Jeep 1996 Grand Cherokee Service Manual - page 1525
(7) Remove rear retainer. Tap retainer with mallet
and pry upward to break sealer bead. Then slide
retainer off case and output shaft (Fig. 10).
(8) Remove rear bearing O.D. retaining ring with
snap ring pliers. Then tilt pump and slide it off out-
put shaft (Fig. 11)
(9) Remove pickup tube O-ring from pump (Fig.
12) but do not disassemble pump; it is not a repair-
able part.
(10) Remove seal from oil pump with pry tool.
(11) Remove bolts attaching rear case to front case.
A 10 mm, 12 point socket is needed for the spline
head bolt (Fig. 13). Note position of the two black fin-
ish bolts at each end of the case. These bolts go
through the case dowels and require a washer under
the bolt head.
(12) Remove rear case from front case (Fig. 14).
Insert screwdrivers into slots cast into each end of
case. Then pry upward to break sealer bead and
remove rear case.
CAUTION: Do not pry on the sealing surface of
either case half as the surfaces will become dam-
aged.
(13) Remove oil pickup tube and screen from rear
case (Fig. 15).
Fig. 9 Rear Bearing I.D. Retaining Ring Removal
Fig. 10 Rear Retainer Removal
Fig. 11 Oil Pump Removal
Fig. 12 Pickup Tube O-Ring Location
Fig. 13 Spline And Dowel Bolt Locations
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TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE
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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)