Removal Procedure

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Raise the vehicle.
Important: The following service procedure is to ensure that the U-Joint will be properly PHASED when installed.
Mark the relationship between the propeller shaft and the yoke.

Fig 1: Marking Relationship Between Propeller Shaft & Yoke
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Remove the retainer bolts.
Remove the retainers.

Fig 2: Removing Retainers
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Important: The following service procedure is to ensure that the U-Joint bearing caps DO NOT become separated from the U-Joint cross and prevent the lose of the needle bearings inside the bearing cap.
Tape the U-Joint bearing caps together.

Fig 3: Taping U-Joint Bearing Caps
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Remove the propeller shaft from the transfer case if 4WD, or transmission if 2WD.

Fig 4: Removing Propeller Shaft From Transfer Case Or Transmission
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