1BADYJ

If it is grinding and clunking at speed you have lost more than the
synchro. I have never heard of this happening, but from your
description it is something I would check: maybe the 5th gear has eaten
itself. Spit some teeth, cracked, gone kaput as it were. If a synchro
goes the shifting gets very stiff and it will grind a little. If you
"freewheel" there is no load going through the transmission. And the
noises you are hearing could be a bad gear with missing teeth grindind
against other gears.

It depends on your mechanical skills as to wether you can verify this
yourself. I would drop the trans and split it from the Xfer case and
try manually rotating the input in each gear and see what it feels
like. There should be a little bit of mechanical vibration, fromt eh
gear teeth aligning, but especially once in gear there should be little
vibration. If it is hard to turn then there is a problem. DO not
disassemble your trans. If you suspect a problem, take it to a shop and
have it fixed. Or swap in a better trans. A borg warner T-5 or a New
Venture 3550 would be a good replacements. You can get information on
them from http://www.advanceadapters.com/

Steve Landis wrote:
> Just changed all the fluids. Is the suggestion that I lost the 5th
gear
> synchro???
>
> Steve
>
> On 1/21/2005 6:07 PM, Ben wrote:
>
> > Yeah.. I know the feeling also.. 4th gear synchros are out in
mine... I have
> > to double clutch to get into 4th.. So mostly I shift from 3rd to
5th... It
> > has been like that for me for about.. hmm.. 2 maybe 3 years.. It
still
> > works... No problems... But I agree with Brian.. Change the gear
oil and
> > check for water and metal...
> >
> > Ben
> > 95 YJ 2.5L
> >
> > "Brian" <urk500@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:FqydnYa0-peE02zcRVn-ig@comcast.com...
> >
> >>Mine does the same in addtion to some sync problems with 3rd gear.
I have
> >>to double clutch alot. Resulting in the clunking sound you
mentioned when
> >>stopped. Anyway i would drain inspect and replace the gear oil. If
it's
> >>contaimintaed by something like water or some peices of metal that
might
> >>have built up in there over the years that might solve the problem.

> >>Something i need to do myself. Other that that i don't know. Make
sure and
> >>get the correct gear oil, wrong gear oil will really screw it up.
> >>
> >>As of now i have no money to fix mine, so i don't use 5th gear esp
in
> >>traffic. Mine only sounds bad when i let off the gas in 5th around
50 or
> >>60. I have to keep it about 65 or use 4th and go 60.
> >>Mines been doing this for quite a while, hasen't got any worse.
> >>
> >>-Brian
> >>91 YJ 4.0
> >>
> >>
> >>"Steve Landis" <s.landisatcomcastdotnet> wrote in message
> >>news:S4Kdnf_0Tf_CvmzcRVn-ig@comcast.com...
> >>
> >>>95 YJ 2.5 5 spd 100K - and I'm 3 month newbie jeep owner.
> >>>
> >>>2 days ago, driving on the highway at 60 mph in 5th gear 2wd,
seemed to
> >>>"freewheel" for about 2 seconds and then re-engage. I looked in
the
> >>>rear view to see if I had just gone over a patch of ice, didn't
see
> >>>anything. Then I heard the sound - whirring, grinding, clunking.
> >>>Downshifted and slowed and the noise quieted, I was at an exit so
I got
> >>>off. I was less than a mile from home so I drove it home using
all but
> >>>5th, heard an occasional clunk when stopping.
> >>>Went out this morning drove it around the block and parked it. I
have
> >>>all gears and 4wd but when I shift into 5th (I only did this
briefly) it
> >>>does the whirring, grinding, clunking thing.
> >>>
> >>>Just posing the "what would you do next, if it were yours"
question?
> >>>Repair / Replace? I have Jeep salvage yard - yup nothing but Jeeps
-
> >>>nearby. $575 for trans out of 94 or 95 YJ when he has them.
> >>>
> >>>And from the "Nothing's so bad that it can't get worse"
department, we
> >>>are expected big snow here in PA tomorrow.
> >>>
> >>>Thanks in advance,
> >>>Steve

1BADYJ

If it is grinding and clunking at speed you have lost more than the
synchro. I have never heard of this happening, but from your
description it is something I would check: maybe the 5th gear has eaten
itself. Spit some teeth, cracked, gone kaput as it were. If a synchro
goes the shifting gets very stiff and it will grind a little. If you
"freewheel" there is no load going through the transmission. And the
noises you are hearing could be a bad gear with missing teeth grindind
against other gears.

