Removal Procedure

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Raise the vehicle.
Mark the relationship of the front propeller shaft U-Joint to the differential yoke.

Fig 1: Marking Relationship Of Front Propeller Shaft U-Joint To Differential Yoke
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Remove the front propeller shaft retainer bolts.

Fig 2: Removing Front Propeller Shaft Retainer Bolts
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Remove the U-Joint retainers.
Remove the front propeller shaft front the front differential.

Fig 3: Removing U-Joint Retainers
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Important: The following procedure is to ensure that the U-Joint bearings and caps DO NOT become separated. This will prevent the lost of the needle bearings inside the bearing cap.
Tape the U-Joint bearing caps together.

Fig 4: Taping U-Joint Bearing Caps
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Remove the front propeller shaft from the transfer case.

Fig 5: Removing Front Propeller Shaft From Transfer Case
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