Hello im new to this forum and to owning a xj. I bought a 87 xj with the 5 speed ba 10/5 in it. I have spend all day reading about this transmission today and if i had known what i do now i might have stayed away from the ba 10/5 lol The xj would not go into gear when i bought it but the body inside and out look good and dont look like they have been abused and it ran good so i bought it for $400. Im on a tight budget and trying to get this thing going for as little as possible and do some wheeling.

When i have the clutch pushed in regardless of where the shifter is it makes no noise at all. When i let out on the clutch regardless of what position the shifter is in it makes a loud grinding noise. As soon as i push the clutch in it goes away. The xj has a new clutch , pressure plate , slave cyclinder and throw out bearing. The previous owner said he drove it around the block after installing the new clutch ect... and the transmission made a load noise and hasnt worked since. Do you guys have and idea s what may be the problem or could cause this to happen? Any advice is appreciated! Thanks in advance!!

 

Could be a bad input shaft bearing.

 

Only way you're going to find out is to tear it apart, all we can do is throw guesses at it.

I'd start looking for an ax15.