theman224

new to the forums hows it going all. anyways down to business . i have a 96 cherokee 4wd auto. for the past month or so every once and awhile the transmission would seem like its not shifting down to first when i stopped. it would only do this here and there. about a week ago it decided not to shift into first anymore. i can manualy shift it into 1-2 then shift to 3 then overdrive. acts fine on the highway once i get it up to speed. just looking for some ideas where to start on this one. any info is appreciated.

XJjustin

how bad is the fluid? any noticeable buildup of clutch material in the fluid, like metallic particles?

theman224

forgot to mention when i noticed it was doing it i changed the fluid and filter old fluid looked good and there werent any long strands of metal just normal stuff on the magnet.

ckysodkorn_xj

im a transmission rebuilder, i've never done a aw4 but i will reserch this for you tomarrow at work. sounds to me like eaither a solenoid problem, a pressure problem or a valve body problem.

Turbo X_J

First adjust the throttle valve cable, it's free & you can't hurt anything:
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/free-quick-fix-41821/

Report back after.

theman224

ok i will try adjusting the cable tomorrow morning why not cant hurt anything. and thanks cky that would be awesome

goblinish15

Not to hijack this thread, But i have an ax-5 tranny and it gets stuck in first. then you have to pull the shifter out and slide this little metal sliding piece forward to get it unstuck. Kind of like a bolt action rifle. Is there a permanet fix or should i just get an ax15 tranny. The tranny works fine and it doesnt happen often but it would be nice to not have to deal with it.....Ideas???

theman224

tried adjusting the cable sadly no change but worth a shot

storm101

I would start researching tps and tcm issues and how to test them out, this thread seems similar to some I remember reading in the past....

To the search button lol.

theman224

so i figured out the issue after alot of testing the first shift solenoid is bad. does anyone know a place to get one for a decent price?