Mike Romain

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 Romain

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 Romain

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/

SoK66

"Keane Gruending" <pedl2themetl@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:CxQhe.1360172$8l.525751@pd7tw1no...
> 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

While a body lift and/or a transfer case drop can cause problems when
shifting into 2nd, 4th and reverse on YJs, that's probably not the issue
with the 2-3 shift grinding. The latter issue is more likely either the
wrong transmission lube (needs to be non-sulphur GL3, at most low sulphur
GL-4), or at worst a worn synchroniser. The former issue, wrong transmission
lube, is a common problem found with the AX15. It's a simple matyter of
draining the lube and refilling with the correct stuff.

If the body lift is an issue you'll find that the shifter is binding going
into 2nd, 4th & reverse, or that it won;t go all the way into those gears,
pops out, etc. The problem is the inner shift boot being pinched between the
shift lever and the driveshaft tunnel. There are several ways to remedy
this, you can cut away the inner boot (not a great idea), or remove the boot
and trim the floor pan back a bit, or carefully pound it back out of the way
a bit with a BMFH.

SoK66

"Keane Gruending" <pedl2themetl@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:CxQhe.1360172$8l.525751@pd7tw1no...
> 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

While a body lift and/or a transfer case drop can cause problems when
shifting into 2nd, 4th and reverse on YJs, that's probably not the issue
with the 2-3 shift grinding. The latter issue is more likely either the
wrong transmission lube (needs to be non-sulphur GL3, at most low sulphur
GL-4), or at worst a worn synchroniser. The former issue, wrong transmission
lube, is a common problem found with the AX15. It's a simple matyter of
draining the lube and refilling with the correct stuff.

If the body lift is an issue you'll find that the shifter is binding going
into 2nd, 4th & reverse, or that it won;t go all the way into those gears,
pops out, etc. The problem is the inner shift boot being pinched between the
shift lever and the driveshaft tunnel. There are several ways to remedy
this, you can cut away the inner boot (not a great idea), or remove the boot
and trim the floor pan back a bit, or carefully pound it back out of the way
a bit with a BMFH.

SoK66

"Keane Gruending" <pedl2themetl@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:CxQhe.1360172$8l.525751@pd7tw1no...
> 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

While a body lift and/or a transfer case drop can cause problems when
shifting into 2nd, 4th and reverse on YJs, that's probably not the issue
with the 2-3 shift grinding. The latter issue is more likely either the
wrong transmission lube (needs to be non-sulphur GL3, at most low sulphur
GL-4), or at worst a worn synchroniser. The former issue, wrong transmission
lube, is a common problem found with the AX15. It's a simple matyter of
draining the lube and refilling with the correct stuff.

If the body lift is an issue you'll find that the shifter is binding going
into 2nd, 4th & reverse, or that it won;t go all the way into those gears,
pops out, etc. The problem is the inner shift boot being pinched between the
shift lever and the driveshaft tunnel. There are several ways to remedy
this, you can cut away the inner boot (not a great idea), or remove the boot
and trim the floor pan back a bit, or carefully pound it back out of the way
a bit with a BMFH.

SoK66

"Keane Gruending" <pedl2themetl@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:CxQhe.1360172$8l.525751@pd7tw1no...
> 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

While a body lift and/or a transfer case drop can cause problems when
shifting into 2nd, 4th and reverse on YJs, that's probably not the issue
with the 2-3 shift grinding. The latter issue is more likely either the
wrong transmission lube (needs to be non-sulphur GL3, at most low sulphur
GL-4), or at worst a worn synchroniser. The former issue, wrong transmission
lube, is a common problem found with the AX15. It's a simple matyter of
draining the lube and refilling with the correct stuff.

If the body lift is an issue you'll find that the shifter is binding going
into 2nd, 4th & reverse, or that it won;t go all the way into those gears,
pops out, etc. The problem is the inner shift boot being pinched between the
shift lever and the driveshaft tunnel. There are several ways to remedy
this, you can cut away the inner boot (not a great idea), or remove the boot
and trim the floor pan back a bit, or carefully pound it back out of the way
a bit with a BMFH.

Pop-N-Fresh

define BMFH.... ive never heard that phrase but my best guess is "big
mother f**kin hammer".... course i could be wrong :-)

Pop-N-Fresh

define BMFH.... ive never heard that phrase but my best guess is "big
mother f**kin hammer".... course i could be wrong :-)

Pop-N-Fresh

define BMFH.... ive never heard that phrase but my best guess is "big
mother f**kin hammer".... course i could be wrong :-)