QU10157 New Venture Manual Transmission Shift Tower Spacer Plate

QU10157 New Venture Manual Transmission Shift Tower Spacer Plate for New Venture NV4500 5 speed and NV5600 6 speed manual transmissions in Chevy, Dodge and GMC trucks. One of these Spacer Plates are used between the Shift Tower and the transmission top cover on 1998-2005 Dodge and 1995-2007 GM New Venture NV4500 transmissions. Also fits 1999-2005 Dodge New Venture NV5600 transmissions.

Also See QK1114 Shift Tower Spacer Plate Kit.

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Dan the Gear Man® Tech Notes:
RTV Sealant
Matching Parts
Lubricants, Sealants, Threadlockers
Special Tools
Applications

Tech Note 1: RTV Sealant
Use RTV sealant to seal between the metal side of the Shift Tower Spacer Plate and the top of your transmission top cover (NV4500) or housing (NV5600). Do NOT apply any sealant to the rubber side of the Spacer!

Tech Note 2: Matching Parts
(4) QU10155 Bushing
(4) QU10156 Bolt
QU90005 RTV Sealant
QU10047 Shift Tower for 1998-2005 Dodge NV4500 5 Speed Manual Transmission
QU10218 Shift Tower for 1994.5-2007 GM NV4500 5 Speed Manual Transmission with Low Rise Cover
QU10703 Shift Tower for 1994.5-2007 GM Right Side Drive Vehicles with NV4500 Low Rise Top Cover
QU12009 Shift Tower for 1999-2002 Dodge NV5600 6 Speed Manual Transmission
QU12010 Shift Tower for 2003-2005 Dodge NV5600 6 Speed Manual Transmission

Tech Note 3: Lubricants, Sealants, Threadlockers
Early production NV4500 Transmissions used an anaerobic sealant (QU90003) to seal between the main case and input bearing retainer, top cover, and rear housing. Mid-production units used anaerobic sealant just on the input retainer and RTV for everything else. Later production transmissions used black RTV Sealant (QU90006 or QU90005) for everything. Either type of sealant works fine (except the PTO covers ALWAYS should be sealed with RTV), but I prefer RTV for all components. Regardless of which sealant you use, make sure excess sealant does not block the lube access hole at the top of input retainer pilot that fits into the transmission case! Also, the threaded holes in the main case for the four retainer bolts and 12 PTO bolts are open ended, so you must use new bolts with factory applied threadlocker or apply Threadlocker (S24200) to your existing bolts to prevent oil seepage past the bolt threads. See my TM1003 NV4500 Shop Manual or VSG1003DVD NV4500 Overhaul Video for more information.

Lubricant and Chemical List for NV4500 Transmissions:
QU90020 NV4500 Manual Transmission Oil
QU90003 Anaerobic Sealant
QU90006 3.35 oz Ultra Black RTV Sealant
QU90005 0.5 oz Ultra Black RTV Sealant
S24200 6ml Medium Strength Blue Threadlocker
S9978 1 gram Medium Strength Blue Threadlocker
S9979 1 gram High Strength Red Threadlocker
S24026 High Temperature Threadlocker for Mainshaft Nut

Tech Note 4: Special Tools
Need Torque Specs or Rebuild procedures? Order my 116 page, full color illustrated TM1003 NV4500 Rebuild Manual.

You will need some special tools to correctly service your NV4500 Transmission. The chart below lists our current NV4500 Special Tools for popular models.

Applications:
Chevy and GMC:
GM C1500, C1500, C2500, K2500, C3500, K3500 trucks, and P-series vans with Diesel or gas engines: 1994.5, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

Dodge, Plymouth, and Ram:
Ram 2500, Ram 3500 with NV4500 5 Speed: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Ram 2500, Ram 3500 with NV5600 6 Speed: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005