It depends on your mechanical skills as to wether you can verify this
yourself. I would drop the trans and split it from the Xfer case and
try manually rotating the input in each gear and see what it feels
like. There should be a little bit of mechanical vibration, fromt eh
gear teeth aligning, but especially once in gear there should be little
vibration. If it is hard to turn then there is a problem. DO not
disassemble your trans. If you suspect a problem, take it to a shop and
have it fixed. Or swap in a better trans. A borg warner T-5 or a New
Venture 3550 would be a good replacements. You can get information on
them from http://www.advanceadapters.com/

Steve Landis wrote:
> Just changed all the fluids. Is the suggestion that I lost the 5th
gear
> synchro???
>
> Steve
>
> On 1/21/2005 6:07 PM, Ben wrote:
>
> > Yeah.. I know the feeling also.. 4th gear synchros are out in
mine... I have
> > to double clutch to get into 4th.. So mostly I shift from 3rd to
5th... It
> > has been like that for me for about.. hmm.. 2 maybe 3 years.. It
still
> > works... No problems... But I agree with Brian.. Change the gear
oil and
> > check for water and metal...
> >
> > Ben
> > 95 YJ 2.5L
> >
> > "Brian" <urk500@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:FqydnYa0-peE02zcRVn-ig@comcast.com...
> >
> >>Mine does the same in addtion to some sync problems with 3rd gear.
I have
> >>to double clutch alot. Resulting in the clunking sound you
mentioned when
> >>stopped. Anyway i would drain inspect and replace the gear oil. If
it's
> >>contaimintaed by something like water or some peices of metal that
might
> >>have built up in there over the years that might solve the problem.

> >>Something i need to do myself. Other that that i don't know. Make
sure and
> >>get the correct gear oil, wrong gear oil will really screw it up.
> >>
> >>As of now i have no money to fix mine, so i don't use 5th gear esp
in
> >>traffic. Mine only sounds bad when i let off the gas in 5th around
50 or
> >>60. I have to keep it about 65 or use 4th and go 60.
> >>Mines been doing this for quite a while, hasen't got any worse.
> >>
> >>-Brian
> >>91 YJ 4.0
> >>
> >>
> >>"Steve Landis" <s.landisatcomcastdotnet> wrote in message
> >>news:S4Kdnf_0Tf_CvmzcRVn-ig@comcast.com...
> >>
> >>>95 YJ 2.5 5 spd 100K - and I'm 3 month newbie jeep owner.
> >>>
> >>>2 days ago, driving on the highway at 60 mph in 5th gear 2wd,
seemed to
> >>>"freewheel" for about 2 seconds and then re-engage. I looked in
the
> >>>rear view to see if I had just gone over a patch of ice, didn't
see
> >>>anything. Then I heard the sound - whirring, grinding, clunking.
> >>>Downshifted and slowed and the noise quieted, I was at an exit so
I got
> >>>off. I was less than a mile from home so I drove it home using
all but
> >>>5th, heard an occasional clunk when stopping.
> >>>Went out this morning drove it around the block and parked it. I
have
> >>>all gears and 4wd but when I shift into 5th (I only did this
briefly) it
> >>>does the whirring, grinding, clunking thing.
> >>>
> >>>Just posing the "what would you do next, if it were yours"
question?
> >>>Repair / Replace? I have Jeep salvage yard - yup nothing but Jeeps
-
> >>>nearby. $575 for trans out of 94 or 95 YJ when he has them.
> >>>
> >>>And from the "Nothing's so bad that it can't get worse"
department, we
> >>>are expected big snow here in PA tomorrow.
> >>>
> >>>Thanks in advance,
> >>>Steve

1BADYJ

If it is grinding and clunking at speed you have lost more than the
synchro. I have never heard of this happening, but from your
description it is something I would check: maybe the 5th gear has eaten
itself. Spit some teeth, cracked, gone kaput as it were. If a synchro
goes the shifting gets very stiff and it will grind a little. If you
"freewheel" there is no load going through the transmission. And the
noises you are hearing could be a bad gear with missing teeth grindind
against other gears.

