TRANSMISSION HELP!!!
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TRANSMISSION HELP!!!
Hey guys, I was driving my 1998 TJ (manual transmission) today and lost the transmission. It made a noise that sounded like I ran over something huge. I now am only able to use reverse, first gear, and second gear. When I shift into third, the engine will just rev as if it is not engaged at all. This is the first time I've had any transmission issues so I am clueless! Any help would be appreciated. I figure the only way to find out for sure is to have a shop take it apart but I thought I would look for help here first. Thanks again!
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Re: TRANSMISSION HELP!!!
Update: I have !st, 2nd, 5th, and reverse. No grinding at all. I'm only missing 3rd and 4th. The engine just revs and the transmision does not engage.
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Re: TRANSMISSION HELP!!!
Since the problem is limited to 3rd and 4th, I would guess a broken gear, synchronizer, or shift fork. None of which is good...
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Re: TRANSMISSION HELP!!!
I'm taking it in tomorrow to have it checked out. Thanks for the help! I'll update on what they find.airforceret wrote:Since the problem is limited to 3rd and 4th, I would guess a broken gear, synchronizer, or shift fork. None of which is good...
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Re: TRANSMISSION HELP!!!
I also have a 98 TJ 4.0/5-speed (green) - You must have a ton of miles on that AX-15.
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Actually it only has about 80K on it. I ended up deciding to look for a used one to swap in. The cost of a rebuild was too expensive for what I can do right now.Duff wrote:I also have a 98 TJ 4.0/5-speed (green) - You must have a ton of miles on that AX-15.
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Re: TRANSMISSION HELP!!!
Eagle auto salvage in three rivers is pretty reasonable on price. I would also check out stuckmans auto salvage down in Syracuse.
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Must have been a gear or synchro and not the fork!
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