Transfer Case: Removal
- Disconnect negative battery cable. Raise vehicle. Drain lubricant from transfer case. Remove cotter pin from shift lever linkage. Mark transfer case front and rear output shafts and yokes, for assembly alignment reference. Remove left strut rod. Remove shafts.
- Disconnect electrical wires and speed sensor wire (if equipped). Disconnect parking brake cable guide from pivot located on right frame rail. On automatic transmission models, remove engine strut rod from transfer case (if equipped).
- Remove skid plate. Place support under transfer case and remove transfer case-to-transmission bolts. Move transfer case assembly rearward until free of transmission output shaft and remove assembly. Remove all gasket material from rear of transmission adapter housing.