J A Peters

averyislandboy@yahoo.com (averyislandboy@yahoo.com) wrote in message news:<a188e6f3.0402070807.5ce9ae75@posting.google. com>...
> Where I'm at now:
> Tranny back in. Can't get it to go into gear. Good pressure build-up

....<snip>...

I also recommend http://groups.google.com for search of
rec.autos.makers.jeep+****** or any group. Links to my BA10/5 slave
install http://photos.yahoo.com/ononcg and other Jeep stuff. Mike
Moran's BA10/5 AX15 swap is still the de facto read on the matter
http://www.jeeptech.com/convtrans/ax15swap.html

Email I exchanged with Bob on this:

I bumped the shifter into gear some time during the prep on the top
side for the drop. I do not recall any resistance when pulling the
shifter out even though it was in gear. I assumed I had done the deed
but my 3 year old boy was helping me so he could have been playing
with it. It is not a big deal to remedy but is disconcerting after a
day of working under the thing.

The problems came during the reinstall. There is a square notch on
both shift rails. The left one, 1st and 2nd, should be lined up with
the right one, 3rd and 4th. This square notch from the two rails is
where the shifter drops into. I realigned the shift rails to neutral
with a long flat head screwdriver. I don't have a good photo of what
it should look like when it is lined up. You can tell by the feel if
the shifter is in neutral. There should be play going left and right.

I did not have any alignment problems with the tranny input spline and
the clutch plate. So I did not have to mess with shifter until the
last thing when I was buttoning it all up. I also pulled the tranny
and transfer case as a unit.

Again if the shifter lever can be moved left and right it is neutral.
If not pull it and make sure the rail notches are lined up.

My next project is a on a 94 ZJ Chrysler 42RE automatic transmission.
The XJ was totaled last March in a rear end accident. She was able to
be driven even though 12" shorter. Odometer was at 260k and the only
thing mechanically wrong was the 3/4 synchro.

J A Peters

averyislandboy@yahoo.com (averyislandboy@yahoo.com) wrote in message news:<a188e6f3.0402070807.5ce9ae75@posting.google. com>...
> Where I'm at now:
> Tranny back in. Can't get it to go into gear. Good pressure build-up

....<snip>...

I also recommend http://groups.google.com for search of
rec.autos.makers.jeep+****** or any group. Links to my BA10/5 slave
install http://photos.yahoo.com/ononcg and other Jeep stuff. Mike
Moran's BA10/5 AX15 swap is still the de facto read on the matter
http://www.jeeptech.com/convtrans/ax15swap.html

Email I exchanged with Bob on this:

I bumped the shifter into gear some time during the prep on the top
side for the drop. I do not recall any resistance when pulling the
shifter out even though it was in gear. I assumed I had done the deed
but my 3 year old boy was helping me so he could have been playing
with it. It is not a big deal to remedy but is disconcerting after a
day of working under the thing.

The problems came during the reinstall. There is a square notch on
both shift rails. The left one, 1st and 2nd, should be lined up with
the right one, 3rd and 4th. This square notch from the two rails is
where the shifter drops into. I realigned the shift rails to neutral
with a long flat head screwdriver. I don't have a good photo of what
it should look like when it is lined up. You can tell by the feel if
the shifter is in neutral. There should be play going left and right.

I did not have any alignment problems with the tranny input spline and
the clutch plate. So I did not have to mess with shifter until the
last thing when I was buttoning it all up. I also pulled the tranny
and transfer case as a unit.

Again if the shifter lever can be moved left and right it is neutral.
If not pull it and make sure the rail notches are lined up.

My next project is a on a 94 ZJ Chrysler 42RE automatic transmission.
The XJ was totaled last March in a rear end accident. She was able to
be driven even though 12" shorter. Odometer was at 260k and the only
thing mechanically wrong was the 3/4 synchro.

J A Peters

averyislandboy@yahoo.com (averyislandboy@yahoo.com) wrote in message news:<a188e6f3.0402070807.5ce9ae75@posting.google. com>...
> Where I'm at now:
> Tranny back in. Can't get it to go into gear. Good pressure build-up

....<snip>...

I also recommend http://groups.google.com for search of
rec.autos.makers.jeep+****** or any group. Links to my BA10/5 slave
install http://photos.yahoo.com/ononcg and other Jeep stuff. Mike
Moran's BA10/5 AX15 swap is still the de facto read on the matter
http://www.jeeptech.com/convtrans/ax15swap.html

Email I exchanged with Bob on this:

I bumped the shifter into gear some time during the prep on the top
side for the drop. I do not recall any resistance when pulling the
shifter out even though it was in gear. I assumed I had done the deed
but my 3 year old boy was helping me so he could have been playing
with it. It is not a big deal to remedy but is disconcerting after a
day of working under the thing.

The problems came during the reinstall. There is a square notch on
both shift rails. The left one, 1st and 2nd, should be lined up with
the right one, 3rd and 4th. This square notch from the two rails is
where the shifter drops into. I realigned the shift rails to neutral
with a long flat head screwdriver. I don't have a good photo of what
it should look like when it is lined up. You can tell by the feel if
the shifter is in neutral. There should be play going left and right.

I did not have any alignment problems with the tranny input spline and
the clutch plate. So I did not have to mess with shifter until the
last thing when I was buttoning it all up. I also pulled the tranny
and transfer case as a unit.

Again if the shifter lever can be moved left and right it is neutral.
If not pull it and make sure the rail notches are lined up.

My next project is a on a 94 ZJ Chrysler 42RE automatic transmission.
The XJ was totaled last March in a rear end accident. She was able to
be driven even though 12" shorter. Odometer was at 260k and the only
thing mechanically wrong was the 3/4 synchro.