just asking this question for a friend,

he has a 96 jeep grand Cherokee, his old transfer case (np249) blew apart!

i went to the junk yard a pulled out a (np249) t-case from a 96 cherokee just like his.
our problem is, it slides on about 3/4 of an inch and stops!
no matter how much i shook it, pushed it, jerked it around...it will not slide on the tail shaft any further..
any ideas????

 

Can you lock it into 4H and wiggle the output shaft? Does it feel engaged or is it just spinning? I'm not real familiar with the ZJ stuff, but I've see guys buy 21 spline 231's and think wonder why things wouldn't fit in the XJ's

 

yes, i have put it in gear. and tried turning it while pushing it in.

is there a possibility the splines on the tail shaft are messed up when the old transfer case blew apart? They appear to be straight.

to me it feels like it's just no going on like it's sitting on the tail shaft of the transmission.
i have tried pushing up on the transfer and in at the same time. i'm either doing something wrong, or something is wrong?

 

Did you check the spline count?