (A-578) transaxle internal compo-
nents can be serviced only by separating the gear
case from the bellhousing case.
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