Jeep Wrangler 1997 Manual - page 1080
(12) Disengage oil pickup tube from oil pump and
remove oil pump assembly. Remove oil pump by tilt-
ing the edge of the oil pump from under the edge of
the rear case half and sliding the pump (Fig. 13).
(13) Remove pick-up tube o-ring from oil pump
(Fig. 14), if necessary. Do not disassemble the oil
pump, it is not serviceable.
YOKE AND RANGE LEVER REMOVAL
(1) Remove transfer case indicator switch.
(2) Remove front yoke nut as follows:
(a) Move range lever to 4L position.
(b) Then remove nut with socket and impact
wrench (Fig. 15).
(3) Remove yoke. If yoke is difficult to remove by
hand, remove it with bearing splitter, or with stan-
dard two jaw puller (Fig. 16). Be sure puller tool is
positioned on yoke and not on slinger as slinger will
be damaged.
(4) Remove seal washer from front output shaft.
Discard washer as it should not be reused.
(5) Remove nut and washer that attach range
lever to sector shaft. Then move sector to neutral
position and remove range lever from shaft (Fig. 17).
FRONT OUTPUT SHAFT AND DRIVE CHAIN REMOVAL
(1) Support transfer case so rear case is facing
upward.
(2) Remove bolts holding front case to rear case.
The case alignment bolts require flat washers (Fig.
18).
Fig. 13 Oil Pump Removal
Fig. 14 Pick-up Tube O-ring Location
Fig. 15 Yoke Nut Removal
Fig. 16 Yoke Removal
Fig. 17 Range Lever Removal
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TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE
TJ
DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY (Continued)