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Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby
I'll let Riggo chime in but he is pretty quick.
Since UUC billed 6 hours just for the SSK install, my humble opinion is that they did the install "by the book", dropped the driveshaft, transfer case, etc, and probably lowered the trans itself, to give a wide open tunnel and view of the linkage.
I'm sure if I had wide open access from the side of the pin if everything was dropped I could have gotten it out, but I don't have a lift.
It's VERY doable with the carrier in the car, you just have to unbolt the front mount which is secured with 2 bolts directly in front of the shift knob.
Point is, I would try to remove the carrier by letting the pins loose on top of the trans, if they are stuck, then go to Plan B which is take off front mount and secure height adapter from inside the car.
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I have been mulling that over - go for plan A and switch if needed. My concern is that my stock shifter is pretty sloppy and while I was feeling around doing my CDV, I am fairly certain I could feel some play at the front end of the carrier. I know the bushings are apparently not prone to wear so I don't know if steeping in salt for 6 months a year up here might result in more wear than some others have experienced? Point being, while I am at it, I would really want to replace anything that has any sign of wear.