I'm in the process of pulling the engine from my 65' CJ5 plow vehicle to replace
the clutch and ring gear. The last thing I need to do is remove the In/Out -
High/Low shift levers.

It looks like I have to remove the front drive shaft u-joint yoke and then
remove the unit that the shift levers connect to. Is this correct? I really
don't want to remove this and have gears and springs fall out.

Thanks for any help

Larry

I took the transmission and transfer case out of my '81 CJ5. I dropped them
out the bottom using a rope for a sling, and a floor jack to control the
fall.





"Larry W" <webb (AT) removethisrovatune (DOT) com> wrote

Hi Larry,
The whole floor boards come out from around the shift levers of your
Real Jeep: http://billhughes.com/temp/cj5floor.jpg Just pull the starter,
bellhousing bolts, clutch bell crank, front and rear drive, and PTO shafts,
emergency cable, and drop the transmission and cross member as a unit on a
floor jack: http://www.billhughes.com/Dana18.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:LWHughes3rd (AT) aol (DOT) com


"Larry W" <webb (AT) removethisrovatune (DOT) com> wrote



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Bill & Jeff,

Thanks for the replies. I should have made it clear that I have some minor
engine work that will be much easier to do with it out of the vehicle so I want
to pull the engine with trans together.

Everything is ready to pull but it's not going to come out as a unit with the
In/Out - High/Low shift levers attached.

I added some text to Bill's photo below pointing to the section of the
transmission that I think I need to remove but as I mentioned before I'd like to
avoid any surprises.

http://www.rovatune.com/jeep.jpg

Thanks again for the help
Larry


L.W. (Bill) Hughes III wrote:

On Thu, 10 May 2007 08:23:30 -0400, Larry W
<webb (AT) removethisrovatune (DOT) com> wrote:


Are you removing the engine/tranny/Tcase/ as a unit then as I assume
here and which engine is it, the 225 or 134?
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On May 10, 7:23 am, Larry W <w... (AT) removethisrovatune (DOT) com> wrote:
Since you are replacing clutch and ring gear you might as well
separate the transmission from the engine now to make removal easier.

On 10 May 2007 06:13:16 -0700, nrs <neale_rs (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:


Some like to remove it as a unit but myself I generally do not.
Granted it is a bit easier to mate tranny and engine when it is out
but it throws CG off or unit pulling it and there is more to
disconnect to get it all out tool. Unless the engine really needs to
be out, I would consider dropping Tranny and Tcase out and leaving
engine in. I would replace rear main seal on engine regardless of
appearance while it is aparts and any tranny/Tcase seal too given its
age while you have it apart.
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See the lock bolt that lets the shaft holding the levers slide out:
http://www.off-road.com/jeep/tech/xfer/d18front.jpg Might tilt it on it's
side and take them out from the other real jeeps:
http://www.billhughes.com/jeepWorkonSide.jpg
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:LWHughes3rd (AT) aol (DOT) com http://www.billhughes.com/


"Larry W" <webb (AT) removethisrovatune (DOT) com> wrote



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Thanks Bill,

That's just what I did yesterday. Loosened the locknut and pulled the shaft.
Tomorrow I'll pull the engine and trans. as one unit.

WALCK'S 4WD (http://www.walcks4wd.com) was recommended as a good place to buy
the clutch, ring gear etc.. Prices seem fair - anyone suggest another source to
check.

Thanks
Larry

L.W. (Bill) Hughes III wrote: