Removal
1. Place vehicle on lift and disconnect battery ground.2. Remove cigarette lighter.
3. Release transfer case shift lever boot and unscrew shift knob.
4. Unscrew shift knob of transmission and remove shift boot.
5. Loosen shifter bolt and remove shift lever.
6. Remove switch panel cover and four screws securing switch panel.
7. Pull switch panel out, and disconnect multiplugs from switches.
8. Remove switch panel assembly.
9. Open center console lid.
10. Remove screws securing console.
11. Release two clips securing front of console to bracket.
12. Loosen emergency brake lever boot.
13. Remove clip and clevis pin holding cable to emergency brake lever (figure 1).
14. Remove "C" clip and cable adjuster.
15. Select low range to prevent gear lever fouling tunnel when removing gearbox.
16. Remove bolt holding gearbox breather tube clip to cylinder block.
17. Remove bolts holding fan shroud to radiator.
18. Remove fan shroud from radiator and lay over fan blades.
19. Raise lift and drain oil from gearbox and transfer box.
20. Disconnect four heated oxygen sensor wiring connectors.
21. Remove two nuts and bolts holding rear exhaust assembly to front.
22. Remove nuts and release front exhaust assembly from manifolds. Discard gaskets.
23. Lower front exhaust assembly, save "donut" gasket between front and rear exhaust assemblies.
24. Release intermediate exhaust pipe from mountings and tie aside.
25. Remove bolts holding clutch slave cylinder (figure 2).
26. Remove slave cylinder and spacer from clutch housing.
27. Mark drive shafts and flanges to aid in reassembly.
28. Disconnect drive shafts from transfer box and tie aside.
29. Remove clamp and disconnect speedometer cable from transfer box.
30. Pull emergency brake cable through transmission tunnel.
31. Temporarily support transmission in a way which allows the cross member to be removed and the adapter plate to be fitted to the transmission.
32. Remove nuts and bolts holding transmission cross member to chassis.
33. Remove nuts and bolts holding transmission cross member to transmission.
34. Remove cross member.
35. Attach # LRT-99-007 gearbox support plate to transmission using lower transfer box retaining bolts. Raise jack enough to take the weight off the transmission.
36. Remove temporary support.
37. Lower jack enough to allow transfer box selector lever to clear transmission tunnel opening.
38. Disconnect differential lock switch connectors.
39. Disconnect backup lamp connectors.
40. Remove clips holding gearbox breather tubes to harness.
41. Support engine under oil pan.
Use a wooden block to protect oil pan.
42. Remove bell housing nuts.
43. Remove transmission while making sure that all connections with engine and chassis have been disconnected.
44. Remove transmission and transfer box as a complete assembly from jack and position on secure work bench.