SYE recommendation

Daughter and I pulled her transfer case, boyfreind did it in about 20 minutes having never done it before, just dissasemble 10 parts or so and put them back together. On a hardnes scale of 1 to 10, lift kit being a 7 this would be a 3.

I agree, removing the T case isn't really that difficult, for me it just took a little time. I don't think I could have done it in 20 minutes on my own, though...

It weighs about 70 pounds or so, if you have a transmission jack it will be much easier.

Removing the T case to install an SYE is much easier than installing the SYE with the case in place, IMHO.

Here's mine:

You absolutely do not need to pull the t-case and the whole job can be done in about an hour less than if you did pull the t-case. Just drive the rear of the Jeep up onto a pair of car ramps to give you way more than enough room to do the job comfortably.

The job itself is not as complicated as it seems but you will need a split-ring remover tool that opens wider than most tool stores, even Sears, carries. But tool trucks like Snap-On do carry them. To attempt the job without a split-ring remover that opens widely enough will be very frustrating. You'll also need a 12 point 10mm socket to get the very top bolt out that holds the two t-case halves together.

So far as good SYE kits go, mine is a Bayou Geep which is as good as any of them but AA and JB Conversions make very good kits, and Tom Wood has a good price on a combo SYE kit and CV driveshaft.

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