Disassembly [08/2015 - ]: Procedure
- REMOVE TRANSFER INDICATOR SWITCH (4WD POSITION)
See step 2
- REMOVE TRANSFER INDICATOR SWITCH (L4 POSITION)
See step 3
- REMOVE TRANSFER INDICATOR SWITCH (NEUTRAL POSITION)
See step 4
- REMOVE TRANSFER CONTROL SHIFT LEVER RETAINER SUB-ASSEMBLY
- Remove the 4 bolts and retainer.
- REMOVE BREATHER OIL DEFLECTOR
- Remove the breather oil deflector.
- REMOVE TRANSFER BEARING RETAINER SUB-ASSEMBLY
- Remove the 5 bolts and bearing retainer.
HINT:
If necessary, tap the bearing retainer with a plastic-faced hammer to remove it.
- Remove the 5 bolts and bearing retainer.
- REMOVE TRANSFER BEARING RETAINER OIL SEAL
- Using a screwdriver and hammer, tap off the oil seal from the bearing retainer.NOTE:
Be careful not to damage the oil seal and bearing retainer contact surfaces.
- Using a screwdriver and hammer, tap off the oil seal from the bearing retainer.
- REMOVE FRONT OUTPUT SHAFT COMPANION FLANGE SUB-ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE FRONT TRANSFER OUTPUT SHAFT COMPANION FLANGE OIL SEAL
- Using a screwdriver and hammer, tap out the oil seal from the companion flange.NOTE:
Be careful not to damage the oil seal and companion flange contact surfaces.
- Using a screwdriver and hammer, tap out the oil seal from the companion flange.
- REMOVE TRANSFER CASE FRONT OIL SEAL
See step 5
- REMOVE REAR OUTPUT SHAFT COMPANION FLANGE SUB-ASSEMBLY
- REMOVE REAR TRANSFER OUTPUT SHAFT COMPANION FLANGE OIL SEAL
- Using a screwdriver and hammer, tap out the oil seal from the companion flange.NOTE:
Be careful not to damage the oil seal and companion flange contact surfaces.
- Using a screwdriver and hammer, tap out the oil seal from the companion flange.
- REMOVE TRANSFER CASE REAR OIL SEAL
See step 5
- REMOVE SPEEDOMETER DRIVEN HOLE COVER SUB-ASSEMBLY
- Remove the bolt and speedometer driven hole cover sub-assembly.
- Remove the O-ring from the hole cover.
- REMOVE TRANSFER EXTENSION HOUSING SUB-ASSEMBLY
- Remove the 5 bolts and extension housing.
HINT:
If necessary, tap the extension housing with a plastic-faced hammer to remove it.
- Remove the 5 bolts and extension housing.
- REMOVE TRANSFER OUTPUT SHAFT WASHER
- Remove the 2 output shaft washers.
- REMOVE TRANSFER SPEEDOMETER DRIVE GEAR
- Remove the speedometer drive gear and ball.
- REMOVE REAR TRANSFER CASE
- Remove the 12 bolts and clamp.
- Remove the rear transfer case.
HINT:
If necessary, tap the rear transfer case with a plastic-faced hammer to remove it.
- REMOVE FRONT TRANSFER DRIVE SHIFT FORK SHAFT
- Using a hexagon wrench, remove the 2 plugs.
- Using a magnet hand, remove the 2 springs and 2 balls from both holes.
- Mount the rear transfer case in a vise.NOTE:
Place aluminum plates on the vise to prevent damage to the rear transfer case.
- Using a 5 mm pin punch and hammer, tap off the 2 slotted pins from the shift shaft stopper and No. 2 transfer gear shift fork.
- Hold the shift fork shaft in place by hand when removing the pin punch.
- Remove the shift fork shaft, No. 1 gear shift fork, spring and shift shaft stopper.
- Using a magnet hand, remove the straight pin.
- REMOVE TRANSFER HIGH AND LOW SHIFT FORK SHAFT
- Remove the shift fork shaft and No. 2 gear shift fork.
- REMOVE REAR TRANSFER OUTPUT SHAFT, FRONT TRANSFER DRIVE CHAIN AND TRANSFER DRIVEN SPROCKET
- Using a snap ring expander, remove the snap ring.
- Using a plastic-faced hammer, carefully tap the rear transfer case and remove the output shaft together with the drive chain and driven sprocket.TEXT IN ILLUSTRATION
*1 Aluminum Plate - Remove the output shaft and driven sprocket from the drive chain.
