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Old 12-16-2011, 12:18 PM
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Doing this job right now

I started this job yesterday, even had a helping hand.
Dont let the easy pictures fool you. This is difficult job, even for a person like me who likes to do almost everything on this car.

So far everything is slow and difficult, Drive shafts not coming off easily
bolts hard to turn and reach,

will see, Im already starting to wish I had paid a mechanic to install a rebuilt transfer case, even though I can t really afford it.

If you dont need your car for 2-4 days then by all means do it and have a good variety of tools.
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Old 12-16-2011, 12:58 PM
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I started this job yesterday, even had a helping hand.
Dont let the easy pictures fool you. This is difficult job, even for a person like me who likes to do almost everything on this car.

So far everything is slow and difficult, Drive shafts not coming off easily
bolts hard to turn and reach,

will see, Im already starting to wish I had paid a mechanic to install a rebuilt transfer case, even though I can t really afford it.

If you dont need your car for 2-4 days then by all means do it and have a good variety of tools.
It is a big job But trust me it is worth the blood sweat and tears. The dealership wanted 7k$ to do this job. It's wasn't that bad. Having an extra person helps especially when dropping the exhaust. The only problem I ran into was putting back the drive axels and tightening the bolts on the rubber union. Took me about 8 hours to do the job. Preparation is the key. If u don't have the right tools and materials then it'll slow u down. The drive shaft will spin on you when u try to loosen the bolts that's connected to the rubber union. I had someone hit the brakes to get more leverage.
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