Last week, I bought a gallon of Red Line MTL, just to have on hand. It has worked beautifully for years in my NVG3550 5 speed, factory installed in my 2000 TJ. Last Tuesday, I junked the BFG AT/KO3 tires in favor of new Falken Wildpeaks.
Thursday, 2 days later, I heard a bang down low and had clearly busted a hard part associated with 3rd gear. Reverse, 1 and 2 worked, so I could return to my driveway and park. Yeah, I have 207K personal miles on this Jeep that I special ordered in the Fall of 1999. Gonna be buried in it. So, I did a bunch of research and reading here, and:
Got on the horn and spoke with Novak, who told me they expected delivery of new AX-15s by mid July. Also bought one of their rebuilt 231s, with the SYE1 slip yoke eliminator installed. Found a local small shop who would accept delivery and do the installation. He will park the pallet and call me when my Jeep comes up on his job list. Ordered a gallon of Red Line MT-90, too.
Got to thinking about the long straight shift lever that will come on the AX-15, and ordered a B&M 45059 Sport Shifter from Amazon. There has been mention of it possibly being necessary to drill and tap for a transmission breather if the B&M is installed.
Other detail, in case of interest: Tom Wood’s is on tap for a rear double cardan drive shaft. My single adjustable Currie control arms will make it easy to rotate the aft diff to make the pinion parallel to the drive shaft. I plan to reuse my original shift knob, but have ordered from Q’tec a Crown replacement and Mopar shift pattern insert, in case. I have a new tranny mount and shift boot. Already using a cable shifter for my 231. Trans shopman asked about the clutch, and we will replace it if either of us thinks it wise.
I ask if any of y’all can provide any detail on the necessity for a new trans breather hole with the installation of the B&M shifter. I expect the shifter by Tuesday and can easily get that done long before the swap is done. I don’t want to waste the shop’s time diddling with such issues during the swap.
Also, anyone have thoughts about any other snags concerning this swap that they may be familiar with?
Thursday, 2 days later, I heard a bang down low and had clearly busted a hard part associated with 3rd gear. Reverse, 1 and 2 worked, so I could return to my driveway and park. Yeah, I have 207K personal miles on this Jeep that I special ordered in the Fall of 1999. Gonna be buried in it. So, I did a bunch of research and reading here, and:
Got on the horn and spoke with Novak, who told me they expected delivery of new AX-15s by mid July. Also bought one of their rebuilt 231s, with the SYE1 slip yoke eliminator installed. Found a local small shop who would accept delivery and do the installation. He will park the pallet and call me when my Jeep comes up on his job list. Ordered a gallon of Red Line MT-90, too.
Got to thinking about the long straight shift lever that will come on the AX-15, and ordered a B&M 45059 Sport Shifter from Amazon. There has been mention of it possibly being necessary to drill and tap for a transmission breather if the B&M is installed.
Other detail, in case of interest: Tom Wood’s is on tap for a rear double cardan drive shaft. My single adjustable Currie control arms will make it easy to rotate the aft diff to make the pinion parallel to the drive shaft. I plan to reuse my original shift knob, but have ordered from Q’tec a Crown replacement and Mopar shift pattern insert, in case. I have a new tranny mount and shift boot. Already using a cable shifter for my 231. Trans shopman asked about the clutch, and we will replace it if either of us thinks it wise.
I ask if any of y’all can provide any detail on the necessity for a new trans breather hole with the installation of the B&M shifter. I expect the shifter by Tuesday and can easily get that done long before the swap is done. I don’t want to waste the shop’s time diddling with such issues during the swap.
Also, anyone have thoughts about any other snags concerning this swap that they may be familiar with?
