Transfer Case
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Special Tool(s) / General Equipment
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All vehicles
- Remove the front driveshaft. Refer to: Front Driveshaft .
- Drain the fluid if the transfer case is to be disassembled. Refer to: Transfer Case Draining and Filling .
Vehicles equipped with a slip yoke
- Remove the rear driveshaft. Refer to: Rear Driveshaft
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Vehicles equipped with a U-joint flange
- Position the driveshaft aside.
- Index mark the driveshaft and U-joint flange.
- Remove and discard the U-joint strap bolts and U-joint straps.
- Position the driveshaft aside and support it with mechanics wire.
Vehicles equipped with electronic shift on the fly transfer case
- Disconnect the shift motor electrical connector and detach the harness retainer clips and pushpin from the transfer case.
Vehicles equipped with manual shift transfer case
- Disconnect the manual shift indicator harness connector and pushpin.
- Remove manual shift lever cable bracket nuts and position the manual shift lever cable aside.
All vehicles
- Disconnect the vent hose from the transfer case.
- Remove the transmission support crossmember. Refer to: Transmission Support Crossmember .
- Remove the transmission mount bolts and the transmission mount.
- Using a transmission jack, remove the transfer case-to-transmission bolts and remove the transfer case. Use the General Equipment: Transmission Jack