Jeep Cherokee 2000 Service Manual - page 1686
(3) Remove rear seal from retainer (Fig. 12). Use
pry tool, or collapse seal with punch to remove it.
(4) Remove rear output bearing I. D. retaining
ring (Fig. 13).
(5) Remove speedometer adapter.
(6) Remove rear retainer bolts.
(7) Remove rear retainer. Tap retainer with mallet
and pry upward to break sealer bead. Then slide
retainer off case and output shaft (Fig. 14).
(8) Remove rear bearing O. D. retaining ring with
snap ring pliers. Then tilt pump and slide it off out-
put shaft (Fig. 15)
(9) Remove pickup tube O-ring from pump (Fig.
16) but do not disassemble pump; it is not a repair-
able part.
(10) Remove seal from oil pump with pry tool.
(11) Remove bolts attaching rear case to front case
(Fig. 17). Note position of the two black finish bolts
Fig. 12 Rear Seal Removal
1 – REAR RETAINER
2 – OUTPUT SHAFT SEAL
Fig. 13 Rear Bearing I. D. Retaining Ring Removal
1 – SNAP RING PLIERS
2 – REAR BEARING I. D. RETAINING RING
Fig. 14 Rear Retainer Removal
1 – MAINSHAFT
2 – REAR RETAINER
Fig. 15 Oil Pump Removal
1 – OIL PUMP
Fig. 16 Pickup Tube O-Ring Location
1 – OIL PUMP
2 – O-RING
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