Just got my SYE today...

A nice little surprise was waiting for me at the door when I got home from work today. My SYE from JO.com came in! Now the fun begins. Before I go all gung-ho putting it on, is there anything I should be looking for while the t-case is apart? Any type of maintanece I should perform?

Thanks!

Evan

Look for obvious wear, especially from the chain hitting the case. http://yuccaman.com/jeep/sye.html

Jim www.yuccaman.com

I replaced the seals and the chain in mine when I did it. Chain may have been overkill, but seals were pretty cheap.

One tidbit of advice....

Don't forget to prelube the output shaft with assembly lube before reinstalling it like I did! Now I've gotta pull it all back apart to put some assembly lube on it before I can drive the Jeep :doh:

Ah well, it's no fun until you have to do it twice anyway!!!!:looser:

Grease the seals so they don't burn up on breakin.

grab your self some reverse pliers ...and a dental pick ...the pliers will make it super easy to get the ring clips out ....and the dental pick to put the pick up tube back into the pump ...theres a little o-ring on the tube that seals the tube in the pump..put the o-ring inside the pump ..makes it easier ...these are the 2 hardest things to do ...dont pull the front yoke from the t-case ...its just a waste of time ...you can slide the chain off while pulling the shaft out ...grab the shaft and the closest shift fork ..pull it out together ...once the chain has enough slack ...pull it off the front gears(front drive shaft)..then push the shift yoke back in ..remove the shaft and chain together ...dont forget the spring on the shift fork shaft ..and dont forget to clean the magnet and put it back in....

make sure you have a good set of snap ring pliers, the cheap ones we were using broke, which made things very interesting getting the ring off.