It depends on your mechanical skills as to wether you can verify this
yourself. I would drop the trans and split it from the Xfer case and
try manually rotating the input in each gear and see what it feels
like. There should be a little bit of mechanical vibration, fromt eh
gear teeth aligning, but especially once in gear there should be little
vibration. If it is hard to turn then there is a problem. DO not
disassemble your trans. If you suspect a problem, take it to a shop and
have it fixed. Or swap in a better trans. A borg warner T-5 or a New
Venture 3550 would be a good replacements. You can get information on
them from http://www.advanceadapters.com/

Steve Landis wrote:
> Just changed all the fluids. Is the suggestion that I lost the 5th
gear
> synchro???
>
> Steve
>
> On 1/21/2005 6:07 PM, Ben wrote:
>
> > Yeah.. I know the feeling also.. 4th gear synchros are out in
mine... I have
> > to double clutch to get into 4th.. So mostly I shift from 3rd to
5th... It
> > has been like that for me for about.. hmm.. 2 maybe 3 years.. It
still
> > works... No problems... But I agree with Brian.. Change the gear
oil and
> > check for water and metal...
> >
> > Ben
> > 95 YJ 2.5L
> >
> > "Brian" <urk500@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:FqydnYa0-peE02zcRVn-ig@comcast.com...
> >
> >>Mine does the same in addtion to some sync problems with 3rd gear.
I have
> >>to double clutch alot. Resulting in the clunking sound you
mentioned when
> >>stopped. Anyway i would drain inspect and replace the gear oil. If
it's
> >>contaimintaed by something like water or some peices of metal that
might
> >>have built up in there over the years that might solve the problem.

> >>Something i need to do myself. Other that that i don't know. Make
sure and
> >>get the correct gear oil, wrong gear oil will really screw it up.
> >>
> >>As of now i have no money to fix mine, so i don't use 5th gear esp
in
> >>traffic. Mine only sounds bad when i let off the gas in 5th around
50 or
> >>60. I have to keep it about 65 or use 4th and go 60.
> >>Mines been doing this for quite a while, hasen't got any worse.
> >>
> >>-Brian
> >>91 YJ 4.0
> >>
> >>
> >>"Steve Landis" <s.landisatcomcastdotnet> wrote in message
> >>news:S4Kdnf_0Tf_CvmzcRVn-ig@comcast.com...
> >>
> >>>95 YJ 2.5 5 spd 100K - and I'm 3 month newbie jeep owner.
> >>>
> >>>2 days ago, driving on the highway at 60 mph in 5th gear 2wd,
seemed to
> >>>"freewheel" for about 2 seconds and then re-engage. I looked in
the
> >>>rear view to see if I had just gone over a patch of ice, didn't
see
> >>>anything. Then I heard the sound - whirring, grinding, clunking.
> >>>Downshifted and slowed and the noise quieted, I was at an exit so
I got
> >>>off. I was less than a mile from home so I drove it home using
all but
> >>>5th, heard an occasional clunk when stopping.
> >>>Went out this morning drove it around the block and parked it. I
have
> >>>all gears and 4wd but when I shift into 5th (I only did this
briefly) it
> >>>does the whirring, grinding, clunking thing.
> >>>
> >>>Just posing the "what would you do next, if it were yours"
question?
> >>>Repair / Replace? I have Jeep salvage yard - yup nothing but Jeeps
-
> >>>nearby. $575 for trans out of 94 or 95 YJ when he has them.
> >>>
> >>>And from the "Nothing's so bad that it can't get worse"
department, we
> >>>are expected big snow here in PA tomorrow.
> >>>
> >>>Thanks in advance,
> >>>Steve

Lee Ayrton

Synchros have a function while shifting _up_? I thought that synchro
rings were to bring the engine-side of the next lowest gear up to drive
shaft speed while shifting _down_, that's what double-clutching does.
Double-clutching going up is going to spin the gear faster than the drive
shaft.

