Question: I have a Dodge Dakota 2001 3.6lt 2WDi have a aluminum case its a NV 1500 5 speed manual transmission , my problem is 5th & reverse gears ,i took off stick and by visual aluminum sleeve fork broken in the center can see the other broken part further in housing ? Im going to remove or split back half of trans , if i could get more information about this repair besides the 2 diagrams like the manual transmission repair manual from dodge (dealers) copy please help mahalo for your kokua.

Answer:The 2001 Dakota 3.9L 4x2 is the NV3500 instead of the NV1500 and it is not uncommon for those to break the 5/R fork You can see the parts illustration for the NV3500 on our site at: https://www.midwesttrans.com/Chevy_NV3500_manual_Transmission.htm, we can supply the following parts:  Part Number MWT235GWS Bearing Rebuild Kit with Syncro Rings Dodge (NV 3500) (3 Piece 1-2 Syncros) 2001 -Up Your Cost $376.33

Part Number 58 NV20047 Fork 5th-Reverse Shift 1-Rail (NV 3500 S10, Dakota) (93-Up) Your Cost $51.00

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