Jeep Cherokee 1999 Electronic Service Manual page 1341

21 - 18 TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE
DI SASSEM BLY AN D ASSEM BLY (Cont inue d)
Fig. 62 Remove Countershaft and Countershaft
Rear Bearing
Fig. 63 Remove Mainshaft
(19) Rem ove t h e sn a p-r in g fr om n ea r t h e en d of
t h e 1–2 sh ift r a il t o a llow t h e r em ova l of t h e 1–2
sh ift for k.
(20) Rem ove t h e 1–2 sh ift for k fr om t h e 1–2 a n d
t h e 3–4 sh ift r a ils (F ig. 65).
(21) Rem ove t h r ea ded plu gs fr om in t er m edia t e
pla t e. Th en r em ove lock ba ll a n d spr in g fr om plu g
h oles wit h pen cil m a gn et (F ig. 66). Not e t h a t t h e bot -
t om spr in g is sh or t er in len gt h t h a n t h e ot h er t wo
spr in gs.
(22) Rem ove t h e in t er m edia t e pla t e fr om t h e vise,
r ot a t e t h e pla t e 180°, a n d r ein st a ll t h e pla t e in t h e
vise u sin g t h e sa m e bolt a n d wa sh er m ou n t in g set -
u p.
CAUTION: The interlock balls and pins are different
sizes and shapes. Be sure to correctly identify
which position an item is removed from to ensure
that it is reinstalled in the same location.
Fig. 64 Remove 3–4 Shift Fork
Fig. 65 Remove 1–2 Shift Fork
(23) Rem ove fift h gea r sh ift r a il (F ig. 67).
(24) Rem ove fift h gea r ch eck ba ll (F ig. 68) a n d
in t er lock pin .
(25) Rem ove r ever se sh ift h ea d a n d r a il a ssem bly
(F ig. 69).
(26) Rem ove sn a p-r in g h oldin g r ever se sh ift r a il
in t o in t er m edia t e pla t e.
(27) Rem ove r ever se sh ift r a il a n d r ever se sh ift
for k a n d a r m a ssem bly fr om in t er m edia t e pla t e (F ig.
70).
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