I'm not a transmission guy, but I'm guessing that a gear that makes noise
when the wheels are pushing the engine has a problem someplace other than
the synchros.


On Fri, 21 Jan 2005, Ben wrote:

> Yeah.. I know the feeling also.. 4th gear synchros are out in mine... I
> have to double clutch to get into 4th.. So mostly I shift from 3rd to
> 5th... It has been like that for me for about.. hmm.. 2 maybe 3 years..
> It still works... No problems... But I agree with Brian.. Change the
> gear oil and check for water and metal...
>
> Ben
> 95 YJ 2.5L
>
> "Brian" <urk500@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:FqydnYa0-peE02zcRVn-ig@comcast.com...
>> Mine does the same in addtion to some sync problems with 3rd gear. I have
>> to double clutch alot. Resulting in the clunking sound you mentioned when
>> stopped. Anyway i would drain inspect and replace the gear oil. If it's
>> contaimintaed by something like water or some peices of metal that might
>> have built up in there over the years that might solve the problem.
>> Something i need to do myself. Other that that i don't know. Make sure and
>> get the correct gear oil, wrong gear oil will really screw it up.
>>
>> As of now i have no money to fix mine, so i don't use 5th gear esp in
>> traffic. Mine only sounds bad when i let off the gas in 5th around 50 or
>> 60. I have to keep it about 65 or use 4th and go 60.
>> Mines been doing this for quite a while, hasen't got any worse.
>>
>> -Brian
>> 91 YJ 4.0
>>
>>
>> "Steve Landis" <s.landisatcomcastdotnet> wrote in message
>> news:S4Kdnf_0Tf_CvmzcRVn-ig@comcast.com...
>>> 95 YJ 2.5 5 spd 100K - and I'm 3 month newbie jeep owner.
>>>
>>> 2 days ago, driving on the highway at 60 mph in 5th gear 2wd, seemed to
>>> "freewheel" for about 2 seconds and then re-engage. I looked in the
>>> rear view to see if I had just gone over a patch of ice, didn't see
>>> anything. Then I heard the sound - whirring, grinding, clunking.
>>> Downshifted and slowed and the noise quieted, I was at an exit so I got
>>> off. I was less than a mile from home so I drove it home using all but
>>> 5th, heard an occasional clunk when stopping.
>>> Went out this morning drove it around the block and parked it. I have
>>> all gears and 4wd but when I shift into 5th (I only did this briefly) it
>>> does the whirring, grinding, clunking thing.
>>>
>>> Just posing the "what would you do next, if it were yours" question?
>>> Repair / Replace? I have Jeep salvage yard - yup nothing but Jeeps -
>>> nearby. $575 for trans out of 94 or 95 YJ when he has them.
>>>
>>> And from the "Nothing's so bad that it can't get worse" department, we
>>> are expected big snow here in PA tomorrow.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Steve
>>
>>
>
>
>
>

--
"I defer to your plainly more vivid memories of topless women with
whips....r"
R. H. Draney recalls AFU in the Good Old Days.

Lee Ayrton

Synchros have a function while shifting _up_? I thought that synchro
rings were to bring the engine-side of the next lowest gear up to drive
shaft speed while shifting _down_, that's what double-clutching does.
Double-clutching going up is going to spin the gear faster than the drive
shaft.

I'm not a transmission guy, but I'm guessing that a gear that makes noise
when the wheels are pushing the engine has a problem someplace other than
the synchros.


