Jeep Cherokee 2000 Service Manual - page 1261
YOKE AND RANGE LEVER REMOVAL
(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. 15).
(3) Remove yoke. If yoke is difficult to remove by
hand, remove it with bearing splitter, or with stan-
dard two jaw puller (Fig. 16). Be sure puller tool is
positioned on yoke and not on slinger as slinger will
be damaged.
(4) Remove seal washer from front output shaft.
Discard washer as it should not be reused.
(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. 17).
Fig. 14 Pick-up Tube O-ring Location
1 – OIL PUMP
2 – O-RING
Fig. 15 Yoke Nut Removal
1 – IMPACT WRENCH
2 – SOCKET
3 – YOKE
Fig. 16 Yoke Removal
1 – PULLER TOOL
2 – YOKE
Fig. 17 Range Lever Removal
1 – RANGE LEVER
2 – SECTOR SHAFT
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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)