i need to remove the linkage to my t-case because it is broken in the middle, so now instead of switching from hi to lo range it just swivels at its newly created joint... i can just weld it back up or just fab up a new one, but first i need to get it out...

so how would i go about doing this? drop the transmission? tear out the interior? pull the front driveshaft? i really have no idea what is the best way to access this thing and it frustrates me... help me...

 

All the posts i have seen pertaining to this involved removing the center console and it looks like a beast of a project. I have never done it though.

 

yeah i have torn down my center console multiple times... but it appears i will need to drill out some rivets around my auto trans shifter to get that out of the way... i dont mind tearin the thing apart, i just want to know if anyone knows an easier way...

 

Yes, you will need to drill out the rivets, remove the metal plate and there is your t/case and access to the linkage.

 

It's pretty easy I did it more than once when I swapped my old t-case for a new one

 

You get a big hammer and start swinging. Eventually you'll knock a hole in the right place to access the linkage

 

yeah thats normally how i roll... only you dont call them hammers... its a "finessing tool"