On Fri, 21 Jan 2005, Ben wrote:

> Yeah.. I know the feeling also.. 4th gear synchros are out in mine... I
> have to double clutch to get into 4th.. So mostly I shift from 3rd to
> 5th... It has been like that for me for about.. hmm.. 2 maybe 3 years..
> It still works... No problems... But I agree with Brian.. Change the
> gear oil and check for water and metal...
>
> Ben
> 95 YJ 2.5L
>
> "Brian" <urk500@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:FqydnYa0-peE02zcRVn-ig@comcast.com...
>> Mine does the same in addtion to some sync problems with 3rd gear. I have
>> to double clutch alot. Resulting in the clunking sound you mentioned when
>> stopped. Anyway i would drain inspect and replace the gear oil. If it's
>> contaimintaed by something like water or some peices of metal that might
>> have built up in there over the years that might solve the problem.
>> Something i need to do myself. Other that that i don't know. Make sure and
>> get the correct gear oil, wrong gear oil will really screw it up.
>>
>> As of now i have no money to fix mine, so i don't use 5th gear esp in
>> traffic. Mine only sounds bad when i let off the gas in 5th around 50 or
>> 60. I have to keep it about 65 or use 4th and go 60.
>> Mines been doing this for quite a while, hasen't got any worse.
>>
>> -Brian
>> 91 YJ 4.0
>>
>>
>> "Steve Landis" <s.landisatcomcastdotnet> wrote in message
>> news:S4Kdnf_0Tf_CvmzcRVn-ig@comcast.com...
>>> 95 YJ 2.5 5 spd 100K - and I'm 3 month newbie jeep owner.
>>>
>>> 2 days ago, driving on the highway at 60 mph in 5th gear 2wd, seemed to
>>> "freewheel" for about 2 seconds and then re-engage. I looked in the
>>> rear view to see if I had just gone over a patch of ice, didn't see
>>> anything. Then I heard the sound - whirring, grinding, clunking.
>>> Downshifted and slowed and the noise quieted, I was at an exit so I got
>>> off. I was less than a mile from home so I drove it home using all but
>>> 5th, heard an occasional clunk when stopping.
>>> Went out this morning drove it around the block and parked it. I have
>>> all gears and 4wd but when I shift into 5th (I only did this briefly) it
>>> does the whirring, grinding, clunking thing.
>>>
>>> Just posing the "what would you do next, if it were yours" question?
>>> Repair / Replace? I have Jeep salvage yard - yup nothing but Jeeps -
>>> nearby. $575 for trans out of 94 or 95 YJ when he has them.
>>>
>>> And from the "Nothing's so bad that it can't get worse" department, we
>>> are expected big snow here in PA tomorrow.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Steve
>>
>>
>
>
>
>

--
"I defer to your plainly more vivid memories of topless women with
whips....r"
R. H. Draney recalls AFU in the Good Old Days.

Lee Ayrton

Synchros have a function while shifting _up_? I thought that synchro
rings were to bring the engine-side of the next lowest gear up to drive
shaft speed while shifting _down_, that's what double-clutching does.
Double-clutching going up is going to spin the gear faster than the drive
shaft.

I'm not a transmission guy, but I'm guessing that a gear that makes noise
when the wheels are pushing the engine has a problem someplace other than
the synchros.


On Fri, 21 Jan 2005, Ben wrote:

