How do you change transfer case on 95 ford ranger?

Answer 1

Use a nail or similar sharp, hard device to mark the location of your front and rear drive shafts where they bolt onto the transfer case.

Unbolt the rear drive shaft from the transfer case and tie it up out of the way. Do not let the weight of the shaft to hang off the rear U-joints as this can cause damage to them.

Unbolt the front drive shaft just like the rear and again tie it up out of the way and support it as to not damage the U-joints.

Warning: At this point you are ready to detach the transfer case from the transmission. The transfer case weighs about 50-75lbs and can seriously injure or even kill you if doped. It can also damage the transfer case. So please be careful and get a buddy to help you out on this part. It will make things go a lot easier as well as safer with an extra pair of hands.

Use a tranny jack or normal jack to support the transfer case, you may need to improvise with some scrap wood to get a good balance. If possible use a strap to hold the transfer case on the jack, if you do use a strap make sure you have a good seat and balance on the jack. Loosen the bolts attaching the transfer case to the transmission. Take care to only lossen the correct bolts, some of the bolts holding the two halves of the transfer case together look as if they are threaded into the transmission.

As the transfer case becomes loose, make sure your balance and support from the jack remain solid and safe (this is where it helps to have extra hands) Use the support to keep the transfer case level with the transmission, this way the input shaft will not bind inside the transfer case. Once all the bolts are loose, remove them all but one or two in the top. Double check your balance and support, warn your buddy if you have one that the transfer case is detached and to be careful. Slowly pull the transfer case straight out keeping it level with the transmission. If the transfer case is stubborn, time your pulls and pushes with your buddy careful not to upset the balance and support from the jack.

As the transfer case comes free, be sure not to let it hang off the transmission output shaft, ast his can tweak the shaft and cause excessive ware and vibration.

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I wrote this off the top of my head, and is meerly a generalization of how to remove your transfer case but should prove useful for a quick over view. If you are going to attempt this repair on your own, I highly suggest you have a repair manual such as one from Haynes or Chilton. (chilton is best) As it has other important information that you will need when replacing the transfer case, such as torque specs, tolerence specs etc etc.

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