28. REMOVE THRUST WASHER AND BALL 29. REMOVE REAR BEARING RETAINER Remove the four bolts and bearing retainer. 30. REMOVE REVERSE IDLER GEAR AND SHAFT Pull out the shaft toward the rear. 31. REMOVE BEARING SNAP RING Using snap ring pliers, remove the snap ring. 32. REMOVE OUTPUT SHAFT, COUNTER GEAR AND INPUT SHAFT AS A UNIT FROM INTERMEDIATE PLATE (a) Remove the output shaft, counter gear and input shaft as a unit from the intermediate plate by pulling on the counter gear and tapping on the intermediate plate with a plastic hammer. (b) Remove the input shaft with the needle roller bearing from the output shaft.