Yoke And Range Lever; Front Output Shaft And Drive Chain; Yoke Nut Removal; Yoke Removal - Jeep Wrangler 2001 Service Manual

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TRANSFER CASE-NV231 (Continued)

YOKE AND RANGE LEVER

(1) Remove transfer case indicator switch.
(2) Remove front yoke nut as follows:
(a) Move range lever to 4L position.
(b) Then remove nut with socket and impact
wrench (Fig. 7).
(3) Remove yoke. If yoke is difficult to remove by
hand, remove it with bearing splitter, or with stan-
dard two jaw puller (Fig. 8). Be sure puller tool is
positioned on yoke and not on slinger as slinger will
be damaged.
Fig. 7 Yoke Nut Removal
1 - IMPACT WRENCH
2 - SOCKET
3 - YOKE
Fig. 8 Yoke Removal
1 - PULLER TOOL
2 - YOKE
(4) Remove seal washer from front output shaft.
Discard washer as it should not be reused.
2001 JEEP WRANGLER
(5) Remove nut and washer that attach range
lever to sector shaft. Then move sector to neutral
position and remove range lever from shaft (Fig. 9).
1 - RANGE LEVER
2 - SECTOR SHAFT

FRONT OUTPUT SHAFT AND DRIVE CHAIN

(1) Support transfer case so rear case is facing
upward.
(2) Remove bolts holding front case to rear case.
The case alignment bolts require flat washers (Fig.
10).
(3) Loosen rear case with flat blade screwdriver to
break sealer bead. Insert pry tool blade only into
notches provided at each end of case (Fig. 11).
(4) Remove rear case from front case.
Fig. 10 Rear Case Alignment Bolt Locations
1 - DOWEL BOLT AND WASHER (2)
2 - CASE BOLT (5)
3 - SPLINE HEAD BOLT (1)
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Fig. 9 Range Lever Removal
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