cherokee-4

hi every 1 ,my name is bud, I have a 1988 jeep Cherokee, 4,0 with the 5 spd manual tranny .my issue is ,when I shift into reverse it feels like it is in till I let out the clutch and it pops out , I can feather the clutch and hold back hard on the shifter and get it to move some but wont stay in . is this a bad reverse gear or synchrose and what type of job am I looking at to fix.i just bought it 1 week ago and now troubles

freegdr

Ax15 or Ba/10 ? Big difference,,,

cherokee-4

I will have to check and make sure ty

Parsnip

Methinks 88 only had the ba10? Or was that 86 when they mixed and matched?

freegdr

89 was the change.

cherokee-4

I just checked on tranny and I saw no markings on it ,it looks like the ax-15 with all the ribs on the casing ,there is 1 tag with a date on it ,on the side of it , is there a difference in them that's different looking at them?

freegdr

Ax 15 on left ba/10 on right note the large tranny mount on ba/10 easy to spot.

cherokee-4

ok ,it is the ba/10 is it worth rebuilding or buying another

firehawk618

The BA/10 isn't worth sinking a dime into.

Either find a CHEAP used BA/10 to slap in or look at the ax15 conversion.

For the record my 1989 with a build date of 05/89 came with the ax15. I'm not sure what month the cutoff was but this might help someone in the future who stumbles upon this thread.

freegdr

Mine was 8/89 with a ba/10 so its pretty much a crap shoot.

freegdr

could be other things beside tranny . Bad mount,tc drop can also cause this issue. Mine was hitting floor pan when in reverse causing issues.

cherokee-4

thank you guys,i will have to check on the mounts and see if anything is moving.that would be awesome if its that is all it is. thanks again I will let you know what I find,is 400.00 a good price for a b/10,it has been tested . this might sound like a stupid question but whats a tc drop

jedijeb

tc drop is a Transfer Case drop, where you lower the back end of the transfer case to correct drive shaft angle in a lifted vehicle. It also lowers the transmission somewhat, which would cause the shifter to possibly hit the back of the hole in the floor when in reverse.

cherokee-4

ty for the response, im thinking of doing the ax-15 swap what is entitled in a conversion of this sort. it doesn't appear to be any td and the mounts r solid

freegdr

Easiest way buy a 95 and up wrecked/blown motor donor and swap tranny and transfer case. Then part out remains to recoop monies.