need advice with 99 wrangler tcase mount...

[Dabba]

so my friends dad has a 99 wrangler that needs its tcase mount replaced. the problem is the jeep comes with a skidplate in which the mount is incorperated into. i dont have any idea how to mount something under the tcase while we take the plate down. i mean the plate blocks any access to mount anything under the tcase, any ideas?

 

[sweetk30]

floor jack with some wood under the tail shaft housing were the drive shaft goes in to the tcase. just holding it up for your needs.

 

[Dabba]

not sure if i can get to the tailshaft... itll support the weight..?

 

[sweetk30]

it will be fine. you are just supporting it on a piviot point is all. i have done this at work on a lift lots of times and just use a big screw jack instead of a floor jack as i am off the ground with the jeep.

fyi tho watch the bolts for the frame skidplate/tcase mount. thay get real rusty in the frame and like to snap off.

 

[apache]

I did my 98`s by either the tailshaft bit or under the oil pan,cant recall but either way its no biggie. Biggest problem is D/C uses threaded inserts in the frame for the skid bolts,if your not careful with the skid bolts the inserts will break loose and spin then its a real Buzzard F to get the bolts out.