Jeep YJ Lift and Transmission Question
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Hey,
I am looking at buying a Jeep YJ and I went and looked at a 95 YJ today. It
has a body lift on it, and the owners claim that this body lift messes with
the transmission linkage a bit. I took it for a drive, and there is a bit of
a grind going from 2-3, but the owners assure me that this is due to the
lift. The YJ has 168KMs on it, and a newer clutch. I phoned their mechanic,
and he said to his knowledge, the lift kit is what is causing the
transmission issue. So my question is this: is what the owners claim true?
Or are their other issues I should be looking at?
Thanks
I am looking at buying a Jeep YJ and I went and looked at a 95 YJ today. It
has a body lift on it, and the owners claim that this body lift messes with
the transmission linkage a bit. I took it for a drive, and there is a bit of
a grind going from 2-3, but the owners assure me that this is due to the
lift. The YJ has 168KMs on it, and a newer clutch. I phoned their mechanic,
and he said to his knowledge, the lift kit is what is causing the
transmission issue. So my question is this: is what the owners claim true?
Or are their other issues I should be looking at?
Thanks
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The BL is not a likely source of grinding in the tranny. A BL CAN make
shifting all the way into a gear difficult but if it's just grinding
going in, that just sounds like a bad synchro.
Jerry
Keane Gruending wrote:
> Hey,
> I am looking at buying a Jeep YJ and I went and looked at a 95 YJ today. It
> has a body lift on it, and the owners claim that this body lift messes with
> the transmission linkage a bit. I took it for a drive, and there is a bit of
> a grind going from 2-3, but the owners assure me that this is due to the
> lift. The YJ has 168KMs on it, and a newer clutch. I phoned their mechanic,
> and he said to his knowledge, the lift kit is what is causing the
> transmission issue. So my question is this: is what the owners claim true?
> Or are their other issues I should be looking at?
>
> Thanks
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
shifting all the way into a gear difficult but if it's just grinding
going in, that just sounds like a bad synchro.
Jerry
Keane Gruending wrote:
> Hey,
> I am looking at buying a Jeep YJ and I went and looked at a 95 YJ today. It
> has a body lift on it, and the owners claim that this body lift messes with
> the transmission linkage a bit. I took it for a drive, and there is a bit of
> a grind going from 2-3, but the owners assure me that this is due to the
> lift. The YJ has 168KMs on it, and a newer clutch. I phoned their mechanic,
> and he said to his knowledge, the lift kit is what is causing the
> transmission issue. So my question is this: is what the owners claim true?
> Or are their other issues I should be looking at?
>
> Thanks
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
Guest
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The BL is not a likely source of grinding in the tranny. A BL CAN make
shifting all the way into a gear difficult but if it's just grinding
going in, that just sounds like a bad synchro.
Jerry
Keane Gruending wrote:
> Hey,
> I am looking at buying a Jeep YJ and I went and looked at a 95 YJ today. It
> has a body lift on it, and the owners claim that this body lift messes with
> the transmission linkage a bit. I took it for a drive, and there is a bit of
> a grind going from 2-3, but the owners assure me that this is due to the
> lift. The YJ has 168KMs on it, and a newer clutch. I phoned their mechanic,
> and he said to his knowledge, the lift kit is what is causing the
> transmission issue. So my question is this: is what the owners claim true?
> Or are their other issues I should be looking at?
>
> Thanks
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
shifting all the way into a gear difficult but if it's just grinding
going in, that just sounds like a bad synchro.
Jerry
Keane Gruending wrote:
> Hey,
> I am looking at buying a Jeep YJ and I went and looked at a 95 YJ today. It
> has a body lift on it, and the owners claim that this body lift messes with
> the transmission linkage a bit. I took it for a drive, and there is a bit of
> a grind going from 2-3, but the owners assure me that this is due to the
> lift. The YJ has 168KMs on it, and a newer clutch. I phoned their mechanic,
> and he said to his knowledge, the lift kit is what is causing the
> transmission issue. So my question is this: is what the owners claim true?
> Or are their other issues I should be looking at?
>
> Thanks
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
Guest
Posts: n/a
The BL is not a likely source of grinding in the tranny. A BL CAN make
shifting all the way into a gear difficult but if it's just grinding
going in, that just sounds like a bad synchro.
