I have a few questions about the AX15. I know a few of you on this board have done the swap, so I am seeking your wisdom before I get started. I just picked up a 1990 AX15 from a 4X4 Cherokee. I have read that the older AX15's don't have a vent - mine does not. How important is this, and where is it located on the transmission? I would also like to know if the transfercase linkage from an 4wd AX5 would work? I know that they are similar in design. I will need the input shaft for my 231, the linkage for the transfercase. Will I need to get the AX15 crossmember? Or will my factory BA10 work? Anything else that I am forgetting?
So, my questions are;
1) Do I need the crossmember from an AX15?
2) What linkage do I need to make the conversion work?
3) Where is the vent tube located on the AX15, and how impotant is it?
Thanks, Rich