TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
08-09-2006, 07:49 PM
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
Mike,
Was it you that mentioned the bolt trick to me when I did my YJ trans?
Carl
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:44D9FC0F.E138D651@sympatico.ca...
> 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
Was it you that mentioned the bolt trick to me when I did my YJ trans?
Carl
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:44D9FC0F.E138D651@sympatico.ca...
> 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
08-09-2006, 07:49 PM
#52
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
Mike,
Was it you that mentioned the bolt trick to me when I did my YJ trans?
Carl
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:44D9FC0F.E138D651@sympatico.ca...
> 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
Was it you that mentioned the bolt trick to me when I did my YJ trans?
Carl
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:44D9FC0F.E138D651@sympatico.ca...
> 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
08-09-2006, 07:49 PM
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
Mike,
Was it you that mentioned the bolt trick to me when I did my YJ trans?
Carl
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:44D9FC0F.E138D651@sympatico.ca...
> 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
Was it you that mentioned the bolt trick to me when I did my YJ trans?
Carl
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:44D9FC0F.E138D651@sympatico.ca...
> 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
08-09-2006, 08:23 PM
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
10-4 But, I thought you were working on something else. Which I
find humming our nation anthem does wonders. :-)
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
billy ray wrote:
>
> Maybe not so funny....... haven't we all had a vehicle, back in the day,
> that required a .... 'unique'..... starting procedure?
find humming our nation anthem does wonders. :-)
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
billy ray wrote:
>
> Maybe not so funny....... haven't we all had a vehicle, back in the day,
> that required a .... 'unique'..... starting procedure?
08-09-2006, 08:23 PM
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
10-4 But, I thought you were working on something else. Which I
find humming our nation anthem does wonders. :-)
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
billy ray wrote:
>
> Maybe not so funny....... haven't we all had a vehicle, back in the day,
> that required a .... 'unique'..... starting procedure?
find humming our nation anthem does wonders. :-)
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
billy ray wrote:
>
> Maybe not so funny....... haven't we all had a vehicle, back in the day,
> that required a .... 'unique'..... starting procedure?
08-09-2006, 08:23 PM
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
10-4 But, I thought you were working on something else. Which I
find humming our nation anthem does wonders. :-)
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
billy ray wrote:
>
> Maybe not so funny....... haven't we all had a vehicle, back in the day,
> that required a .... 'unique'..... starting procedure?
find humming our nation anthem does wonders. :-)
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
billy ray wrote:
>
> Maybe not so funny....... haven't we all had a vehicle, back in the day,
> that required a .... 'unique'..... starting procedure?
08-09-2006, 08:23 PM
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
10-4 But, I thought you were working on something else. Which I
find humming our nation anthem does wonders. :-)
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
billy ray wrote:
>
> Maybe not so funny....... haven't we all had a vehicle, back in the day,
> that required a .... 'unique'..... starting procedure?
find humming our nation anthem does wonders. :-)
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
billy ray wrote:
>
> Maybe not so funny....... haven't we all had a vehicle, back in the day,
> that required a .... 'unique'..... starting procedure?
08-09-2006, 08:34 PM
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
Hi Jim,
The last guy that told of not being able to get it in gear from the
middle of an intersection had a collar break of gear where the synchro
block rides: http://www.----------.com/temp/nv3550.jpg
http://www.crownautomotive.net/catal...on/NV3550.html
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
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
The last guy that told of not being able to get it in gear from the
middle of an intersection had a collar break of gear where the synchro
block rides: http://www.----------.com/temp/nv3550.jpg
http://www.crownautomotive.net/catal...on/NV3550.html
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
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
08-09-2006, 08:34 PM
#59
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
Hi Jim,
The last guy that told of not being able to get it in gear from the
middle of an intersection had a collar break of gear where the synchro
block rides: http://www.----------.com/temp/nv3550.jpg
http://www.crownautomotive.net/catal...on/NV3550.html
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
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
The last guy that told of not being able to get it in gear from the
middle of an intersection had a collar break of gear where the synchro
block rides: http://www.----------.com/temp/nv3550.jpg
http://www.crownautomotive.net/catal...on/NV3550.html
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
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
08-09-2006, 08:34 PM
#60
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
Hi Jim,
The last guy that told of not being able to get it in gear from the
middle of an intersection had a collar break of gear where the synchro
block rides: http://www.----------.com/temp/nv3550.jpg
http://www.crownautomotive.net/catal...on/NV3550.html
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
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
The last guy that told of not being able to get it in gear from the
middle of an intersection had a collar break of gear where the synchro
block rides: http://www.----------.com/temp/nv3550.jpg
http://www.crownautomotive.net/catal...on/NV3550.html
God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
mailto:--------------------
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