> Yeah.. I know the feeling also.. 4th gear synchros are out in mine... I
> have to double clutch to get into 4th.. So mostly I shift from 3rd to
> 5th... It has been like that for me for about.. hmm.. 2 maybe 3 years..
> It still works... No problems... But I agree with Brian.. Change the
> gear oil and check for water and metal...
>
> Ben
> 95 YJ 2.5L
>
> "Brian" <urk500@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:FqydnYa0-peE02zcRVn-ig@comcast.com...
>> Mine does the same in addtion to some sync problems with 3rd gear. I have
>> to double clutch alot. Resulting in the clunking sound you mentioned when
>> stopped. Anyway i would drain inspect and replace the gear oil. If it's
>> contaimintaed by something like water or some peices of metal that might
>> have built up in there over the years that might solve the problem.
>> Something i need to do myself. Other that that i don't know. Make sure and
>> get the correct gear oil, wrong gear oil will really screw it up.
>>
>> As of now i have no money to fix mine, so i don't use 5th gear esp in
>> traffic. Mine only sounds bad when i let off the gas in 5th around 50 or
>> 60. I have to keep it about 65 or use 4th and go 60.
>> Mines been doing this for quite a while, hasen't got any worse.
>>
>> -Brian
>> 91 YJ 4.0
>>
>>
>> "Steve Landis" <s.landisatcomcastdotnet> wrote in message
>> news:S4Kdnf_0Tf_CvmzcRVn-ig@comcast.com...
>>> 95 YJ 2.5 5 spd 100K - and I'm 3 month newbie jeep owner.
>>>
>>> 2 days ago, driving on the highway at 60 mph in 5th gear 2wd, seemed to
>>> "freewheel" for about 2 seconds and then re-engage. I looked in the
>>> rear view to see if I had just gone over a patch of ice, didn't see
>>> anything. Then I heard the sound - whirring, grinding, clunking.
>>> Downshifted and slowed and the noise quieted, I was at an exit so I got
>>> off. I was less than a mile from home so I drove it home using all but
>>> 5th, heard an occasional clunk when stopping.
>>> Went out this morning drove it around the block and parked it. I have
>>> all gears and 4wd but when I shift into 5th (I only did this briefly) it
>>> does the whirring, grinding, clunking thing.
>>>
>>> Just posing the "what would you do next, if it were yours" question?
>>> Repair / Replace? I have Jeep salvage yard - yup nothing but Jeeps -
>>> nearby. $575 for trans out of 94 or 95 YJ when he has them.
>>>
>>> And from the "Nothing's so bad that it can't get worse" department, we
>>> are expected big snow here in PA tomorrow.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>> Steve
>>
>>
>
>
>
>

--
"I defer to your plainly more vivid memories of topless women with
whips....r"
R. H. Draney recalls AFU in the Good Old Days.

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

It's the cluster, not the driveshaft, the driveshaft is as
disconnected and the input shaft, between shifts. You may hear a tractor
hit the jake brake between shifts to slow the counter shafts down for
next gear up leaving a stop. Or you may hear the engine race up to spin
the cluster faster for the next gear down, for engine braking.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> Synchros have a function while shifting _up_? I thought that synchro
> rings were to bring the engine-side of the next lowest gear up to drive
> shaft speed while shifting _down_, that's what double-clutching does.
> Double-clutching going up is going to spin the gear faster than the drive
> shaft.
>
> I'm not a transmission guy, but I'm guessing that a gear that makes noise
> when the wheels are pushing the engine has a problem someplace other than
> the synchros.

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

It's the cluster, not the driveshaft, the driveshaft is as
disconnected and the input shaft, between shifts. You may hear a tractor
hit the jake brake between shifts to slow the counter shafts down for
next gear up leaving a stop. Or you may hear the engine race up to spin
the cluster faster for the next gear down, for engine braking.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> Synchros have a function while shifting _up_? I thought that synchro
> rings were to bring the engine-side of the next lowest gear up to drive
> shaft speed while shifting _down_, that's what double-clutching does.
> Double-clutching going up is going to spin the gear faster than the drive
> shaft.
>
> I'm not a transmission guy, but I'm guessing that a gear that makes noise
> when the wheels are pushing the engine has a problem someplace other than
> the synchros.

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

It's the cluster, not the driveshaft, the driveshaft is as
disconnected and the input shaft, between shifts. You may hear a tractor
hit the jake brake between shifts to slow the counter shafts down for
next gear up leaving a stop. Or you may hear the engine race up to spin
the cluster faster for the next gear down, for engine braking.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> Synchros have a function while shifting _up_? I thought that synchro
> rings were to bring the engine-side of the next lowest gear up to drive
> shaft speed while shifting _down_, that's what double-clutching does.
> Double-clutching going up is going to spin the gear faster than the drive
> shaft.
>
> I'm not a transmission guy, but I'm guessing that a gear that makes noise
> when the wheels are pushing the engine has a problem someplace other than
> the synchros.

