Jeep Cherokee 2000 Service Manual - page 1647
13. Remove the rear transmission mount.
14. Remove the rear crossmember.
15. Remove the transfer case assembly. Refer to
Transfer Case removal later in this Group.
16. Lower the engine and transmission no more
than 7.6 cm.
17. Remove the two (2) upper and two (2) mid
clutch housing to engine bolts.
18. Remove the engine speed sensor (crankshaft
position sensor) (Fig. 4).
19. Remove the clutch slave cylinder from the
clutch housing.
20. Remove the lower transmission bolts.
21. Remove the transmission assembly from the
vehicle.
INSTALLATION
1. Mount the transmission on a transmission jack
and secure the transmission with safety chains.
2. Position the transmission in the vehicle (Fig. 5).
3. Install the two (2) lower transmission bolts.
Tighten the bolts to 74.6 N·m.
4. Install the clutch slave cylinder on the clutch
housing.
5. Install the engine speed sensor (crankshaft posi-
tion sensor) on the vehicle (Fig. 4).
6. Install the two (2) upper clutch housing to
engine bolts. Tighten the bolts to 36.6 N·m.
7. Install the two (2) mid clutch housing to engine
bolts. Tighten the bolts to 58.3 N·m.
8. Raise the engine and transmission with the
adjustable jackstand.
9. Install the transfer case assembly. Refer to
Transfer Case installation later in this Group.
10. Install the rear crossmember.
11. Install the rear transmission mount.
12. Connect the transfer case linkage and vehicle
speed sensor electrical connector and vent tube (Fig.
3).
13. Install the transmission skid plate.
14. Install the front and rear propeller shafts in
there original position, using the reference marks
scribed earlier.
15. Install the exhaust pipe and heat shield.
16. Remove the transmission jack.
17. Fill the transmission with the proper fluid
(Fig. 7).
18. Remove the adjustable jackstand from under
the engine.
19. Lower the vehicle from the hoist.
20. Install the shifter, shifter boot and floor con-
sole.
21. Reconnect the negative battery cable.
22. Using the DRB III Scan Tool clear any DTC’s
and reset customer preferences.
Fig. 3 Vehicle Speed Sensor
1 – SENSOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR
2 – 4WD TRANSFER CASE EXTENSION
3 – VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR
Fig. 4 Engine Speed Sensor
1 – ENGINE SPEED SENSOR
2 – GROMMET
3 – MOUNTING BOLT(S)
4 – LEFT REAR OF ENGINE
5 – TRANSMISSION
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