Extension Housing Gasket

Extension Housing Gasket





Removal

All vehicles
1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.

Rear wheel drive (RWD) vehicles

2. NOTE: To maintain initial driveshaft balance, mark the rear driveshaft yoke and axle flange so they may be installed in their original positions.

Mark the driveshaft flange and the rear pinion flange for correct alignment during assembly.





3. Remove the 4 rear driveshaft bolts.





Four wheel drive (4WD) vehicles
4. Remove the transfer case.

All vehicles
5. Using a suitable high-lift jack, support the transmission.
6. Remove the 2 bolts from the exhaust hanger.





7. Remove the bolt for the LH heat shield to the transmission support crossmember.





8. Remove the bolt for the RH heat shield to the transmission support crossmember.





9. Loosen, but do not remove the transmission-to-crossmember nuts.





10. Remove the 4 crossmember-to-frame nuts and bolts.





11. Remove the transmission mount-to-crossmember nuts and remove the crossmember.





12. Remove the 2 bolts and the rear transmission mount.





13. Lower the transmission to access the extension housing bolts.
14. Remove the extension housing and gasket.
1 Remove the bolts and nuts.
2 Remove the extension housing and gasket.





Installation

All vehicles
1. Install the extension housing and gasket.
1 Install the extension housing and gasket.
2 Install the bolts.
^ Tighten to 27 Nm (20 lb-ft).





2. Raise and position the transmission.
3. Position the rear transmission insulator and install the bolts.
^ Tighten to 80 Nm (59 lb-ft).





4. Position the crossmember and loosely install the transmission mount-to-crossmember nut.





5. Install the 4 crossmember-to-frame nuts and bolts.
^ Tighten to 115 Nm (85 lb-ft).





6. Lower the transmission on the crossmember and tighten the rear mount nuts.
^ Tighten to 103 Nm (76 lb-ft).





7. Install the bolts retaining the exhaust hanger to the crossmember.
^ Tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).





8. Remove the high-lift transmission jack.





9. Install the bolt for the LH heat shield to the transmission support crossmember.
^ Tighten to 20 Nm (15 lb-ft).





10. Install the bolt for the RH heat shield to the transmission support crossmember.
^ Tighten to 20 Nm (15 lb-ft).





4WD vehicles
11. Install the transfer case.

RWD vehicles

12. NOTE: The output shaft and the driveshaft are a balanced assembly.

Install the driveshaft.
^ Align the yellow dots and position the driveshaft on the transmission.





13. NOTE: To maintain driveshaft balance, install the driveshaft yoke and flange in the original position that was marked during removal.

Install the 4 driveshaft bolts.
^ Tighten to 103 Nm (76 lb-ft).





All vehicles
14. Lower the vehicle.
15. Fill the transmission with clean transmission fluid.
^ Verify for correct operation.
^ Check for leaks.