Jerry
Keane Gruending wrote:
> Hey,
> I am looking at buying a Jeep YJ and I went and looked at a 95 YJ today. It
> has a body lift on it, and the owners claim that this body lift messes with
> the transmission linkage a bit. I took it for a drive, and there is a bit of
> a grind going from 2-3, but the owners assure me that this is due to the
> lift. The YJ has 168KMs on it, and a newer clutch. I phoned their mechanic,
> and he said to his knowledge, the lift kit is what is causing the
> transmission issue. So my question is this: is what the owners claim true?
> Or are their other issues I should be looking at?
>
> Thanks
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
shifting all the way into a gear difficult but if it's just grinding
going in, that just sounds like a bad synchro.
Jerry
Keane Gruending wrote:
> Hey,
> I am looking at buying a Jeep YJ and I went and looked at a 95 YJ today. It
> has a body lift on it, and the owners claim that this body lift messes with
> the transmission linkage a bit. I took it for a drive, and there is a bit of
> a grind going from 2-3, but the owners assure me that this is due to the
> lift. The YJ has 168KMs on it, and a newer clutch. I phoned their mechanic,
> and he said to his knowledge, the lift kit is what is causing the
> transmission issue. So my question is this: is what the owners claim true?
> Or are their other issues I should be looking at?
>
> Thanks
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
Guest
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The BL is not a likely source of grinding in the tranny. A BL CAN make
shifting all the way into a gear difficult but if it's just grinding
going in, that just sounds like a bad synchro.
Jerry
Keane Gruending wrote:
> Hey,
> I am looking at buying a Jeep YJ and I went and looked at a 95 YJ today. It
> has a body lift on it, and the owners claim that this body lift messes with
> the transmission linkage a bit. I took it for a drive, and there is a bit of
> a grind going from 2-3, but the owners assure me that this is due to the
> lift. The YJ has 168KMs on it, and a newer clutch. I phoned their mechanic,
> and he said to his knowledge, the lift kit is what is causing the
> transmission issue. So my question is this: is what the owners claim true?
> Or are their other issues I should be looking at?
>
> Thanks
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
shifting all the way into a gear difficult but if it's just grinding
going in, that just sounds like a bad synchro.
Jerry
Keane Gruending wrote:
> Hey,
> I am looking at buying a Jeep YJ and I went and looked at a 95 YJ today. It
> has a body lift on it, and the owners claim that this body lift messes with
> the transmission linkage a bit. I took it for a drive, and there is a bit of
> a grind going from 2-3, but the owners assure me that this is due to the
> lift. The YJ has 168KMs on it, and a newer clutch. I phoned their mechanic,
> and he said to his knowledge, the lift kit is what is causing the
> transmission issue. So my question is this: is what the owners claim true?
> Or are their other issues I should be looking at?
>
> Thanks
>
>
--
Jerry Bransford
PP-ASEL N6TAY
See the Geezer Jeep at
http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
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It is 'very' possible for that to be the issue. Some have to have it
trimmed or the inner boot removed. Especially if the installer screwed
up by 1/4" or so on the body tub's side to side measurements.
It is easy to check. Measure the outside edge of each corner to the
frame and see what you come up with. I have a tree in my driveway that
I use to anchor a hand winch to and jack the body up by the roll bar to
adjust it on the frame or add/remove body lifts. Last time I rolled my
CJ7, it took me less than half hour solo to put the body back on
square. It had shifted 1/2" or so and I was having shifting issues.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Keane Gruending wrote:
>
> Hey,
> I am looking at buying a Jeep YJ and I went and looked at a 95 YJ today. It
> has a body lift on it, and the owners claim that this body lift messes with
> the transmission linkage a bit. I took it for a drive, and there is a bit of
> a grind going from 2-3, but the owners assure me that this is due to the
> lift. The YJ has 168KMs on it, and a newer clutch. I phoned their mechanic,
> and he said to his knowledge, the lift kit is what is causing the
> transmission issue. So my question is this: is what the owners claim true?
> Or are their other issues I should be looking at?
>
> Thanks
trimmed or the inner boot removed. Especially if the installer screwed
up by 1/4" or so on the body tub's side to side measurements.
It is easy to check. Measure the outside edge of each corner to the
frame and see what you come up with. I have a tree in my driveway that
I use to anchor a hand winch to and jack the body up by the roll bar to
adjust it on the frame or add/remove body lifts. Last time I rolled my
CJ7, it took me less than half hour solo to put the body back on
square. It had shifted 1/2" or so and I was having shifting issues.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Keane Gruending wrote:
>
> Hey,
> I am looking at buying a Jeep YJ and I went and looked at a 95 YJ today. It
> has a body lift on it, and the owners claim that this body lift messes with
> the transmission linkage a bit. I took it for a drive, and there is a bit of
> a grind going from 2-3, but the owners assure me that this is due to the
> lift. The YJ has 168KMs on it, and a newer clutch. I phoned their mechanic,
> and he said to his knowledge, the lift kit is what is causing the
> transmission issue. So my question is this: is what the owners claim true?
