REMOVE PROPELLER SHAFT HEAT INSULATOR BRACKET SUB-ASSEMBLY
Remove the bolt and bracket.
REMOVE TRANSFER OIL PUMP PLATE
Remove the 4 bolts, oil pump plate and oil pump driven rotor.
Note
Do not drop the oil pump driven rotor.
Remove the O-ring from the oil pump plate.
Remove the transfer oil seal ring from the input shaft.
Remove the oil pump drive rotor from the input shaft.
REMOVE TRANSFER CASE STRAIGHT PIN
Remove the 2 straight pins.
Note
Do not drop the straight pins.
REMOVE TRANSFER CASE PLUG
Using a 10 mm hexagon wrench, remove the case plug, compression spring, ball and relief valve seat.
REMOVE TRANSFER OIL PUMP PLATE OIL SEAL
Using a screwdriver, pry out the oil seal from the oil pump plate.
Note
Be careful not to damage the oil seal and oil pump plate contact surfaces.
Tech Tips
Tape the screwdriver tip before use.
REMOVE FRONT OUTPUT SHAFT COMPANION FLANGE SUB-ASSEMBLY
Using SST and a hammer, release the staked part of the nut.
Note
Be sure to use SST with the tapered surface facing the shaft.
Do not grind the tip of SST with a grinder, etc.
Completely loosen the staked part of the nut when removing it.
Do not damage the threads of the transfer driven sprocket.
Using SST to hold the companion flange, remove the lock nut.
Using SST, remove the companion flange.
Remove the O-ring from the companion flange.
REMOVE TRANSFER OUTPUT SHAFT DUST DEFLECTOR
Using SST and a press, remove the transfer output shaft dust deflector.
Note
Do not drop the front output shaft companion flange sub-assembly.
REMOVE TRANSFER CASE FRONT OIL SEAL
Using SST, remove the front transfer case oil seal.
Note
Be careful not to damage the front transfer case oil seal and front transfer case contact surface.
Apply grease to the tip of SST center bolt before use.
REMOVE REAR OUTPUT SHAFT COMPANION FLANGE SUB-ASSEMBLY
Using SST and a hammer, release the staked part of the nut.
Note
Be sure to use SST with the tapered surface facing the shaft.
Do not grind the tip of SST with a grinder, etc.
Completely loosen the staked part of the nut when removing it.
Do not damage the threads of the rear transfer output shaft.
Using SST to hold the companion flange, remove the lock nut.
Using SST, remove the companion flange.
Remove the O-ring from the companion flange.
REMOVE TRANSFER CASE REAR OIL SEAL
Using SST, tap out the oil seal.
Note
Be careful not to damage the oil seal and rear transfer case contact surface.
REMOVE NO. 1 TRANSFER CASE PLUG
Remove the plug, compression spring and pin.
REMOVE TRANSFER CASE PLUG
Using a 6 mm hexagon wrench, remove the plug.
REMOVE REAR TRANSFER CASE ASSEMBLY
Remove the 14 bolts.
Remove the rear transfer case.
Tech Tips
If necessary, tap the rear transfer case with a plastic-faced hammer to remove it.
REMOVE FRONT TRANSFER OUTPUT SHAFT NEEDLE ROLLER BEARING
Remove the needle roller bearing and spacer from the output shaft.
REMOVE NO. 2 TRANSFER GEAR SHIFT FORK
Using 2 screwdrivers and a hammer, tap out the 4 shift fork shaft snap rings.
Remove the bolt. Then remove the No. 2 gear shift fork together with the high and low clutch sleeve from the shift actuator.
REMOVE TRANSFER SHIFT ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY
Remove the No. 1 gear shift fork bolt.
Remove the 3 bolts.
Remove the shift actuator and No. 1 gear shift fork from the rear transfer case.
Note
Take care not to drop the No. 1 gear shift fork.
Remove the O-ring from the shift actuator.
