Rear Output Shaft Seal: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Jeep Liberty. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Shift the transmission and transfer case into NEUTRAL.
Raise and support vehicle.
Mark a line across the pinion shaft and at each end of the propeller shaft for installation reference.
Remove the U-joint strap bolts at the pinion shaft yoke.

Pry open clamp holding the dust boot to propeller shaft yoke. See Fig 1.

Fig 1: Output Boot - Typical

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1 - SLINGER

2 - BOOT

3 - AWL

4 - TRANSFER CASE

Slide the slip yoke off of the transmission/transfer case output shaft and remove the propeller shaft.
Spread band clamp which holds output shaft boot to the output shaft slinger with a suitable awl, or equivalent.
Remove output shaft boot from slinger and output shaft.

Remove the output shaft rear slinger using Puller MD-998056-A. See Fig 2.

Fig 2: Rear Slinger Removal

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1 - TRANSFER CASE

2 - PULLER MD-998056-A

3 - REAR SLINGER

Use a suitable pry tool, or a slide hammer mounted screw, to remove the seal from the rear retainer. See Fig 3.

Fig 3: Rear Retainer Seal

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1 - REAR RETAINER

2 - OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL