1953 JEEP DJ brake

'Jeep'
UNIVERSAL SERIES SERVICE
MANUAL

The
correct distance should be 10%"
[26,04
cm.].

If
the length of the clutch release pedal rod is
other than
10
W
[26,04
cm.], the vheicle is equipped with the early
type
Clutch
Control
Lever

and
Tube Assembly, which should be removed, and^trie latest
designed
parts should be installed.

The
free pedal clearance is adjusted by lengthening
or shortening the" clutch fork cable. To make this adjustment,
loosen
the jam nut on the cable clevis

and
lengthen or shorten the cable to obtain %"
[19,05
mm.] free travel at the pedal pad, then
tighten the jam unit.
•
Clutch
Control Cable Type

Refer
to Fig. 1-2.

a.
With the clutch pedal pad against the floor
panel, (pedal up, clutch
engaged)
adjust ball ad­
justing nut until slack is removed from the cable
and
the clutch throwout bearing contacts the clutch
pressure plate, release levers or diaphragm plate.
b. Back-off ball adjusting nut 2
V2
turns to obtain
approximately %"
[19,05
mm.] free travel.
Lock

hex nut.
FIG.

1-3—AUBURN
CLUTCH
ASSEMBLY —
HURRICANE F4 ENGINE 1—
Driven
Plate and Hub
2—
Pressure
Plate

3—
Pivot Pin
4—
Bracket
5—
Spring
Cup 6—
Pressure
Spring 7— Release
Lever

8—
Return
Spring
9—
Adjusting
Screw
10—
Jam
Nut 11—
Washer
Note:
Some older 'Jeep' vehicles may
develop
side

movement
of the clutch and brake pedals resulting
from wear of the pedals, shafts, and bushings. One way to
compensate
for this wear is to install a pedal

slack
adjuster kit 1-4.
CLUTCH
—
HURRICANE
F4
ENGINE
•
Auburn
Vehicles equipped with the Hurricane F4
engine

have a 9.25" [23,4 cm.] driven plate. The auburn clutch driving (pressure) plate assembly (Fig. 1-3)
has three pressure springs and three levers or
fingers.
1-5.
Clutch
Removal

When
necessary to remove the clutch,
follow
the procedures outlined in Section J for the removal
of the transmission and transfer case from the vehicle. Then remove the flywheel housing and use
the following procedures for removing the clutch assembly.

Note:
The F4
engine
may be removed from the
vehicle when inspecting or replacing the clutch.
Refer
to Section D for Hurricane F4
engine
re­moval and then
follow
the instructions given
below

to remove the clutch assembly.

a.
Mark
the clutch pressure plate and
engine
fly­
wheel with a center punch so the clutch assembly
may be installed in the same position after adjust­

ments
or replacement are completed.
b. Remove the clutch pressure plate bracket
bolts

equally, a little at a time, to prevent distortion and
to relieve the clutch springs evenly.
c. Remove the pressure plate assembly and driven
plate from the flywheel.
1-6.
Clutch
Pressure Plate and Disc Inspection
Inspect the pressure plate face for
cracks,
chips,

and
warpage.
Check
the pressure plate levers for
excessive
wear and the springs for breaks. If any of the
above
conditions exist, the
complete
pressure
plate must be replaced.
Check
the clutch disc for

excessive
wear,
loose
or damaged facings, broken
vibration damper springs and evidence of grease
or oil. If any of the
above
conditions exist, replace
the clutch disc.
1-7.
Clutch
Pressure Plate Adjustment —
Auburn
The
clutch pressure plate must be checked
before
installing a new or reconditioned clutch. The proper 11339

FIG.
1-4—CHECKING
AUBURN
CLUTCH
LEVER
ADJUSTMENT
1— Adjustment Gauge
2—
Fixture
Mounting Bolt

