Jeep cherokee 2000 Service Manual page 958

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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)
(10) Remove input shaft bearing retainer. Use pry
tool to carefully lift retainer and break sealer bead
(Fig. 19).
Fig. 19 Loosening Bearing Retainer Sealer
Bead—Typical
1 – PRY TOOL
2 – INPUT SHAFT BEARING RETAINER
(11) Remove bearing retainer from input shaft
(Fig. 20).
Fig. 20 Input Shaft Bearing Retainer Removal—
1 – SHAFT BEARING
2 – BEARING RETAINER
3 – INPUT SHAFT
(12) Remove snap ring that secures input shaft in
front bearing (Fig. 21).
(13) Remove bolts that attach front housing to rear
housing (Fig. 22). Three bolts at extreme rear of
housing are actually for the output shaft bearing
retainer. It is not necessary to remove all three bolts
at this time. Leave at least one bolt in place until
geartrain is ready to be removed from case.
Typical
Fig. 21 Input Shaft Snap Ring Removal—Typical
1 – INPUT SHAFT SNAP RING
2 – OIL FEED
Fig. 22 Housing And Bearing Retainer Bolt
Locations
1 – RETAINER BOLTS
2 – HOUSING BOLTS
3 – RETAINER BOLT
4 – HOUSING BOLT LOCATIONS
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