Transmission Removal

Transmission





Special Tool(s)





All vehicles
1. Remove the four screws and the outer shift lever boot.





2. Remove the upper gearshift lever.





3. Remove the lower shift lever boot.





4. Remove the lower gearshift and shift housing.

Vehicles with a manual shift lever
5. Shift the transfer case into 4H.





6. Remove the screws that attach the bezel and boot assembly to the floor.





7. Remove the bolt that attaches the shift lever to the transfer case control lever assembly, and remove the shift lever, and the bezel and boot assembly.
1 Slide the bezel and boot assembly upward on the shift lever.
2 Remove the bolt, the shift lever, and the bezel and boot assembly.

All vehicles
8. Raise and support the vehicle.
9. If the transmission is being disassembled, drain the transmission fluid.
10. Remove the starter.
11. Disconnect the rear driveshaft and position it aside.
12. Remove the transfer case, if equipped.
13. Remove any Power Take-Off (PTO) equipment, if equipped.





14. Using the special tool, support the transmission.
^ Securely strap the jack to the transmission.





15. Remove the transmission mount nuts.





16. Remove the RH crossmember nuts.





17. Remove the LH crossmember bolts.





18. Disconnect the reverse lamp switch electrical connector.





19. Disconnect wiring harness from the transmission.





20. Remove the clutch slave cylinder and position it aside.
^ Push the clutch slave cylinder inward, then rotate counterclockwise 45 degrees to remove.





21. Disconnect the transmission cooling tubes.








22. Remove the dust cover bolts.





23. Remove the transmission-to-engine bolts.
^ For vehicles equipped with diesel engines, remove six bolts.
^ For vehicles equipped with gasoline engines, remove seven bolts.

24. Remove the transmission.
^ Move the transmission rearward until the input shaft is clear of the clutch, then lower from the vehicle.