TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
08-09-2006, 11:15 AM
#31
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
Ouch!
Good luck.
Mike
JimG wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> I have taken the shift tower off and can't see any problem. The NV3550 has
> only a socket and one shift rod... all that seems to be OK. The only thing
> I can figure is the forks have come loose from the rod (which I can't see
> without taking the tranny apart).
>
> Jim
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:44D9E367.D14E6307@sympatico.ca...
> >I would be opening the top inside transmission tunnel's plate off and be
> > checking the shifter tower's top plate for loose bolts....
> >
> > It sounds to me like the shifter has popped out of it's hole inside the
> > tower.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
> >
> > JimG wrote:
> >>
> >> The tranny has locked up again in neutral... this time it ain't comin'
> >> out.
> >> Any words of wisdom before I yank it out?
> >> happened once before several months ago... but I jiggled, pounded, etc.
> >> and
> >> it started working again. Stick shift goes left to right but wont go in
> >> any
> >> gear.... engine off/on, clutch in/out, rock back and forth... all that
> >> stuff. NV3550 my ars!#@*#
> >> --
> >> --
> >> JimG
> >> 80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
> >> 4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
> >> 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
> >> D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
> >> Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
> >> Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
> >>
> >> 00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
> >> 4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
> >> 33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
> >> D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
> >> Warn X8000i
Good luck.
Mike
JimG wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> I have taken the shift tower off and can't see any problem. The NV3550 has
> only a socket and one shift rod... all that seems to be OK. The only thing
> I can figure is the forks have come loose from the rod (which I can't see
> without taking the tranny apart).
>
> Jim
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:44D9E367.D14E6307@sympatico.ca...
> >I would be opening the top inside transmission tunnel's plate off and be
> > checking the shifter tower's top plate for loose bolts....
> >
> > It sounds to me like the shifter has popped out of it's hole inside the
> > tower.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
> >
> > JimG wrote:
> >>
> >> The tranny has locked up again in neutral... this time it ain't comin'
> >> out.
> >> Any words of wisdom before I yank it out?
> >> happened once before several months ago... but I jiggled, pounded, etc.
> >> and
> >> it started working again. Stick shift goes left to right but wont go in
> >> any
> >> gear.... engine off/on, clutch in/out, rock back and forth... all that
> >> stuff. NV3550 my ars!#@*#
> >> --
> >> --
> >> JimG
> >> 80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
> >> 4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
> >> 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
> >> D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
> >> Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
> >> Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
> >>
> >> 00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
> >> 4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
> >> 33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
> >> D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
> >> Warn X8000i
08-09-2006, 11:15 AM
#32
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
Ouch!
Good luck.
Mike
JimG wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> I have taken the shift tower off and can't see any problem. The NV3550 has
> only a socket and one shift rod... all that seems to be OK. The only thing
> I can figure is the forks have come loose from the rod (which I can't see
> without taking the tranny apart).
>
> Jim
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:44D9E367.D14E6307@sympatico.ca...
> >I would be opening the top inside transmission tunnel's plate off and be
> > checking the shifter tower's top plate for loose bolts....
> >
> > It sounds to me like the shifter has popped out of it's hole inside the
> > tower.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
> >
> > JimG wrote:
> >>
> >> The tranny has locked up again in neutral... this time it ain't comin'
> >> out.
> >> Any words of wisdom before I yank it out?
> >> happened once before several months ago... but I jiggled, pounded, etc.
> >> and
> >> it started working again. Stick shift goes left to right but wont go in
> >> any
> >> gear.... engine off/on, clutch in/out, rock back and forth... all that
> >> stuff. NV3550 my ars!#@*#
> >> --
> >> --
> >> JimG
> >> 80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
> >> 4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
> >> 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
> >> D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
> >> Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
> >> Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
> >>
> >> 00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
> >> 4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
> >> 33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
> >> D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
> >> Warn X8000i
Good luck.
Mike
JimG wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> I have taken the shift tower off and can't see any problem. The NV3550 has
> only a socket and one shift rod... all that seems to be OK. The only thing
> I can figure is the forks have come loose from the rod (which I can't see
> without taking the tranny apart).
>
> Jim
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:44D9E367.D14E6307@sympatico.ca...
> >I would be opening the top inside transmission tunnel's plate off and be
> > checking the shifter tower's top plate for loose bolts....
> >
> > It sounds to me like the shifter has popped out of it's hole inside the
> > tower.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
> >
> > JimG wrote:
> >>
> >> The tranny has locked up again in neutral... this time it ain't comin'
> >> out.
> >> Any words of wisdom before I yank it out?
> >> happened once before several months ago... but I jiggled, pounded, etc.
> >> and
> >> it started working again. Stick shift goes left to right but wont go in
> >> any
> >> gear.... engine off/on, clutch in/out, rock back and forth... all that
> >> stuff. NV3550 my ars!#@*#
> >> --
> >> --
> >> JimG
> >> 80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
> >> 4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
> >> 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
> >> D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
> >> Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
> >> Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
> >>
> >> 00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
> >> 4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
> >> 33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
> >> D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
> >> Warn X8000i
08-09-2006, 11:15 AM
#33
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
Ouch!
Good luck.
Mike
JimG wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> I have taken the shift tower off and can't see any problem. The NV3550 has
> only a socket and one shift rod... all that seems to be OK. The only thing
> I can figure is the forks have come loose from the rod (which I can't see
> without taking the tranny apart).
