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Rear Output Shaft Seal: Removal

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  1. Shift the transmission and transfer case into NEUTRAL.
  2. Raise and support vehicle.
  3. Mark a line across the pinion shaft and at each end of the propeller shaft for installation reference.
  4. Remove the U-joint strap bolts at the pinion shaft yoke.
  5. Pry open clamp holding the dust boot to propeller shaft yoke.
    Fig 1: Prying Dust Boot Clamp
    G01708025Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
  6. Slide the slip yoke off of the transmission/transfer case output shaft and remove the propeller shaft.
  7. Spread band clamp which holds output shaft boot to the output shaft slinger, or output shaft damper, with a suitable awl, or equivalent.
    8. NOTE: Vehicles built with a 4.0L engine and a manual transmission use a damper weight on the transfer case output shaft. Be sure to identify the transfer case before proceeding.
  8. Remove output shaft boot from slinger, or output shaft damper, and output shaft.
  9. If the vehicle is not equipped with an output shaft damper, remove the output shaft rear slinger using Puller MD-998056-A.
    Fig 2: Removing Rear Slinger
    G01708026Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
  10. If the vehicle is equipped with an output shaft damper, use Screws 8421 and the puller yoke and forcing screw from a bolt-grip puller set, such as those used to remove steering wheels and harmonic balancers, to remove the transfer case output shaft damper.
  11. Use a suitable pry tool, or a slide hammer mounted screw, to remove the seal from the rear retainer.
    Fig 3: Removing Rear Output Shaft Seal
    G01708027Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
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