> Or are their other issues I should be looking at?
>
> Thanks
Guest
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It is 'very' possible for that to be the issue. Some have to have it
trimmed or the inner boot removed. Especially if the installer screwed
up by 1/4" or so on the body tub's side to side measurements.
It is easy to check. Measure the outside edge of each corner to the
frame and see what you come up with. I have a tree in my driveway that
I use to anchor a hand winch to and jack the body up by the roll bar to
adjust it on the frame or add/remove body lifts. Last time I rolled my
CJ7, it took me less than half hour solo to put the body back on
square. It had shifted 1/2" or so and I was having shifting issues.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Keane Gruending wrote:
>
> Hey,
> I am looking at buying a Jeep YJ and I went and looked at a 95 YJ today. It
> has a body lift on it, and the owners claim that this body lift messes with
> the transmission linkage a bit. I took it for a drive, and there is a bit of
> a grind going from 2-3, but the owners assure me that this is due to the
> lift. The YJ has 168KMs on it, and a newer clutch. I phoned their mechanic,
> and he said to his knowledge, the lift kit is what is causing the
> transmission issue. So my question is this: is what the owners claim true?
> Or are their other issues I should be looking at?
>
> Thanks
trimmed or the inner boot removed. Especially if the installer screwed
up by 1/4" or so on the body tub's side to side measurements.
It is easy to check. Measure the outside edge of each corner to the
frame and see what you come up with. I have a tree in my driveway that
I use to anchor a hand winch to and jack the body up by the roll bar to
adjust it on the frame or add/remove body lifts. Last time I rolled my
CJ7, it took me less than half hour solo to put the body back on
square. It had shifted 1/2" or so and I was having shifting issues.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Keane Gruending wrote:
>
> Hey,
> I am looking at buying a Jeep YJ and I went and looked at a 95 YJ today. It
> has a body lift on it, and the owners claim that this body lift messes with
> the transmission linkage a bit. I took it for a drive, and there is a bit of
> a grind going from 2-3, but the owners assure me that this is due to the
> lift. The YJ has 168KMs on it, and a newer clutch. I phoned their mechanic,
> and he said to his knowledge, the lift kit is what is causing the
> transmission issue. So my question is this: is what the owners claim true?
> Or are their other issues I should be looking at?
>
> Thanks
Guest
Posts: n/a
It is 'very' possible for that to be the issue. Some have to have it
trimmed or the inner boot removed. Especially if the installer screwed
up by 1/4" or so on the body tub's side to side measurements.
It is easy to check. Measure the outside edge of each corner to the
frame and see what you come up with. I have a tree in my driveway that
I use to anchor a hand winch to and jack the body up by the roll bar to
adjust it on the frame or add/remove body lifts. Last time I rolled my
CJ7, it took me less than half hour solo to put the body back on
square. It had shifted 1/2" or so and I was having shifting issues.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Keane Gruending wrote:
>
> Hey,
> I am looking at buying a Jeep YJ and I went and looked at a 95 YJ today. It
> has a body lift on it, and the owners claim that this body lift messes with
> the transmission linkage a bit. I took it for a drive, and there is a bit of
> a grind going from 2-3, but the owners assure me that this is due to the
> lift. The YJ has 168KMs on it, and a newer clutch. I phoned their mechanic,
> and he said to his knowledge, the lift kit is what is causing the
> transmission issue. So my question is this: is what the owners claim true?
> Or are their other issues I should be looking at?
>
> Thanks
trimmed or the inner boot removed. Especially if the installer screwed
up by 1/4" or so on the body tub's side to side measurements.
It is easy to check. Measure the outside edge of each corner to the
frame and see what you come up with. I have a tree in my driveway that
I use to anchor a hand winch to and jack the body up by the roll bar to
adjust it on the frame or add/remove body lifts. Last time I rolled my
CJ7, it took me less than half hour solo to put the body back on
square. It had shifted 1/2" or so and I was having shifting issues.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Keane Gruending wrote:
>
> Hey,
> I am looking at buying a Jeep YJ and I went and looked at a 95 YJ today. It
> has a body lift on it, and the owners claim that this body lift messes with
> the transmission linkage a bit. I took it for a drive, and there is a bit of
> a grind going from 2-3, but the owners assure me that this is due to the
> lift. The YJ has 168KMs on it, and a newer clutch. I phoned their mechanic,
> and he said to his knowledge, the lift kit is what is causing the
> transmission issue. So my question is this: is what the owners claim true?
