Rear Retainer And Oil Pump

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Remove the speedometer adapter.
Spread band clamp which holds output shaft boot to the output shaft slinger, or output shaft damper, with a suitable awl, or equivalent.

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.

Remove output shaft boot from slinger, or output shaft damper, and output shaft.
If the vehicle is not equipped with an output shaft damper, remove the output shaft rear slinger using Puller MD-998056-A.

Fig 1: Removing Rear Slinger
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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.
Use a suitable pry tool, or a slide hammer mounted screw, to remove the seal from the rear retainer.

Fig 2: Removing Rear Retainer Seal
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Remove the rear output bearing I.D. retaining ring.

Fig 3: Removing Output Shaft Rear Bearing Retaining Ring
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Remove the bolts holding the rear retainer to the rear case half.
Tap rear retainer with rawhide or rubber mallet to loosen sealer bead.
Remove rear retainer from rear case half.

Fig 4: Removing Rear Retainer
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Remove snap-ring holding oil pump in position on output shaft.
Disengage oil pickup tube from oil pump and remove oil pump assembly. Remove oil pump by tilting the edge of the oil pump from under the edge of the rear case half and sliding the pump.

Fig 5: Removing Oil Pump
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Remove pick-up tube o-ring from oil pump, if necessary. Do not disassemble the oil pump, it is not serviceable.

Fig 6: Locating Pickup Tube O-Ring
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