3—
Clutch
Fixture
227

'Jeep'
UNIVERSAL
SERIES
SERVICE
MANUAL

J

10489

FIG.
J-2—THREE-SPEED
TRANSMISSION
— T90 1—
Main
Drive
Gear

2—
Main
Drive
Gear
Bearing
Retainer

3—
Main
Drive
Gear
Bearing
Retainer Oil
Seal
4—
Main
Drive
Gear
Snap
Ring

5—
Main
Drive
Gear
Bearing
Snap
Ring

6—
Main
Drive
Gear
Bearing
7—
Synchronizer
Shifting Plate
8—
Shift
Rail
Cap
9—
Shift
Rail—High
and Intermediate
10—
Shift
Rail
Poppet
Ball

11—
Shift
Rail
Poppet
Spring

12—
Shift
Fork—High
and Intermediate

13—
Control
Housing
14—
Control
Lever
Support
Spring

15—
Control
Lever
Housing Pin
16—
Control
Lever
Fulcrum
Ball

17—
Gear
Shift
Lever
18—
Shift
Fork—Low
and Reverse

19—
Sliding
Gear—Low
and Reverse
20—
Main
Shaft
Bearing
Adapter

21—
Main
Shaft
Bearing
22—
Main
Shaft
Washer

23—
Main
Shaft Nut
24—
Main
Shaft

25—
Idler
and Countershaft
Lock
Plate
26—
^Countershaft
Gear
Bearing
Rollers

2
7—Countershaft

28—
Countershaft
Thrust
Washer
Rear—Steel

29—
Countershaft
Thrust
Washer
Rear—Bronze

30—
Countershaft
Gears
31—
Transmission
Case

32—
Main
Shaft Second Speed
Gear
33—
Countershaft
Bearing
Spacer
34—
Synchronizer
Blocking
Ring

35—
Countershaft
Thrust
Washer
Front—Bronze

36—
Countershaft
Bearing
Washer

37—
Intermediate
and High Speed
Clutch
Sleeve

38—
Intermediate
and High
Clutch
Hub

39—
Synchronizer
Spring

40—
Intermediate
and High
Clutch
Hub
Snap
Ring

41—
Main
Shaft Pilot
Bearing
Roller

CJ-5A,
CJ-6A
models, remove the remote control

rods.

d.
Remove the set screw from the transfer case
shift lever pivot pin. Remove the pivot pin, shift

levers,
and shift lever springs. On models
CJ-5A,
and
CJ-6A
remove pivot pin cotter key and the

adjusting
rod attaching nut to remove shift lever.
See
Fig.
J-l.

e. If the vehicle is equipped with power take-off,
remove the shift lever plate screws and lift out the

lever.

f. Disconnect the front and
rear
propeller shafts
from
the transfer case, following the procedure de­

tailed
in Section
L.
Should the vehicle be equipped

with
power take-off, disconnect the transfer case end of the power take-off drive shaft.
g. Disconnect the
speedometer
cable at the transfer case.

h.
Disconnect the hand brake cable.
i.
Disconnect the clutch release cable at beilcrank
yoke end.
j.
Place
jacks
under the transmission and engine,
protecting the
engine
oil pan with a block of wood,
k.
Remove the nuts holding
rear
mounting to

frame
cross member.

I.
Remove the transfer case snubbing rubber bolt
nut at cross member.

m.
Remove
bolts
holding frame center cross mem­

ber
to frame side
rail
and remove cross member,
n.
Remove
bolts
holding transmission to flywheel
bellhousing.
o.
Force
transmission to right to
disengage
clutch
control
lever tube
ball
joint.

p.
Lower
jacks
under
engine
and transmission.

Slide
transmission and transfer case assemblies

toward
rear
of vehicle until the clutch shaft clears the flywheel housing.
q.
Lower
jack
under transmission. Remove trans­ mission and transfer case as an assembly from

under
the vehicle.

r.
For separation of the transmission and transfer
case, refer to Par. J-7. 241

'Jeep'
UNIVERSAL SERIES SERVICE
MANUAL

ft
TRANSFER CASE

Contents

SUBJECT
PAR.

GENERAL
. . .K-1

TRANSFER CASE REMOVAL
K-2
TRANSFER CASE DISASSEMBLY
K-3
Front
Bearing Cap K-4

Rear
Bearing Cap K-5

TRANSFER CASE REASSEMBLY.
. .K-6

TRANSFER CASE INSTALLATION
K-7
TRANSFER CASE LINKAGE
ADJUSTMENT
K-8

SERVICE
DIAGNOSIS
K-9

SPECIFICATIONS
.K-10

K-1. GENERAL
All
4-wheel-drive models are equipped with a
transfer
case to connect the power to the front
axle.
It is essentially a
two-speed
transmission
located at the
rear
of the standard transmission
and
provides a low and direct gear.