MudPuppy76

yep, you got synchros on both sides of each gear.
one for upshifting, one for downshifting.

Lee Ayrton wrote:

>
> Synchros have a function while shifting _up_? I thought that synchro
> rings were to bring the engine-side of the next lowest gear up to drive
> shaft speed while shifting _down_, that's what double-clutching does.
> Double-clutching going up is going to spin the gear faster than the
> drive shaft.
>
> I'm not a transmission guy, but I'm guessing that a gear that makes
> noise when the wheels are pushing the engine has a problem someplace
> other than the synchros.
>
>
> On Fri, 21 Jan 2005, Ben wrote:
>
>> Yeah.. I know the feeling also.. 4th gear synchros are out in mine...
>> I have to double clutch to get into 4th.. So mostly I shift from 3rd
>> to 5th... It has been like that for me for about.. hmm.. 2 maybe 3
>> years.. It still works... No problems... But I agree with Brian..
>> Change the gear oil and check for water and metal...
>>
>> Ben
>> 95 YJ 2.5L
>>
>> "Brian" <urk500@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:FqydnYa0-peE02zcRVn-ig@comcast.com...
>>
>>> Mine does the same in addtion to some sync problems with 3rd gear. I
>>> have
>>> to double clutch alot. Resulting in the clunking sound you mentioned
>>> when
>>> stopped. Anyway i would drain inspect and replace the gear oil. If it's
>>> contaimintaed by something like water or some peices of metal that might
>>> have built up in there over the years that might solve the problem.
>>> Something i need to do myself. Other that that i don't know. Make
>>> sure and
>>> get the correct gear oil, wrong gear oil will really screw it up.
>>>
>>> As of now i have no money to fix mine, so i don't use 5th gear esp in
>>> traffic. Mine only sounds bad when i let off the gas in 5th around 50 or
>>> 60. I have to keep it about 65 or use 4th and go 60.
>>> Mines been doing this for quite a while, hasen't got any worse.
>>>
>>> -Brian
>>> 91 YJ 4.0
>>>
>>>
>>> "Steve Landis" <s.landisatcomcastdotnet> wrote in message
>>> news:S4Kdnf_0Tf_CvmzcRVn-ig@comcast.com...
>>>
>>>> 95 YJ 2.5 5 spd 100K - and I'm 3 month newbie jeep owner.
>>>>
>>>> 2 days ago, driving on the highway at 60 mph in 5th gear 2wd, seemed to
>>>> "freewheel" for about 2 seconds and then re-engage. I looked in the
>>>> rear view to see if I had just gone over a patch of ice, didn't see
>>>> anything. Then I heard the sound - whirring, grinding, clunking.
>>>> Downshifted and slowed and the noise quieted, I was at an exit so I got
>>>> off. I was less than a mile from home so I drove it home using all but
>>>> 5th, heard an occasional clunk when stopping.
>>>> Went out this morning drove it around the block and parked it. I have
>>>> all gears and 4wd but when I shift into 5th (I only did this
>>>> briefly) it
>>>> does the whirring, grinding, clunking thing.
>>>>
>>>> Just posing the "what would you do next, if it were yours" question?
>>>> Repair / Replace? I have Jeep salvage yard - yup nothing but Jeeps -
>>>> nearby. $575 for trans out of 94 or 95 YJ when he has them.
>>>>
>>>> And from the "Nothing's so bad that it can't get worse" department, we
>>>> are expected big snow here in PA tomorrow.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>> Steve
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
> "I defer to your plainly more vivid memories of topless women with
> whips....r"
> R. H. Draney recalls AFU in the Good Old Days.
>


--
Ben Jerew AKA PolarPuppy
ASE Certified Master Technician
New Country Lexus of Latham, NY, USA
Amateur Off-Roader 93 YJ 4.0l 3spd