Jeep cherokee 2000 Service Manual page 1304

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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
(5) Position low range fork and hub in case. Be
sure low range fork pin is engaged in shift sector slot
(Fig. 70).
Fig. 70 Positioning Low Range Fork
1 – SHIFT SECTOR
2 – LOW RANGE FORK
3 – PIN
4 – SLOT
(6) Install first mainshaft bearing spacer on main-
shaft (Fig. 71).
(7) Install bearing rollers on mainshaft (Fig. 71).
Coat bearing rollers with generous quantity of
petroleum jelly to hold them in place.
(8) Install remaining bearing spacer on mainshaft
(Fig. 71). Do not displace any bearings while install-
ing spacer.
(9) Install differential (Fig. 72). Do not displace
mainshaft bearings when installing differential.
(10) Install differential snap-ring (Fig. 73).
(11) Install intermediate clutch shaft (Fig. 74).
(12) Install clutch shaft thrust washer (Fig. 75).
(13) Install clutch shaft snap-ring (Fig. 76).
(14) Inspect mode fork assembly (Fig. 77). Replace
pads and bushing if necessary. Replace fork tube if
bushings inside tube are worn or damaged. Also
check springs and slider bracket (Fig. 77). Replace
worn, damaged components.
Fig. 71 Installing Mainshaft Bearing Rollers and
Spacers
1 – MAINSHAFT BEARING ROLLERS
2 – BEARING SPACERS
Fig. 72 Differential Installation
1 – DIFFERENTIAL
2 – MAINSHAFT
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