The
transfer case gears are controlled by the
driver

through
one shift lever.
Early
'Jeep'
Universal
Models with the F4-134
Hurricane
engine
are equipped with two transfer case shift control levers.

a.
On vehicles equipped with one transfer case

shift
lever, the transfer case shift lever has four
positions: 2WD
High,
4WD
High,
Neutral, and
4WD
low. The forward position of the lever 2WD

High
allows the
rear
wheels only to drive. The

first
rear
position (4WD High)
engages
the 4- wheel drive and provides high range 4-wheel drive.

The
second
rear
position (Neutral)
disengages
all power to the wheels and is used for stationary
power take-off operations. The last
rear
position
(4WD
Low) provides low range 4-wheel drive.

b.
On vehicles equipped with two transfer case

shift
levers, the transfer case front axle drive lever (left hand lever)
gives
a choice of 2-wheel or 4-
wheel drive. In the forward (out) position the
vehicle is in 2-wheel drive. Move the lever to the

rear
(in) position for 4-wheel drive operation.
The
4-wheel-drive
auxiliary-range
shift lever (right

hand
lever) has three positions; low, neutral, and
high.
The forward position (low)
gives
low-range
4-wheel drive. The center position (neutral) dis­
engages
all power to the wheels and is used for

stationary
power take-off operations. A built-in in­

terlock
prevents shifting into low range, 2-wheel
drive.
This
feature protects the
rear
axle from over­

load.
K-2.
Removal of
Transfer
Case

The
transfer case may be removed from the vehicle
without removing the transmission. Where both

transmission
and transfer case are to be removed
together,
refer to Section J. To remove only the

transfer
case from the vehicle, proceed as follows:

a.
Drain
transmission
and transfer case and replace

drain
plugs.

b.
Disconnect the brake cable.

c.
Disconnect front and
rear
propeller shafts at
the transfer case. See "Propeller Shafts and
Uni­
versal
Joints."

d.
Disconnect
speedometer
cable at transfer case. e. Disconnect the transfer case shift levers. On
vehicles equipped with two shift levers
loosen

set screw and remove pivot pin. Use a screw
driver

to pry shift lever springs away from shift levers.
Lift
levers from transfer case. On models equipped

with
a single shift lever remove pivot pin cotter

key,
and the adjusting rod attaching nut to remove

shift
lever. See Fig. K-4.
f. Remove cover plate on
rear
face of transfer case.

Remove
cotter key, nut and washer from trans­

mission
main shaft.
g. If possible, at this point remove the transfer case main drive gear from the transmission main

shaft.
If not possible, see
step
j below.

h.
Remove transfer case torque reaction support

bracket
bolt and nut.

i.
Remove transmission to transfer case bolts.
j.
Remove transfer case. If the transfer case main

drive
gear has not been removed in
step
g above,
proceed as follows:
Brace
the end of the trans­

mission
main shaft so that it cannot
move
in the
transmission,
pull
the transfer case to the
rear
to 267

TRANSFER
CASE

FIG.
K-1—TRANSFER
CASE
—
TWO
SHIFT
LEVERS

1— Companion Flange
2—
Brake
Drum 3— Emergency Brake
4—Operating Lever
5—
Oil
Seal 6—
Lever
Stud 7—
-Rear
Cap
8— Shims

9—
Screw
10—
Lockwasher
11— Bolt
12—
-Rear
Cover
13—
Gasket

14—
Lock
Plate
15—
Transfer
Case
16— Shift Rod 17—
Poppet
Plug

18—Poppet
Spring 19—
Poppet
Ball

20— Interlock
21—Gasket 22—
Front
Cap
23—
Breather
24— Shift Lever Spring

26—Shift
Lever
25*A—Shift Lever
(used
with
4-speed

transmission) 26— Shift Lever Knob
27— Shift Lever
27A—Shift Lever
(used
with
4-speed
transmission)
28—
Pivot
Pin
29—
Lubrication
Fitting
30— Set Screw
31—
Oil
Seal 32—
Front
Yoke
33—
Gasket
34— Bolt

