I have a 1995 dodge dakota 4x4. I cannot seem to get the transfer case out. The torsion bar crossmember will not let me slide it back enough to clear the transmission. Is there a trick to this?

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is yours manual tranny ? if so i can tell you exactly how but if its auto trans then im not sure. service manual should offer some ideas

 

I finally had to remove the torsion bar adjusting bolt on the driver's side. Then I had to raise the transmission about 1" and pulled the transfer case back and rotated it clockwise and finished pulling it out.

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ok you must have auto trans. manual trans is quit a bit simpler. slide tcase back couple inches so the input/output shafts disconnect then the whole thing drops out in the gap between tranny and torsion crossmember. never had to mess with torsion bars or jack the trans