I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO REMOVE THE FRT DRIVE ASSY FROM THE TRANS FER CASE , SOUNDS LIKE YOU MISSED ONE OF THE SHIFT SLEEVES AND THEY ARE JAMMED TOGETHER , WHICH IS EASY TO DO AS THE ONLY THINGS THAT HOLD THEM INPLACE ARE THE SHIFT FORKS, REMOVE THE DRIVE ASSY AND THEN MOVE THE FORKS AS FAR FORWARD AS THEY WILL GO AND DO THE SAME THING WITH THE TWO SHIFT SLEEVES IN THE DRIVE ASSY, ,DONT LOOSE THE SMALL BALL AND SPRING OR IT WONT STAY IN GEAR , NOW SLIDE THE ASSY BACK ONTO THE TRANSFERCASE SIDE VERY GENTLE WHILE WATCHING THAT THE FORKS GO OVER THE SLEEVES AND NOT BEHIND OR IN BETWEEN THEM , NOW USE ONE BOLT TO HOLE IT ON AND GO UP TOP AND LOOK DOWN IN THE HOLE WHERE THE LEVEER GOES AND SEE IF THE NOTCHES IN THE RAILS ARE LINED UP IF NOT USE A LONG SCREWDRIVER TO GENTLY MOVE THEM INTO PLACE AND THEN PUT THE LEVER BACK IN AND TRY SHIFTING THE LEVER , DONT FORGET THE SPRING THAT GOES AROUND THE LEVER OVER TO THE SMALL BRACKET OR IT WILL JUMP OUT OF GEAR AS SOON AS YOU PUT A LOAD ON IT JERRY