Removal

REMOVAL

Transmission





Special Tool(s)
All vehicles
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.





2. Remove the four screws and pull the gearshift lever upward.





3. Remove the upper gearshift lever.





4. Remove the four bolts and the lower gearshift lever boot.





5. Remove the bolts and the lower gearshift lever.
6. Raise and support the vehicle.
7. If the transmission is being disassembled, drain the transmission fluid.
8. Remove the fuel line bracket from the rear of the transmission.
9. Disconnect the wiring harness from the transmission, the transfer case (if equipped) and the Heated Oxygen Sensors (H02S).
10. Remove the starter.

11. NOTE: Index-mark the rear driveshaft yoke and the pinion flange to maintain initial driveshaft balance during installation.

Remove the rear driveshaft.

Four wheel drive vehicles
12. Remove the skid plate.

13. NOTE: Index-mark the front driveshaft yoke and pinion flange and at the transfer case.

Remove the front driveshaft.
14. Remove the torsion bars and the torsion bar crossmember.
15. Remove the transfer case.





16. Remove the transfer case heat shield.
17. Using the special tool, disconnect the clutch hydraulic line.
18. Using the special tool, support the transmission. Securely strap the jack to the transmission.





19. Remove the two heat shield bolts from the crossmember.
20. Remove the crossmember nuts.





21. Remove the transmission mount nuts, then remove the crossmember.





22. Remove the nut.





23. Remove the bolts and the transmission mount and exhaust bracket.





Four wheel d1dve vehicles
24. Remove the bolt and disconnect the transfer case shift lover.





All Vehicles
25. Remove the two engine oil pan-to-transmission bolts.





26. Remove the six engine-to-transmission bolts. The upper bolt secures the fuel line bracket.





27. Remove the muffler from the exhaust hanger brackets.





28. Remove the tail pipe from the exhaust hanger insulator.
- Tilt the exhaust downward and position it on top of the rear axle.
29. Remove the transmission.
- Move the transmission rearward until the input shaft is clear of the clutch. Tilt the front of the transmission downward while lowering from the vehicle.