Jeep cherokee 2000 Service Manual page 953

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(3) Install nuts on two M6X1.0 bolts and thread
the bolts into the threaded holes at the base of the
shift lever.
(4) Tighten the nuts equally until the shift lever
loosens on the shift tower stub shaft.
(5) Remove the shift lever from the shift tower.
(6) Raise and support vehicle on suitable safety
stands.
(7) Support engine with adjustable jack stand.
Position wood block between jack and oil pan to
avoid damaging pan.
(8) Remove crossmember/skid plate.
(9) Disconnect necessary exhaust system compo-
nents.
(10) Remove skid plate, if equipped.
(11) Remove slave cylinder (Fig. 4) from clutch
housing.
Fig. 4 Slave Cylinder
1 – CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER
(12) Mark rear propeller shaft and rear axle yokes
for installation alignment (Fig. 5).
(13) Mark front propeller shaft, axle, and transfer
case yokes for installation alignment, if equipped.
(14) Remove propeller shaft(s).
(15) Unclip wire harnesses from transmission and
transfer case, if equipped.
(16) Disconnect transfer
equipped.
(17) Disengage any wire connectors attached to
transmission or transfer case, if equipped, compo-
nents.
(18) Support transfer case, if equipped, with trans-
mission jack.
(19) Secure transfer case, if equipped, to jack with
safety chains.
case vent hose, if
NV3550 MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Fig. 5 Marking Propeller Shaft And Axle Yokes
1 – REFERENCE MARKS
(20) Disconnect transfer case shift linkage at
transfer case, if equipped.
(21) Remove nuts attaching transfer case to trans-
mission, if equipped.
(22) Remove transfer case, if equipped.
(23) Remove crankshaft position sensor (Fig. 6).
Fig. 6 Crankshaft Position Sensor —2.5 and 4.0L
1 – ENGINE SPEED SENSOR
2 – GROMMET
3 – MOUNTING BOLT(S)
4 – LEFT REAR OF ENGINE
5 – TRANSMISSION
CAUTION: It is important that the crankshaft posi-
tion sensor be removed prior to transmission
removal. The sensor can easily be damaged if left
in place during removal operations.
Engine
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