Jeep Cherokee 2000 Service Manual - page 44
• Good cancellation of U–joint operating angles
(within 1°).
• Operating angles less than 3°.
• At least 1/2 of one degree continuous operating
(propeller shaft) angle.
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
FRONT PROPELLER SHAFT
REMOVAL
(1) Hoist and support vehicle on safety stands.
(2) Remove the crossmember/skid plate as neces-
sary to gain access to the propeller shaft.
(3) Shift the transmission and transfer case, if nec-
essary, into the Neutral position.
(4) Using a suitable marker, mark a line across
the yoke at the transfer case, the link yoke, and pro-
peller shaft yoke at the rear of the front propeller
shaft for installation reference (Fig. 13).
(5) Mark a line across the propeller shaft yoke and
the pinion shaft yoke for installation reference.
(6) Remove the U-joint strap bolts at the pinion
shaft yoke (Fig. 14).
(7) Remove bolts holding rear universal joint to
the transfer case yoke.
(8) Separate the rear universal joint from the
transfer case yoke.
(9) Push rear of propeller shaft upward to clear
transfer case yoke.
(10) Separate front universal joint from front axle.
(11) Separate propeller shaft from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position front propeller shaft under vehicle
with rear universal joint over the transfer case yoke.
(2) Place front universal joint into the axle pinion
yoke.
(3) Align mark on the rear link yoke and universal
joint to the mark on the transfer case yoke (Fig. 13).
(4) Loosely install bolts to hold universal joint to
transfer case yoke.
(5) Align mark on front universal joint to the mark
on the axle pinion yoke.
(6) Tighten the U-joint strap/clamp bolts at the
axle yoke to 19 N·m (14 ft. lbs.) torque.
(7) Tighten the universal joint to transfer case
bolts to 27 N·m (20 ft. lbs.) torque.
(8) Lower the vehicle.
REAR PROPELLER SHAFT
REMOVAL
(1) Shift the transmission and transfer case into
Neutral.
(2) Hoist and support vehicle on safety stands.
(3) Scribe alignment marks at the pinion shaft and
at each end of the propeller shaft. These marks will
be used for installation reference.
(4) Remove the U-joint strap bolts at the pinion
shaft yoke.
(5) Pry open clamp holding the dust boot to propel-
ler shaft yoke (Fig. 15).
(6) Slide the slip yoke off of the transmission/
transfer case output shaft and remove the propeller
shaft (Fig. 16).
Fig. 13 Reference Marks on Yokes
1 – REFERENCE MARKS
Fig. 14 Front Propeller Shaft
1 – FRONT AXLE
2 – BOOT
3 – PROPELLER SHAFT
4 – CV-JOINT
5 – TRANSFER CASE
6 – BOOT
7 – SLINGER
8 – CLAMP
9 – YOKE
3 - 8
PROPELLER SHAFTS
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SERVICE PROCEDURES (Continued)