Jeep Cherokee 2000 Service Manual - page 955
(28) Install skid plate, if equipped. Tighten bolts to
42 N·m (31 ft. lbs.) torque. Tighten stud nuts to 17
N·m (150 in. lbs.) torque.
(29) Fill
transmission
and
transfer
case,
if
equipped, with recommended lubricants. Refer to the
Lubricant Recommendation sections of the appropri-
ate component for correct fluid.
(30) Lower vehicle.
(31) Install nuts on two M6X1.0 bolts and thread
the bolts into the threaded holes at the base of the
shift lever.
(32) Tighten the nuts equally until the shift lever
will slide over the shift tower stub shaft.
(33) Install the floor console and shift boot.
SHIFT TOWER
REMOVAL
(1) Shift transmission into Neutral.
(2) Unscrew and remove the shift lever extension
from the shift
(3) Remove any floor console components neces-
sary to access the transmission shift tower.
(4) Remove the bolts holding the shift tower to the
isolator plate and transmission gear case.
(5) Remove the shift tower (Fig. 9) from the trans-
mission.
INSTALLATION
(1) Shift transmission into third gear.
(2) Clean the mating surfaces of shift tower and
transmission gear case with suitable wax and grease
remover.
(3) Install the shift tower onto the transmission
case. No sealant is necessary between the shift tower
and transmission case.
(4) Install the bolts to hold the shift tower to the
isolator
plate
and
the
transmission
gear
case.
Tighten the shift tower bolts to 8.5 N·m (6.3 ft. lbs.).
(5) Install the shift lever extension and any floor
console components previously removed.
YOKE SEAL—2WD
REMOVAL
(1) Raise vehicle.
(2) Mark propeller shaft and axle yoke for align-
ment reference.
(3) Disconnect and remove propeller shaft.
(4) Remove old seal with Seal Remover C-3985-B
(Fig. 10) from transmission housing.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place seal in position on transmission housing.
(2) Drive seal into transmission housing with Seal
Installer C-3972-A (Fig. 11).
Fig. 8 Align Propeller Shaft And Rear Axle Yokes
Alignment Marks
1 – REFERENCE MARKS
Fig. 9 Remove Shift Tower
1 – SHIFT TOWER AND LEVER ASSEMBLY
2 – SHIFT SOCKET
3 – SEAL
Fig. 10 Removing Transmission Housing Yoke Seal
1 – SPECIAL TOOL C-3985–B
2 – SEAL
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