3
5—Lockwasher
36— Shift Rod
37—
Shift
Fork
38— Shift
Fork

39—
Filler
Pipe Plug
40—Mainshaft Gear 41— plain Washer
42—
Thrust
Washer
43—
Intermediate
Gear
44—
Snap Ring

45—
Bearing

46—
Nut 47— Washer
48— Output Clutch Shaft
49—
Output Clutch Gear
50— Snap Ring 51—
Thrust
Washer
52— Output Shaft Gear
53— Sliding Gear
54— Bushing
55— Output Shaft
56— Cone and Rollers

57—
Bearing
Cup
58—
Speedometer
Gear 59—
Needle
Bearings 60—Bearing Spacers
61—
Intermediate
Shaft
62—
Drain
Plug 63—
Gasket

64—Nut
65—
Bottom
Cover
66—
Sleeve

67—
Speedometer
Gear 68— Bushing
69—
Gasket
70— Bolt

71—Bolt
72—
Hex Nut
72— Bolt
73— Bolt
74—
Lockwasher

75— Nut
76— Output Shaft Seal 268

FIG.
K-2—TRANSFER CASE
— ONE
SHIFT
LEVER

1— Companion Flange and Oil Seal
Guard

2— Emergency Brake Drum
3— Emergency Brake 4—
Brake
Operating Lever
5—
Bearing
Cap Ofl Seal 6—
Brake
Operating Lever Stud 7—
Rear
Bearing Cap
8—
Rear
Bearing Cap Shim Set
9— Bolt
10—
Lockwasher

11— Bolt 12—
Transfer
Case Hear Cover
13—
Rear
Gasket Cover 14—
Intermediate
Shaft
Lock
Plate

15—
Transfer
Case
1G—Shift
Rod
17—
Poppet
Plug
18—
Poppet
Spring 19—
Poppet
Ball

20— Shift Rod Interlock
21—
Bearing
Cap Gasket
22—
Front
Bearing Shaft Cap
23—
Breather

24— Shift Rod Oil Seal
25—
End
Yoke
26—
Oil
Seal Gasket
27— Bolt
2 8—Lockwasher 29— Shift Rod
30—
Front
Wheel Drive Shift
Fork

31— Underdrive and Direct Shift
Fork

32—
Filler
Plug 33— Mainshaft
Gear

34— Mainshaft Washer 35—
Thrust
Washer
36—
Intermediate
Gear
37—
Bearing
Shaft Snap Ring
38— Output Clutch Shaft Bearing
39— Companion Flange Nut
40—
Plain
Washer
41— Output Clutch Shaft
42— Output Clutch Shaft
Gear

43— Output Shaft
Gear
Snap Ring

44—
Thrust
Washer
45— Output Shaft
Gear

46— Output Shaft Sliding
Gear

47—
Pilot
Bushing
48— Output Shaft
49— Cone and Rollers 50— Output Shaft Bearing Cup
51—
Speedometer
Drive
Gear
(6-T)
52—
Needle
Bearing 53—
Bearing
Spacer 54—
Intermediate
Shaft 55—
Drain
Plug
56—
Bottom
Cover Gasket
57— Mainshaft Nut
58—
Transfer
Case
Bottom
Cover
59—
Speedometer
Driven
Gear
Sleeve

60—
Speedometer
Driven
Gear
(15-T)
61—
Speedometer
Driven
Gear
Bushing
62—
Backing
Plate
Gasket
63— Bolt
64— Bolt
65— Bolt
66— Bolt
67—
Lockwasher

68— Nut 69— Output Shaft Felt Seal

K

TRANSFER
CASE

FIG.
K-3—UNIVERSAL JOINT FLANGE
PULLER
1—
U-Joint
Flange
Puller
W-172

2—
V-Joint
Flange Holding
Wrench
C-3281

FIG.
K-4—TRANSFER CASE SHIFT LINKAGE
CJ-5A,
CJ-6A

1—Linkage
Adjustment
loosen
the gear and remove the gear. When separat­
ing the two housings, use care that the transmission

main
shaft bearing, which bears in both housings,

remains
in the transmission case.

