Rear Housing - 2Wd; Rear Housing - Jeep Wrangler 2001 Service Manual

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REAR HOUSING - 2WD

(1) On 2-wheel drive transmission, remove three
bolts that attach output shaft bearing retainer to
rear case (Fig. 29). Bolts are rear of shift tower open-
ing.
Fig. 29 OUTPUT SHAFT
1 - OUTPUT SHAFT BEARING RETAINER BOLTS (THIRD BOLT
IS AT OPPOSITE SIDE OF CASE)
(2) Unseat output shaft bearing from bearing bore
in rear housing. Use plastic/rawhide mallet to tap
rear housing upward and off output shaft bearing as
shown (Fig. 30).
(3) Lift rear housing up and off geartrain (Fig. 31).
(4) Remove countershaft rear bearing from coun-
tershaft (Fig. 32).
(5) Examine condition of bearing bore and idler
shaft notch in rear housing. Replace housing if any of
these components are damaged.
2001 JEEP WRANGLER

1 - REAR HOUSING

2 - PLASTIC/RAWHIDE MALLET
3 - FIXTURE
1 - REAR HOUSING
2 - SHIFT FORKS AND GEARTRAIN
Fig. 30 REAR HOUSING - 2WD
Fig. 31 REAR HOUSING
TJ