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Pulling off the t-case!

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Hey guys, I am trying to pull the t-case.. all bolts are removed. Is there any special way that it needs to be removed? I just cant get the suma ***** off :mad:
 



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you disconnected the driveshafts right? :D

i've never removed the tcase completey so i'm not sure. i'll look through my CD and see if it has anything to say.
 






Thanks Jason. Yea, everything is disconnected. I just cant get it off! Its pissing me off.
 






you have to wiggle the tcase as you push backwards aslo push up a little bit
 






damit! this is the third time i've had to retype this because I've accidentally hit the back buttom on my mouse while going to hit submit reply!

here goes again..

after you've gotten the driveshafts removed...

Disconnect the vent tube

Disconnect the shift motor electrical connector

Support the tcase with a suitable jack

Position suitable drain pan below the extension housing

Remove five bolts

Separate tcase from extension housing

Lower tcase on jack


That's what it says, just with pictures. Did you remove 5 bolts? Maybe you missed on? This is for a 99 but yours should be the same.

Hope that helps!
 


















TarHeel085 said:
sure do, i didnt think the extension would leak hardly any fluid. man was i wrong :eek: but, yeah, you gotta wiggle and giggle with it some.


that quote could be turned around so badly! good thing its in a tcase thread! :D
 






you can drain the tranny out of the extension housing if left open long enough
 






Yea, I have a haynes and it has those same steps. I have done everything, but I cant get it off. I went and borrowed a crowbar to try and pry it off. Its just freakin stuck! Thanks for the help guys, I will report back in a few.
 






Thanks, I also didnt have a pan under there. I will have to snag one.
 






i used a bottle jack to slightly rotate the case to get the factory gasket to break loose.
 






So your trying to separate it from the trans right? Maybe there's some binding in there holding everything really tight. If you've got the wheels chaulked maybe you should throw it into neutral and try wiggling the T-case a bit.
 






or just put it in N and bang the hell out of it with a BFH but make sure you've got glasses on incase chips of alumium hit your face :)
 






It was in neutral. It was just stuck. Pried it off, using wedges. Pics coming in a bit.

No fluid leaked out either.. Its got some weird drain built into the trans..
 






Nitrous SSC said:
If you've got the wheels chaulked maybe you should throw it into neutral and try wiggling the T-case a bit.
I would hope he would have chaulked the wheels before removing the driveshafts ;)
 






Here is why no fluid leaked out. Has some weird little drain thingy there. SHaft had a tad of rust on it also
 

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the input shaft looks like its been dry for a while btw how did you get that nice hole on the top of the case?
 



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Damn Jake what did you run over? a honda?
 






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