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Update: Brought it to a shop to get the clutch replaced and its way better now. It's noticeably easier to put it in 1st at a stop, but the 2nd gear notchiness is still there. Probably the synchros getting a bit worn.

Update: I brought it to the shop and they took the head off after doing some tests. They found a bad intake seat on cyl1.

Update: It seems to misfire more when the engine is cold. Today i swapped the plug in cylinder 1 with an Autolite Irridium plug with no luck. I checked that the coil was good with an inline spark light and that lit up. The bosch plug that came out was pretty good (a little gunk on the tip...

I have the Bosch 6717 plugs. Are Bosch plugs not as good?

I'll work on ruling out spark and fuel tomorrow. My plan is to pull the plug and check the condition/electrical contact with the coils. If thats not bad, then I'll move to swapping injector 1 and 2. I have a spark test light and fuel pressure gauges coming in soon so I'll use that too. What...

As the title says, I have a misfire on cylinder 1 at idle. It's a 1998 4.0 with 165k miles. I can feel slight vibrations while in the car and it is idling. I had this code a few months ago and changed the plugs, coil wires, distributor cap, and the distributor rotor and the problem went away...

https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/hard-to-get-into-1st-gear-from-a-stop.33542/ Check out this post. I have what seems like a similar problem. Changing the fluid made it happen less often, but it's definitely still there. Try changing the fluid. I used MT-90. I've been told it takes a while...

Swapped out the Master/slave cylinder today and the problem is still there. I'm going to drive it more to let the fluid get a chance to work, but looks like the problem might be somewhere in the clutch/bell housing.

https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/jeep-wrangler-tj-cooling-system-overhaul-faq.3397/ Take a look at this post, it helped me a lot. 55037652AA is the part number for 1997-1999 4.0 manual transmission. It fit in my jeep with no modifications or problems

I have a 98 4.0 5 speed and i got 55037652AA from ebay. Paid $210 for it

I recently swapped out thermostat/housing when i swapped out my leaky water pump and there was a huge leak out of the thermostat housing. When i took it off, there was a crack in the housing, probably the thermostat slipped out of the indent and when i torqued it, it cracked. I also found that...

Thanks for all the advice everybody. I'll swap out the slave/master first. If that doesn't work, I'll start looking into clutch issues. How much does a cluch job usually run if i go to a shop? Dropping the tranny might be too much for me.

So the old fluid looks darker than I remembered.

When I changed the fluid, i remember it not being too dirty, just a bit dark, but I did notice some golden flakes at the bottom. I think I still have the old fluid in a bottle somewhere. I will check that today. I'll run it a bit more to let the fluid work before swapping anything. How long...

Recently bought a 1998 TJ Sahara with 163000 miles. Sometimes it is hard to get into first from a stop. It it takes a firm pressure to get it in, 2nd gear is a bit notchy but fine otherwise, 3rd to 5th are as smooth as butter. It's still driveable, but sometimes i worry i won't be able to get it...