REMOVE REAR TRANSFER OUTPUT SHAFT ASSEMBLY
Using a snap ring expander, expand the snap ring as shown in the illustration.
Using a plastic-faced hammer, carefully tap the rear transfer case, and remove the output shaft together with the drive chain and driven sprocket.
Remove the output shaft and driven sprocket from the drive chain.
Note
Do not drop the output shaft washers.
Using a snap ring expander, remove the snap ring from the rear transfer case.
REMOVE FRONT DRIVE CLUTCH SLEEVE
Remove the clutch sleeve from the output shaft.
REMOVE SIDE GEAR SHAFT HOLDER BEARING
Using a screwdriver, remove the snap ring.
Using SST, remove the bearing.
REMOVE TRANSFER OIL SEPARATOR SUB-ASSEMBLY
Remove the 3 bolts and oil separator.
Remove the O-ring from the oil separator.
REMOVE TRANSFER CASE MAGNET
Remove the magnet from the oil separator.
REMOVE TRANSFER INPUT SHAFT ASSEMBLY
Using a 14 mm hexagon wrench, remove the 2 case plugs from the front transfer case.
Using a snap ring expander, expand the snap ring as shown in the illustration. Then remove the input shaft from the front transfer case.
REMOVE TRANSFER LOW PLANETARY RING GEAR
Using a screwdriver, remove the snap ring. Then remove the low planetary ring gear from the front transfer case.
Using a snap ring expander, remove the snap ring from the front transfer case.
REMOVE TRANSFER DRIVEN SPROCKET BEARING
Using a screwdriver, remove the snap ring. Then remove the bearing from the front transfer case.
REMOVE NO. 1 SYNCHRONIZER RING (for Manual Transmission)
Remove the synchronizer ring from the input shaft.
REMOVE NO. 1 TRANSFER INPUT SHAFT SEAL RING
Remove the seal ring from the input shaft.
REMOVE TRANSFER INPUT SHAFT BEARING
Using a snap ring expander, remove the snap ring.
Using SST and a press, press out the bearing.
Note
Be careful not to drop or damage the input shaft, low planetary gear and low planetary gear bearings.
Tech Tips
When the bearing is removed, the input shaft, low planetary gear, and 2 low planetary gear bearings will come off.
REMOVE TRANSFER INPUT SHAFT BIMETAL FORMED BUSH
Using SST, remove the bush.
REMOVE TRANSFER INPUT SHAFT PLUG
Using SST and a hammer, tap out the input shaft plug.
REMOVE TRANSFER OUTPUT SHAFT WASHER
Remove the 2 output shaft washers from the output shaft.
REMOVE NO. 1 TRANSFER OUTPUT SHAFT SPACER
Using 2 screwdrivers and a hammer, tap out the snap ring.
Remove the output shaft spacer from the output shaft.
Remove the seal ring from the output shaft spacer.
Remove the straight pin from the output shaft.
REMOVE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL CASE
Remove the center differential case from the output shaft.
for Manual Transmission:
Using a snap ring expander, remove the snap ring.
for Manual Transmission:
Remove the synchromesh shifting key spring and No. 2 synchromesh shifting keys from the center differential case.
Using SST, remove the needle roller bearing.
Using SST, remove the needle roller bearing.
REMOVE TRANSFER OUTPUT SHAFT SPACER
Using 2 screwdrivers and a hammer, tap out the snap ring.
Remove the output shaft spacer from the output shaft.
Remove the straight pin from the output shaft.
REMOVE TRANSFER DRIVE SPROCKET SUB-ASSEMBLY
Remove the drive sprocket from the output shaft.
REMOVE TRANSFER DRIVE SPROCKET BEARING
Remove the bearing from the output shaft.
REMOVE REAR TRANSFER OUTPUT SHAFT
Using SST and a press, press out the bearing.
Note
Be careful not to drop or damage the output shaft.
Remove the needle roller bearing from the output shaft.