TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
08-09-2006, 08:56 PM
#71
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
First or reverse.
> Yes that was a common thing to have the lever slip into the neutral
> position while the gear was still in reverse or second. But the tower
> top just unscrewed and we would put it back in the gear it was left in:
> http://www.----------.com/woody.jpg Used the same Borg Warner T-90 as
> Jeep.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > 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)
> Yes that was a common thing to have the lever slip into the neutral
> position while the gear was still in reverse or second. But the tower
> top just unscrewed and we would put it back in the gear it was left in:
> http://www.----------.com/woody.jpg Used the same Borg Warner T-90 as
> Jeep.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > 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)
08-09-2006, 08:56 PM
#72
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
First or reverse.
> Yes that was a common thing to have the lever slip into the neutral
> position while the gear was still in reverse or second. But the tower
> top just unscrewed and we would put it back in the gear it was left in:
> http://www.----------.com/woody.jpg Used the same Borg Warner T-90 as
> Jeep.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > 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)
> Yes that was a common thing to have the lever slip into the neutral
> position while the gear was still in reverse or second. But the tower
> top just unscrewed and we would put it back in the gear it was left in:
> http://www.----------.com/woody.jpg Used the same Borg Warner T-90 as
> Jeep.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > 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)
08-09-2006, 08:56 PM
#73
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
First or reverse.
> Yes that was a common thing to have the lever slip into the neutral
> position while the gear was still in reverse or second. But the tower
> top just unscrewed and we would put it back in the gear it was left in:
> http://www.----------.com/woody.jpg Used the same Borg Warner T-90 as
> Jeep.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > 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)
> Yes that was a common thing to have the lever slip into the neutral
> position while the gear was still in reverse or second. But the tower
> top just unscrewed and we would put it back in the gear it was left in:
> http://www.----------.com/woody.jpg Used the same Borg Warner T-90 as
> Jeep.
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
> Mike Romain wrote:
> >
> > 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)
08-10-2006, 09:26 AM
#74
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Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
No, but it is a good one.... or it could be a pain in the butt to line
up 4 pins instead of the 2 stock ones when the engine and tranny are
tipped strange....
Mike
Carl wrote:
>
> 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
up 4 pins instead of the 2 stock ones when the engine and tranny are
tipped strange....
Mike
Carl wrote:
>
> 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
08-10-2006, 09:26 AM
#75
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Posts: n/a
Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
No, but it is a good one.... or it could be a pain in the butt to line
up 4 pins instead of the 2 stock ones when the engine and tranny are
tipped strange....
Mike
Carl wrote:
>
> 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
up 4 pins instead of the 2 stock ones when the engine and tranny are
tipped strange....
Mike
Carl wrote:
>
> 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
08-10-2006, 09:26 AM
#76
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
No, but it is a good one.... or it could be a pain in the butt to line
up 4 pins instead of the 2 stock ones when the engine and tranny are
tipped strange....
Mike
Carl wrote:
>
> 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
up 4 pins instead of the 2 stock ones when the engine and tranny are
tipped strange....
Mike
Carl wrote:
>
> 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
08-10-2006, 09:26 AM
#77
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
No, but it is a good one.... or it could be a pain in the butt to line
up 4 pins instead of the 2 stock ones when the engine and tranny are
tipped strange....
Mike
Carl wrote:
>
> 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
up 4 pins instead of the 2 stock ones when the engine and tranny are
tipped strange....
Mike
Carl wrote:
>
> 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
08-10-2006, 09:37 AM
#78
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
I just tip it back, hook the bottom pins, tip it up, hook the top pins and
slide to an easy alignment..
Carl
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:44DB33E9.D1FD7878@sympatico.ca...
> No, but it is a good one.... or it could be a pain in the butt to line
> up 4 pins instead of the 2 stock ones when the engine and tranny are
> tipped strange....
>
> Mike
>
> Carl wrote:
>>
>> 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
slide to an easy alignment..
Carl
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:44DB33E9.D1FD7878@sympatico.ca...
> No, but it is a good one.... or it could be a pain in the butt to line
> up 4 pins instead of the 2 stock ones when the engine and tranny are
> tipped strange....
>
> Mike
>
> Carl wrote:
>>
>> 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
08-10-2006, 09:37 AM
#79
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
I just tip it back, hook the bottom pins, tip it up, hook the top pins and
slide to an easy alignment..
Carl
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:44DB33E9.D1FD7878@sympatico.ca...
> No, but it is a good one.... or it could be a pain in the butt to line
> up 4 pins instead of the 2 stock ones when the engine and tranny are
> tipped strange....
>
> Mike
>
> Carl wrote:
>>
>> 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
slide to an easy alignment..
Carl
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:44DB33E9.D1FD7878@sympatico.ca...
> No, but it is a good one.... or it could be a pain in the butt to line
> up 4 pins instead of the 2 stock ones when the engine and tranny are
> tipped strange....
>
> Mike
>
> Carl wrote:
>>
>> 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
08-10-2006, 09:37 AM
#80
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: TJ tranny locked up... again! Help!
I just tip it back, hook the bottom pins, tip it up, hook the top pins and
slide to an easy alignment..
Carl
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:44DB33E9.D1FD7878@sympatico.ca...
> No, but it is a good one.... or it could be a pain in the butt to line
> up 4 pins instead of the 2 stock ones when the engine and tranny are
> tipped strange....
>
> Mike
>
> Carl wrote:
>>
>> 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
slide to an easy alignment..
Carl
"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:44DB33E9.D1FD7878@sympatico.ca...
> No, but it is a good one.... or it could be a pain in the butt to line
> up 4 pins instead of the 2 stock ones when the engine and tranny are
> tipped strange....
>
> Mike
>
> Carl wrote:
>>
>> 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