Bearings and Races
There are tapered bearing races (1) in the transfer case housing and rear extension housing (2) for the input shaft and idler shaft. Gear tooth clearances and bearing preloads are maintained by shims located behind the bearing races. There is a sealed ball bearing type intermediate shaft bearing (3) located in the rear extension housing. For some models, the transfer case rear extension housing has an opening (4) through which one of the transmission-to-transfer case attaching bolts in accessed.