Front Housing; Backup Light Switch; Shift Shaft Lock Bolt; Detent Puller - Jeep Wrangler 2001 Service Manual

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MANUAL-NV3550 (Continued)
DISASSEMBLY

FRONT HOUSING

(1) Shift transmission into Neutral.
(2) Remove drain plug and drain lubricant.
(3) Inspect drain plug magnet for debris.
(4) Remove backup light switch. Switch is located
on passenger side of rear housing (Fig. 5).
Fig. 5 BACKUP LIGHT SWITCH

1 - BACKUP LIGHT SWITCH

(5) Remove shift tower bolts and remove tower and
lever assembly (Fig. 6).
Fig. 6 SHIFT TOWER
1 - SHIFT TOWER AND LEVER ASSEMBLY
2 - SHIFT SOCKET
3 - SEAL
2001 JEEP WRANGLER
(6) Remove shift shaft lock bolt (Fig. 7) located on
top of the housing just forward of shift tower.

1 - SHIFT SHAFT LOCK BOLT

2 - SHAFT SOCKET
(7) Remove shift shaft detent plug with Remover
8117A. Attach the fingers of the remover to the
detent plug (Fig. 8). Then push the cup down till it
contacts the trans. Tighten the nut (Fig. 9) till it
pulls the plug from the trans case.
1 - REMOVER 8117A
2 - DETENT PLUG
Fig. 7 SHIFT SHAFT LOCK BOLT
Fig. 8 DETENT PULLER
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