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Old 11-25-2009, 11:59 PM
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hi new at all this but how big a deal is it to put in a sye on a 1999 cherokee. what does this envolve. thanks all .
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you have to get a drive shaft too
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its pretty simple if you get a hack&tap. but if you get a legit SYE(What I'm gonna get) it involves taking the transfer case apart. Its not too big a deal if you have a FSM for the case....and I happen to have one for the NP231
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Dont let it scare you. Its a lot easier than you'd think. Those t-cases are so simple its rediculous. Took me and a buddy about 40 mins to install a AdvanceAdapters SYE and that was our first one. The ones I do by myself now take about 30 minutes start to finish (not including time taken to drop the case from the jeep of course)
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The case is easy to remove. Only weighs about 65# so you won't need a tranny jack. Silicone works for gaskets. Just get your parts, remove the case, disassemble from the rear, put your parts in and put it back together. Advance Adapters has a very good package deal on top of the line parts and you can't beat the customer service with them.
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Just keep in mind if you want to save money, you can get a front driveshaft from a junkyard. Theyre nearly identical to the $400+ Tom Woods shafts everybody sells with their kits. Theyre within half an inch of eachother in length.
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