K-3.
Transfer
Case
Disassembly
•
Refer to Fig. K-1, K-2.

To
remove the gears and bearings from the trans­
fer
case on the bench, the following procedure is
recommended.

a.
Remove output shaft nuts and washers using

Yoke
Holding
Wrench,
C-3281. Remove
rear
out­
put shaft companion flange with brake drum (if
FIG.
K-5—BEARING CONE REMOVING WEDGE

1— Wedge W-139

2—
Cone
and
Roller
so equipped) and front output shaft yoke, using

Tool
W-172.

b.
Remove cover bolts, lockwashers, and
bottom

cover.

c.
Remove the lockplate screw, lockwasher, and

lock
plate.

d.
Use a brass punch to drive out intermediate shaft to the
rear
of the case. Do not
lose
the thrust
washers located at each end of the gear shaft.
e. Remove the intermediate gear, two thrust

washers,
needle
bearings, and spacers,
thru
the
bottom
of the case.
f. Remove the
poppet
plugs, springs, and balls on both sides of front bearing cap. Shift front wheel
shift lever to
engaged
position (shaft forward).
g. Remove the screws, lockwashers, holding the front bearing cap. Remove the cap as an assembly

including
the clutch shaft, bearing, clutch gear,
fork,
and shift rod. Use care not to
lose
the inter­

lock
which floats
between
the shift rods.

h.
Remove the screws, lockwashers holding the

brake
backing plate assembly (if so equipped)
and
rear
output cap with
speedometer
gear as­
sembly. Remove entire unit as an assembly.

i.
Use a rawhide hammer to drive against the front
end of output shaft to drive the
rear
bearing cup

from
the case. Use Tool W-139, as shown in Fig.
K-5,
to
wedge
front bearing
cone
and roller as­
sembly from its seat on the shaft. Place Tool
W-141,
Fig. K-6, on the output shaft
between
the
front bearing and output shaft gear. Use a rawhide

hammer
to drive against the
rear
end of the output shaft to remove front bearing cup from the case.

Loosen
snap ring and slide it forward on the shaft.

Drive
the shaft
thru
the
rear
of the case. As the shaft is removed, gears, snap
ring,
and thrust washer

will
remain in the case and can be removed from 270

K

TRANSFER
CASE
the brake drum and companion
flange
by remov­
ing bolts, lockwashers, and nuts.

b.
Remove the oil seal with Tool W-251, as shown

in
Fig. K-7.

c.
Remove
speedometer
driven gear assembly.

d.
Remove the cap screws attaching the cap and
brake
backing plate to the case.
Take
precautions
not to
lose
or damage bearing adjusting shims placed
between
the cap and the transfer case
housing.
e. Separate the
rear
cap and brake backing plate
assembly. See Section P for brake service pro­
cedures.
f. Remove
speedometer
driving gear.

K-6.
Transfer
Case
Reassembly
•
Refer to Fig. K-1, K-2.

Reassembly
of the transfer case is reversal of the

foregoing
procedure of disassembly. The output shaft snap ring may
best
be installed with Tool
FIG.
K-11—OUTPUT
SHAFT
SNAP

RING
INSTALLER
1—
Snap
Ring

2—
Snap
Ring
Installer Tool W-131
FIG.
K-12—OUTPUT
SHAFT
OIL
SEAL
DRIVER

1—
Driver
Tool W-143

2—
Seal
W-131,
output shaft snap ring installing thimble

and
driver,
shown in
Fig.
K-ll.
Use a
piece
of tub­
ing for installing the bearing
cone
and roller as­ semblies on the output shaft to prevent damage
to the assemblies.

Early
production transfer cases were equipped with
a
lVs" [2,86 cm.] diameter intermediate shaft

and
caged
needle
bearings. When installing the intermediate gear in early production transfer cases,

insert
the bearings in the gear, support the front

thrust
washer with Pilot Pin Tool W-192,
Fig.
K-10,
position the gears and
rear
thrust washer, and
insert
the shaft from the
rear
of the case.

