I have a 4.0 5 Speed TJ, I have recently been noticing that shifting into 4th gear is getting harder and harder, along with basically grinding into reverse no matter what I do, most of the time. I have tried pressing in the clutch 2-3 times before trying to shift into reverse. Sometimes the reverse gear does not grind, but almost 75% of the time it now grinds. I am not mechanically inclined so I don't know what to do about it. I figured I should ask the experts of the Jeep TJ before I make my move to do something about it and regret it.
Other than my 4th gear and reverse grind, my TJ seems to be doing odd things. Such as, after starting the idle will be rough, I think. It will do some sort of sputtering and the RPM gauge will go below 1 on the gauge but it will sound like it's trying to do something else. But I am not totally sure. One other thing I have noticed, while minor, is the shift light will come on at odd RPMs. I'll be in 4th around 2k or so and the light will come up but I'm doing only around 40-45MPH. Other times it will come on at 2nd gear right after shifting into it. This all recently started happening, one weird thing with the shift light is that even though my TJ is a 5 speed when I am in 5th gear the shift light will come on again.
About 2 months ago I purchased tires, Toyo AT3s, I love them. But I really need an alignment, but the tire place quoted $799 USD, at the shop that sold me the tires. They said I need a new drag link and a new tie rod. I went to my main mechanic after the tire shop and he quoted $500 USD. Let it be said here that my TJ is back to being full stock, 30x95.15 tires, no lift, no mods to transmission, or anything else for offroading or performance. Are either of these prices good or am I being told wrong?
One other thing I noticed, which is now getting worse, my steering box is bad, my mechanic told me it's leaking from the main seal real bad, what would be my cheapest options for a replacement? I see that some replacements sell for near and over $700 USD.
As I said, my TJ is like stock again, so I would like to have parts that would be good for stock.
Other than my 4th gear and reverse grind, my TJ seems to be doing odd things. Such as, after starting the idle will be rough, I think. It will do some sort of sputtering and the RPM gauge will go below 1 on the gauge but it will sound like it's trying to do something else. But I am not totally sure. One other thing I have noticed, while minor, is the shift light will come on at odd RPMs. I'll be in 4th around 2k or so and the light will come up but I'm doing only around 40-45MPH. Other times it will come on at 2nd gear right after shifting into it. This all recently started happening, one weird thing with the shift light is that even though my TJ is a 5 speed when I am in 5th gear the shift light will come on again.
About 2 months ago I purchased tires, Toyo AT3s, I love them. But I really need an alignment, but the tire place quoted $799 USD, at the shop that sold me the tires. They said I need a new drag link and a new tie rod. I went to my main mechanic after the tire shop and he quoted $500 USD. Let it be said here that my TJ is back to being full stock, 30x95.15 tires, no lift, no mods to transmission, or anything else for offroading or performance. Are either of these prices good or am I being told wrong?
One other thing I noticed, which is now getting worse, my steering box is bad, my mechanic told me it's leaking from the main seal real bad, what would be my cheapest options for a replacement? I see that some replacements sell for near and over $700 USD.
As I said, my TJ is like stock again, so I would like to have parts that would be good for stock.