>
> Jim
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:44D9E367.D14E6307@sympatico.ca...
> >I would be opening the top inside transmission tunnel's plate off and be
> > checking the shifter tower's top plate for loose bolts....
> >
> > It sounds to me like the shifter has popped out of it's hole inside the
> > tower.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
> >
> > JimG wrote:
> >>
> >> The tranny has locked up again in neutral... this time it ain't comin'
> >> out.
> >> Any words of wisdom before I yank it out?
> >> happened once before several months ago... but I jiggled, pounded, etc.
> >> and
> >> it started working again. Stick shift goes left to right but wont go in
> >> any
> >> gear.... engine off/on, clutch in/out, rock back and forth... all that
> >> stuff. NV3550 my ars!#@*#
> >> --
> >> --
> >> JimG
> >> 80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
> >> 4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
> >> 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
> >> D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
> >> Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
> >> Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
> >>
> >> 00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
> >> 4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
> >> 33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
> >> D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
> >> Warn X8000i
Good luck.
Mike
JimG wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> I have taken the shift tower off and can't see any problem. The NV3550 has
> only a socket and one shift rod... all that seems to be OK. The only thing
> I can figure is the forks have come loose from the rod (which I can't see
> without taking the tranny apart).
>
> Jim
>
> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:44D9E367.D14E6307@sympatico.ca...
> >I would be opening the top inside transmission tunnel's plate off and be
> > checking the shifter tower's top plate for loose bolts....
> >
> > It sounds to me like the shifter has popped out of it's hole inside the
> > tower.
> >
> > Mike
> > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> > Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> > Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> > (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
> >
> > JimG wrote:
> >>
> >> The tranny has locked up again in neutral... this time it ain't comin'
> >> out.
> >> Any words of wisdom before I yank it out?
> >> happened once before several months ago... but I jiggled, pounded, etc.
> >> and
> >> it started working again. Stick shift goes left to right but wont go in
> >> any
> >> gear.... engine off/on, clutch in/out, rock back and forth... all that
> >> stuff. NV3550 my ars!#@*#
> >> --
> >> --
> >> JimG
> >> 80' CJ-7 258 CID, HEI
> >> 4.56 Gears, Lock-Right F&R
> >> 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
> >> D44 Rear, D30 Front. SOA
> >> Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
> >> Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
> >>
> >> 00' TJ Sport 4.0L, 5sp
> >> 4.56 Gears, TrueTrac rear
> >> 33" BFG AT on 15x8 Eagle Alloys
> >> D35 Rear, D30 Front. 3" Suspension Lift
> >> Warn X8000i
08-09-2006, 05:20 PM
#34
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
"JimG" <JimG@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:IoaCg.7183$oa1.3361@news02.roc.ny...
> Cool idea... Thanks! But I was hoping you would say something like...
> "turn hat to left side, stick tongue out to right side, close one eye and
> pull shifter back while standing on left foot only".
ROFLMAO!!!!
Sorry... but that IS funny :-D
Kate
08-09-2006, 05:20 PM
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
"JimG" <JimG@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:IoaCg.7183$oa1.3361@news02.roc.ny...
> Cool idea... Thanks! But I was hoping you would say something like...
> "turn hat to left side, stick tongue out to right side, close one eye and
> pull shifter back while standing on left foot only".
ROFLMAO!!!!
Sorry... but that IS funny :-D
Kate
08-09-2006, 05:20 PM
#36
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
"JimG" <JimG@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:IoaCg.7183$oa1.3361@news02.roc.ny...
> Cool idea... Thanks! But I was hoping you would say something like...
> "turn hat to left side, stick tongue out to right side, close one eye and
> pull shifter back while standing on left foot only".
ROFLMAO!!!!
Sorry... but that IS funny :-D
Kate
08-09-2006, 05:20 PM
#37
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
"JimG" <JimG@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:IoaCg.7183$oa1.3361@news02.roc.ny...
> Cool idea... Thanks! But I was hoping you would say something like...
> "turn hat to left side, stick tongue out to right side, close one eye and
> pull shifter back while standing on left foot only".
ROFLMAO!!!!
Sorry... but that IS funny :-D
Kate
08-09-2006, 05:22 PM
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
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> It is the right foot and you have to curl your tongue and rotate it
> counter clockwise while humming 'The Motorcycle Song' backwards in Polish.
>
*ehm*
How in the HELL is it possible, that guy who can do something like that, is
single?
*snikker*
K.
08-09-2006, 05:22 PM
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:f31cc$44d93cf5$48311eaf$25287@FUSE.NET...
> It is the right foot and you have to curl your tongue and rotate it
> counter clockwise while humming 'The Motorcycle Song' backwards in Polish.
>
*ehm*
How in the HELL is it possible, that guy who can do something like that, is
single?
*snikker*
K.
08-09-2006, 05:22 PM
#40
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
"billy ray" <billy_ray@SPAMfuse.net> wrote in message
news:f31cc$44d93cf5$48311eaf$25287@FUSE.NET...
> It is the right foot and you have to curl your tongue and rotate it
> counter clockwise while humming 'The Motorcycle Song' backwards in Polish.
>
*ehm*
How in the HELL is it possible, that guy who can do something like that, is
single?
*snikker*
K.