Jeep Cherokee 2000 Service Manual - page 1276
(4) Apply liberal quantity of petroleum jelly to new
rear seal and to output shaft. Petroleum jelly is
needed to protect seal lips during installation.
(5) Slide seal onto Seal Protector 6992 (Fig. 77).
Slide seal protector and seal onto output shaft.
(6) Slide Installer C-4076-B onto seal protector
with the recessed side of the tool toward the seal.
Drive seal into rear bearing retainer with Installer
C-4076-B and Handle MD-998323 (Fig. 78).
(7) Install rear slinger with Installer 8408.
(8) Install boot on output shaft slinger and crimp
retaining clamp with tool C-4975-A (Fig. 79).
Fig. 74 Range Lever Installation
1 – RANGE LEVER
2 – WASHER
3 – LOCKNUT
Fig. 75 Output Shaft Yoke Installation
1 – OUTPUT SHAFT YOKE
2 – YOKE NUT
Fig. 76 Yoke Seal Washer Installation
1 – YOKE SEAL WASHER
Fig. 77 Output Shaft Seal and Protector
1 – OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL
2 – SPECIAL TOOL 6992
3 – TRANSFER CASE
Fig. 78 Rear Seal Installation
1 – SPECIAL TOOL C-4076–B
2 – SPECIAL TOOL MD998323
3 – TRANSFER CASE
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DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)