- REMOVE TRANSFER DRIVEN SPROCKET BEARING
- Using SST and a press, press out the bearing.
- SST: 09555-55010
NOTE:Be careful not to drop or damage the driven sprocket.
- Using SST and a press, press out the bearing.
- REMOVE TRANSFER INPUT GEAR RADIAL BALL BEARING
- Using SST, a press and steel bar, press out the bearing.
- SST: 09555-55010
NOTE:Be careful not to drop or damage the driven sprocket.
- Using SST, a press and steel bar, press out the bearing.
- REMOVE FILLER PLUG
- Remove the filler plug and gasket.
- REMOVE DRAIN PLUG
- Remove the drain plug and gasket.
- REMOVE TRANSFER OIL SEPARATOR SUB-ASSEMBLY
- Remove the 3 bolts and oil separator.
- REMOVE TRANSFER CASE MAGNET
- REMOVE TRANSFER OIL PUMP BODY SUB-ASSEMBLY
- Remove the 3 bolts and oil pump body.
- REMOVE TRANSFER OIL PUMP BODY O-RING
- Using a screwdriver, remove the O-ring from the oil pump body.NOTE:
Be careful not to damage the oil pump body.
- Using a screwdriver, remove the O-ring from the oil pump body.
- REMOVE TRANSFER OIL PUMP GEAR
- Remove the oil pump gear.
- REMOVE TRANSFER LOW PLANETARY GEAR ASSEMBLY WITH TRANSFER INPUT SHAFT
- Using a snap ring expander, remove the snap ring.
- Remove the low planetary gear together with the input shaft.
- REMOVE TRANSFER CASE PLUG
- Remove the case plug.
- REMOVE COMPRESSION SPRING
- Remove the spring.
- REMOVE PIN
- Remove the pin.
- REMOVE TRANSFER LOW PLANETARY RING GEAR
- Using a screwdriver, pry out the snap ring.NOTE:
Be careful not to damage the front transfer case.
- Remove the ring gear from the front transfer case.
- Using a screwdriver, pry out the snap ring.
- REMOVE TRANSFER CASE OIL SEAL
- Using a screwdriver and hammer, tap out the 2 oil seals.NOTE:
Be careful not to damage the oil seal and front transfer case contact surfaces.
- Using a screwdriver and hammer, tap out the 2 oil seals.
- REMOVE TRANSFER LOW PLANETARY GEAR SPLINE PIECE
- Using a screwdriver, pry out the snap ring.NOTE:
Be careful not to damage the low planetary gear.
- Remove the spline piece.
- Using a screwdriver, pry out the snap ring.
- REMOVE FRONT TRANSFER OUTPUT SHAFT NEEDLE ROLLER BEARING
- Remove the needle roller bearing.
- REMOVE TRANSFER INPUT GEAR STOPPER SHAFT SNAP RING
- Using a snap ring expander, remove the snap ring.
- REMOVE TRANSFER INPUT GEAR STOPPER
- Remove the input gear stopper.
- REMOVE TRANSFER INPUT GEAR STOPPER BALL
- Remove the ball.
- REMOVE MANUAL TRANSFER PLANETARY CARRIER WASHER
- Remove the washer.
- REMOVE TRANSFER INPUT SHAFT
- Remove the input shaft.
- REMOVE NO. 1 TRANSFER THRUST BEARING RACE
- Remove the bearing race.
- REMOVE TRANSFER LOW PLANETARY GEAR BEARING
- Remove the bearing.
- REMOVE NO. 1 TRANSFER INPUT SHAFT SEAL RING
- Remove the 2 seal rings.
- REMOVE TRANSFER INPUT SHAFT BEARING
- REMOVE TRANSFER LOW PLANETARY GEAR BEARING
- Using SST, remove the bearing.
- SST: 09612-65014
- 09612-01030
- 09612-01050
NOTE:Hang SST securely between the bearing and low planetary gear.
- SST: 09612-65014
- Using SST, remove the bearing.
- REMOVE TRANSFER CLUTCH HUB
- REMOVE REAR TRANSFER OUTPUT SHAFT RADIAL BALL BEARING
- REMOVE TRANSFER DRIVE SPROCKET SUB-ASSEMBLY
- Remove the spacer and ball.
- Remove the drive sprocket with front drive clutch sleeve.
- Remove the needle roller bearing.
- Remove the front drive synchronizer ring.
- Remove the front drive sleeve, 3 shifting keys and 2 shifting key springs from the drive sprocket.