Jeep cherokee 2000 Service Manual page 824

13 - 6 FRAME AND BUMPERS
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
FRONT SKID PLATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
TRANSFER CASE SKID PLATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
FUEL TANK SKID PLATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
FRONT SKID PLATE
REMOVAL
(1) Remove the screws that attach skid plate to
side sills.
(2) Remove the nuts that attach the skid plate to
the crossmember (Fig. 1).
(3) Remove the skid plate from the vehicle.
Fig. 1 Front Skid Plate
1 – STUD
2 – PUSH NUT
3 – SPLASH SHIELD
4 – SKID PLATE
5 – SCREW
6 – NUT
7 – SCREW
FRAME
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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TRAILER HITCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
SPECIFICATIONS
FRAME DIMENSIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
FRAME TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . 9
INSTALLATION
(1) Position the skid plate at front crossmember
and side sills.
(2) Install the nuts to attach the skid plate to
crossmember.
(3) Install the screws to attach skid plate to side sills.
TRANSFER CASE SKID PLATE
REMOVAL
(1) Support skid plate.
(2) Remove bolts that attach skid plate to trans-
mission support crossmember and frame sill (Fig. 2).
(3) Remove support and skid plate from vehicle.
1 – FRAME SILL
2 – NUT-SERT
3 – TRANSFER CASE
4 – BOLT
5 – SKID PLATE
6 – NUT-SERT
7 – CROSSMEMBER
INSTALLATION
(1) Position and support skid plate at frame sill
and transmission support crossmember.
(2) Attach skid plate to frame sill and crossmember
with bolts. Tighten bolts to 22 N·m (16 ft. lbs.) torque.
Fig. 2 Transfer Case Skid Plate
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