Late
production transfer cases were equipped with
a
1
Vi"
[3,18 cm.] diameter intermediate shaft,

and
bearings consisting of individual rollers and
spacers.
A dummy shaft is required to install the
intermediate shaft. The dummy shaft should be slightly smaller in diameter than the intermediate
shaft and a little shorter than the width of the
intermediate gear. To install the intermediate gear,

first
load the bearing rollers and spacers in the gear using the dummy shaft.
Then
supporting the
front thrust washer with the fingers, position the gears and
rear
thrust washer and insert the shaft

from
the
rear
of the case, driving out the dummy
shaft.

Should
it be necessary to replace the
speedometer

driven
pinion bushing installation may be
best

made with bushing installer Tool W-133, shown
in
Fig. K-13. When the
rear
bearing cap assembly
is installed, check the end
movement
of the main-
shaft which determines the adjustment of the
tapered roller bearings. For correct bearing adjust-
|
11S4S

FIG.
K-13—SPEEDOMETER
PINION
BUSHING
DRIVER
1—Tool W-133
272

M
FRONT
AXLE
1— Nut
2—
Lock
Washer

3—
Bearing
Lock
Washer
4—
Wheel
Bearing Cup 5—
Cone
and Rollers
6—
Oil
Seal 7— Spindle
8— Spindle Bushing
9—
Filler
Plug
10—
Right
Knuckle and Arm
11— Shims
12— Pivot Pin
13—
Lock
Washer
14—
Cap
Screw
15— Nut
16—
Washer

17—
Universal
Joint Yoke
18—
Oil
Seal
19—
Oil
Slinger
FIG.
M-2—FRONT
AXLE

20—
Cone
and Rollers
21—
Bearing
Cup
22—
Right
Axle Shaft with Universal Joint
23—
Knuckle
Oil Seal Retainer
24— Housing Breather 25—
Front
Axle Housing
26—
Axle
Shaft with Universal Joint
27—
Oil
Seal
28—
Axle
Shaft Guide
29—
Shim
Pack
30—
Bearing
Cup
31—
Cone
and Rollers
32—
Ring
Gear
and Pinion
33—
Thrust
Washer

34—
Thrust
Washer

35—
Differential
Gears
36— Housing Cover Gasket
37— Housing Cover
38—
Fill
Plug 39—
Screw
and
Lock
Washer
40—
Bearing
Cup
41—
Cone
and Rollers
42— Shims
43—
Lock
Pin
44—
Pinion
Shaft
45—
Differential
Case
47— Bolts
48— Nut
49—
Oil
Seal and Backing Ring
50—
Thrust
Washer
51— Snap Ring
52— Stop Bolt
53— Nut 54—
Bearing
Cup
55—
Cone
and Rollers
56—
Gasket

checked, making sure it is clean and open.

The
front wheel bearings should be checked every
12,000
miles. Refer to Section Q. Front wheel toe-

in
is adjustable by lengthening or shortening the
tie rod. However, standard caster and camber of
the front
wheels
are built
into
the axle. Wheel
caster can be adjusted by placing tapered shim
plates or
wedges
between
the springs and spring

seats
welded to the axle housing. Steering
geometry

and
front wheel adjustments are discussed in Sec­ tion O.

The
axle housing should be checked periodically
for weld cracks and/or other damage that may cause misalignment of the front
wheels
or
loss

of lubricant. The spring clips (U-bolts) should be
inspected and torqued every
12,000
miles. Torque (spring clip) nuts 45 to 50 lb-ft. [6,2 a 6,9 kg-m.].

M-4. FRONT
AXLE
REMOVAL
a.
Raise front end of vehicle
arid
safely support the frame by placing stands under the frame at
the rear of the front spring rear hangers.
b. Place
jack
under front axle housing and relieve
axle
weight
from the springs.
c. Disconnect shock absorbers from spring clip plates.
FIG.
M-3—HUB
CAP
PULLER

d.
Disconnect steering link from tie rod socket-
joint assembly.
e. Disconnect hydraulic brake
hoses
from front

brake
lines. Disconnect
hoses
from frame brackets. 278