Removal
REMOVAL1. Disconnect battery negative cable.
2. Raise and support vehicle.
3. Disconnect and lower or remove necessary exhaust components.
4. Remove engine-to-transmission bending braces or engine collar.
5. Remove starter motor.
6. On 4.0L engine equipped vehicles, disconnect and remove crankshaft position sensor (Fig. 13). Retain sensor attaching bolt.
CAUTION: The crankshaft position sensor can be damaged during transmission removal (or installation) if the sensor is left in place. To avoid damage, remove the sensor before removing the transmission.
7. If transmission is being removed for overhaul, remove transmission oil pan, drain fluid and reinstall pan.
8. Remove torque converter access cover.
9. Rotate crankshaft in clockwise direction until converter bolts are accessible. Then remove bolts one at a time. Rotate crankshaft with socket wrench on dampener bolt.
10. Mark propeller shaft and axle yokes for assembly alignment. Then disconnect and remove propeller shafts.
11. Disconnect wires from the input and output speed sensors (Fig. 14).
12. Disconnect wires from the transmission range sensor (Fig. 14) and the solenoid/pressure switch assembly (Fig. 15).
13. Disconnect gearshift cable from transmission manual valve lever.
14. Disconnect shift rod from transfer case shift lever or remove shift lever from transfer case.
15. Support rear of engine with safety stand or jack.
16. Raise transmission slightly with service jack to relieve load on skid plate and transmission support.
17. Remove bolts securing rear support (Fig. 16) and cushion to transmission and skid plate. Raise transmission slightly, slide exhaust hanger arm from bracket and remove rear support.
18. Remove bolts attaching skid plate (Fig. 16) to frame and remove skid plate.
19. Disconnect transfer case vent hose.
20. Remove transfer case.
21. Remove fill tube bracket bolts and pull tube out of transmission. Retain fill tube seal. Remove the bolt attaching transfer case vent tube to converter housing.
22. Disconnect fluid cooler lines at transmission.
23. Remove all converter housing bolts.
24. Carefully work transmission and torque converter assembly rearward off engine block dowels.
25. Hold torque converter in place during transmission removal.
26. Lower transmission and remove assembly from under the vehicle.
27. To remove torque converter, carefully slide torque converter out of the transmission.