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Old May 1, 2012 | 12:53 AM
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I'm about to buy another jeep after blowing up my first one and it needs a tc but I know nothing about 4x4 really so I wanted to know how much it would run me for an ax-15 trans and a tc and what kind of transfer case I should look for and since I'm switching from an auto trans to manual is there anything else ill need to do? The heep itself is only going to cost me 800 bucks someone please help me out I wanna get muddy as soon as possible
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Old May 1, 2012 | 06:28 AM
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What's wrong with the transmission?

To swap from auto to manual you'll have to graft a slave master cylinder into the firewall, add a clutch pedal and swap the computer.

"You'll need:

AX-15 -- external slave model preferred
23 spline NP231 (although the NP242 fits, I advise against that)
Flywheel, flywheel bolts, clutch, clutch cover bolts
Throwout arm, throwout bearing, pilot bushing
Manual transmission crossmember and transmission mount
Master/Slave hydraulics unit
Brake/Clutch pedal assembly
4wd rod (to connect handle to tcase -- the length is different)
Driveshafts from a manual tranny
Shifter boot
Bellhousing to Block bolts (at the least, get rid of the torx ones at the top)
dust shields between the tranny & block"


To fix the t-case all ya have to do is swap in a t-case. I could tell ya more about that but I have no clue what year this Jeep is.

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Old May 1, 2012 | 01:02 PM
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I can't remember it might be a 95ish... And the trans might be fine but I really want a 5spd eventually also just an estimate how much do you think it'll cost me all together?
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Old May 1, 2012 | 01:04 PM
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I would hold out and try to find a manual.
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Old May 1, 2012 | 01:11 PM
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Best bet would be to find a donor truck for cheap and syeal the parts you need, sell the rest, and hope to break even.

And even then you'll need other stuff.
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Old May 1, 2012 | 01:28 PM
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Originally Posted by thelittlejeepthatcould
I can't remember it might be a 95ish... And the trans might be fine but I really want a 5spd eventually also just an estimate how much do you think it'll cost me all together?
It's going to cost a lot more than it would cost to find a manual trans Jeep...
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Old May 2, 2012 | 08:49 AM
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Yaa but I can't afford another heep and I got this one for super cheap haha and it turned out there really aren't any issues with it just the rocker panel is rusted through on the passenger side how much is an estimated cost though do you think?
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Old May 2, 2012 | 08:01 PM
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The deals are definitely out there.. I just picked up a 98 Cherokee 2dr 5spd that I have no idea what I plan to do with yet (trail rig, parts truck, new daily driver), but it was only $300.

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Old May 2, 2012 | 08:03 PM
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Looks like a pretty nice $300 jeep.
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Old May 2, 2012 | 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by thelittlejeepthatcould
Yaa but I can't afford another heep and I got this one for super cheap haha and it turned out there really aren't any issues with it just the rocker panel is rusted through on the passenger side how much is an estimated cost though do you think?
well around us here in IL your looking at probably 200-500 bucks for new trans and tc with all the stuff to go along with it
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Old May 2, 2012 | 10:29 PM
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well around us here in IL your looking at probably 200-500 bucks for new trans and tc with all the stuff to go along with it
X2 a guy in our club is selling me an AW4 with a cooler and 50,000 miles for 250 bucks. Just hold out for what you need.
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Old May 3, 2012 | 07:27 PM
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5 or 6 hundred is about what I was expecting to pay so its really not too bad so that makes me pretty happy and I'm currently broke after getting this haha so it'll be a month or 2 before I can even afford to fix it haha someone should help me out with some of the work though haha
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Old May 3, 2012 | 09:45 PM
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i might be able to help you out this summer. it all depends on when u need help because i may be moving to iowa from il in july
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Old May 3, 2012 | 10:55 PM
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I need help like as soon as I can honestly or at least know what's wrong with the new heep haha i don't know much but I'm pretty sure the 4x4 system is fried haha I'll put some pictures up tomorrow haha
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Old May 3, 2012 | 10:57 PM
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alright just let me know when and ill bring another jeep guy with me and we can work and look at things
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