I had my 95 rio grande for over a year and have been waiting for warmer weather to start mods/ replacements. I hate Ohio weather :thumbdown:
Well, murph's law kicked in and my release bearing is going out and I am forced to work on it (no garage). upon further inspection, realized previous owner welded the skid plate to the frame (thanks man) due to cost and I need a running vehicle, (tired of driving mother-in-laws spare car) I would like to ask if anyone has ever been able to slide transmission back without removing the skid plate....if at all possible. any info is welcomed. on a tight budget (everyones story I know) so a $200 skid plate and lots of fun grinding would be awesome but i'm looking to save some $$$ and get back on the road soon
Gotta love a PO that keeps you PO'd. I have not done this, but out of curiosity, I just looked under mine, and it certainly looks doable. You may need a longgg extension in order to reach the upper bellhousing bolts, but it looks like you could slide it back in your predicament.
my cj5 is in the same trouble from the previous owner. luckily, i have my jeep and i ride my bicycle to work so i have time to cut and fix but i totally feel for you man.
cut and fix it or cut and reweld until you can fix it later.
Even if you can get the bell housing bolts out you won't be able to slide the tranny & tcas back far enough. The bell housing will hit the tub almost as soon as you start to slide it back. Won't be nearly enough to get the input shaft out of the pilot bearing and pressure plate and enough to clear getting the bearing off too.
That's pretty much what I figured, nothing's ever easy for me. I already have the bell bolts all loosened up. Easier than I thought actually. Reached them all with regular socket and steel breaker bar. I'll have to check out Barnes There are a few 4x4/truck places close to where I work that may have what I need. I got the kit with the bearing/plate....is there anything else to fix while I got er open?
You have a 4 cylinder. Now is the time to replace the rear main seal. On the 4 cyl models, the only way to get to the seal is with the tranny out and flywheel off.
When you cut out the skid pate you will find that the factory threaded inserts are gone and the holes they mount to buggered and enlarged.
Be prepared for that repair as well. Use the correct actory threaded inserts. Do not cheap out with generic pieces as they are not strong enough.
Since you are in a rush and have limited time and facilities to repair this science experiment, would it be easier to pull the engine? It should not have to come all the way out.
Pulling the engine seems like more work than the latter. I got the tranny pulled and shut it down for the night. I work 4 10's and have three days to change everything and put her back together. I hope that's enough time to finish everything. I'll keep ya posted. Next step after this is done is getting the rear frame horns welded and new springs. All the parts are ordered and waiting for the warm weather to stay!
Thanks for the offer!
If only I lived closer I may take you up on the offer. I just got the new clutch/release bearing in and alas.......the noise is still there. I'm worried that it may be the synchros. Not sure what else it may be other than chain in the transfer case. It sounds like a rattling noise in the tranny, but only when the clutch is released. I ran low on gear oil recently and used GL5 gear oil and I think that may have messed up the synchros. I'm at a loss:brickwall
Update: turns out it an input shaft bearing. Now the question is, fix it,buy rebuilt tranny, buy spare jeep. Not sure if I have the ability to conquer tearing tranny apart. Above my pay grade. Any other options?
You didn't provide any illumination on how you've determined it to be an input shaft bearing. However, there are things to consider--what else could be going on inside the case/associated carnage. Rebuilt/reman AX5 transmissions are available, it's straight forward to pull yours, put in another. Turn yours in as a core. It may be way cheaper to do it this way than to have yours rebuilt if it is rebuildable, and perhaps quicker turnaround but honestly I wouldn't fear doing the rebuild yourself so long as you have access to bearing splitters, hydraulic press, and a rebuild manual.
There are those who get a Dakota 4 cyl bellhousing from the correct year, and bolt in an AX15 instead.
Yes, there are a ton of options here, depends on time, money, motivation, available tools, skill-set on hand, etc. For me, I'd tear apart the trans, assess the damage, then decide if a rebuild is practical and if not, look for a REMAN unit from a reputable rebuilder like Mantrans, Jasper engine and trans, etc. Let us know what you come up with and thanks for the feedback/keeping your thread alive.
. Love to! I've always wanted to see Iowa!! Just think the drive would kill me. Lol.
To narrow things down, I threw it in 4wd to see if it was a loose chain and the noise was still there. And the noise is coming from the tranny itself. And with the tranny off, I noticed that the shaft was loose. It's making noise in neutral with the clutch out and in all gears. No problem shifting and no prob getting into all gears. Only thing I can think of (with father in law help) narrowed it down the bearing. He's torn these apart before and is pretty good with cars.
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