> Or are their other issues I should be looking at?
>
> Thanks
Guest
Posts: n/a
It is 'very' possible for that to be the issue. Some have to have it
trimmed or the inner boot removed. Especially if the installer screwed
up by 1/4" or so on the body tub's side to side measurements.
It is easy to check. Measure the outside edge of each corner to the
frame and see what you come up with. I have a tree in my driveway that
I use to anchor a hand winch to and jack the body up by the roll bar to
adjust it on the frame or add/remove body lifts. Last time I rolled my
CJ7, it took me less than half hour solo to put the body back on
square. It had shifted 1/2" or so and I was having shifting issues.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Keane Gruending wrote:
>
> Hey,
> I am looking at buying a Jeep YJ and I went and looked at a 95 YJ today. It
> has a body lift on it, and the owners claim that this body lift messes with
> the transmission linkage a bit. I took it for a drive, and there is a bit of
> a grind going from 2-3, but the owners assure me that this is due to the
> lift. The YJ has 168KMs on it, and a newer clutch. I phoned their mechanic,
> and he said to his knowledge, the lift kit is what is causing the
> transmission issue. So my question is this: is what the owners claim true?
> Or are their other issues I should be looking at?
>
> Thanks
trimmed or the inner boot removed. Especially if the installer screwed
up by 1/4" or so on the body tub's side to side measurements.
It is easy to check. Measure the outside edge of each corner to the
frame and see what you come up with. I have a tree in my driveway that
I use to anchor a hand winch to and jack the body up by the roll bar to
adjust it on the frame or add/remove body lifts. Last time I rolled my
CJ7, it took me less than half hour solo to put the body back on
square. It had shifted 1/2" or so and I was having shifting issues.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Keane Gruending wrote:
>
> Hey,
> I am looking at buying a Jeep YJ and I went and looked at a 95 YJ today. It
> has a body lift on it, and the owners claim that this body lift messes with
> the transmission linkage a bit. I took it for a drive, and there is a bit of
> a grind going from 2-3, but the owners assure me that this is due to the
> lift. The YJ has 168KMs on it, and a newer clutch. I phoned their mechanic,
> and he said to his knowledge, the lift kit is what is causing the
> transmission issue. So my question is this: is what the owners claim true?
> Or are their other issues I should be looking at?
>
> Thanks
Guest
Posts: n/a
I guess he could just remove the boot for a fast check?
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
> The BL is not a likely source of grinding in the tranny. A BL CAN make
> shifting all the way into a gear difficult but if it's just grinding
> going in, that just sounds like a bad synchro.
>
> Jerry
>
> Keane Gruending wrote:
> > Hey,
> > I am looking at buying a Jeep YJ and I went and looked at a 95 YJ today. It
> > has a body lift on it, and the owners claim that this body lift messes with
> > the transmission linkage a bit. I took it for a drive, and there is a bit of
> > a grind going from 2-3, but the owners assure me that this is due to the
> > lift. The YJ has 168KMs on it, and a newer clutch. I phoned their mechanic,
> > and he said to his knowledge, the lift kit is what is causing the
> > transmission issue. So my question is this: is what the owners claim true?
> > Or are their other issues I should be looking at?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Jerry Bransford wrote:
>
> The BL is not a likely source of grinding in the tranny. A BL CAN make
> shifting all the way into a gear difficult but if it's just grinding
> going in, that just sounds like a bad synchro.
>
> Jerry
>
> Keane Gruending wrote:
> > Hey,
> > I am looking at buying a Jeep YJ and I went and looked at a 95 YJ today. It
> > has a body lift on it, and the owners claim that this body lift messes with
> > the transmission linkage a bit. I took it for a drive, and there is a bit of
> > a grind going from 2-3, but the owners assure me that this is due to the
> > lift. The YJ has 168KMs on it, and a newer clutch. I phoned their mechanic,
> > and he said to his knowledge, the lift kit is what is causing the
> > transmission issue. So my question is this: is what the owners claim true?
> > Or are their other issues I should be looking at?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
>
> --
> Jerry Bransford
> PP-ASEL N6TAY
> See the Geezer Jeep at
> http://members.***.net/jerrypb/


