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1984 (XJ only, since the MJ didn't start until 1986) through 1994 will fit. However, somewhere around 1990 or 1991 they switched from using AMC keyways (and keys) to using Chrysler keyways (and keys).

I have a 2000 XJ with the NV3550 and I have no problems with it popping out of gear. But mine was made right at the end of 2000 model year production. The problem may have been early in the model year.

They aren't "changes," technically. Pete hasn't revised the rules. The problem is that people have been bending the rules (or pushing the envelope, depending on your perspective) more and more, until it reached a point that called for a reminder. Now ... behave, or I will be forced to resort to a four-letter word myself. FORD! FORD! FORD!

That shouldn't happen if the alignment is correct. The camber should be zero, and the toe-in should be nearly zero. A sliught change in caster shouldn't translate toe-in to camber by enough to even be noticeable. However, your experience does reinforce the wisdom of checking alignment after making any changes. In my case, I was reminded of this when I removed the 4" lift from the '88 and then drove it off to a NAXJA trail ride in another state. Steering was perceptibly odd on that drive. When I arrived at the camp site, one of the guys had a tape measure and some free time, so we checked the toe-in and found that it had become a significant toe-OUT. Naturally the adjusting sleeve was virtually welded in place (I guess the former owner had never had an alignment done), but I was eventually able to correct it enough to drive home again, where I soaked it down with PB Blaster and aligned it properly.

The CPS bolts have a shoulder that's sized to locate the CPS properly. Buy it from a dealer.

Another reason to use pre-mixed coolant :D I mix my own coolant,, I can get a gallon of distilled water from wallyworld for .67 bucks!! The mix was somewhere around 7 bucks,, the non mix was 10, so the better deal is me mixing it + it lets me play chemist.. :yes: +1. Pre-mixed is a marketing scam. A gallon of pre-mix is 50% glycol but you pay about 90% the cost of a gallon of pure glycol. Wal-Mart has sold distilled water for 69 cents/gallon for years. That's all I use in my cooling systems. I save the old jugs and make up my own 50/50 "pre-mixed" to carry in the vehicles for emergencies. I just use a black grease marker to mark those jugs "50/50".

The 242 is a full transfer case. It offers 2WD-Hi; 4WD-Hi (Part-Time); 4WD-Hi (Full-Time); Neutral; and 4WD-Lo (Part-Time).

I have an 88 4-cyl with an AX4 tranny that has an internal slave. I'm sure the AX5 was the same setup.

Check the flange before you buy a tank. Not the O-ring -- check where the lines go through the flange. That's where they leak.

16.5" are truck rims. I've never seen anything that size with the Jeep bolt circle.

I bought a running, pretty solid '86 4-cyl 4-speed for $100. I paid $500 for an '88 4-cyl 5-speed with a solid bed. I probably paid too much for that one. That may give you some guidance as to price range.

Before you buy the tank, be sure it's not leaking from the fuel pump mounting flange. I replaced the tank in my '87, drove it to the gas station to fill up my nice, shiny new tank -- and was horrified to see gasoline running out from under the truck while I pumped.

That looks like it will be a VERY interesting truck. Are there a lot of MJs in Mexico? My wife is from Chile, and in all the trips I have taken to visit her family, I've seen only one Comanche. I've seen lots of older Cherokees, but only one Comanche.

Yeah, but we really need to formalize that data bank. Perhaps we need to start a thread in which people can post what year and tranny they have, and what the spline count and length of the shaft is. Mostly we all just sort of vaguely think "21-spline" or "23-spline," and we know that Jeep changed around 1991 (or so) -- except they didn't change the 4-cyl (unless they changed the shaft length), and ... Yeah, a comprehensive compilation of permutations and combinations would be handy for reference.

What didn't work? Are the splines on the output shaft different, or is the driveshaft length wrong? I was of the opinion that the same front yoke would fit all trannies and/or transfer cases.

That's sort of what I was thinking, but I don't have any way to confirm. Thanks for the info.

That means your clutch master cylinder is leaking, and that DOT 3 is extremely destructive. It WILL ruin the fuse panel if you don't get it corrected ASAP.

The 207 was the Command Trac (part-time only) transfer case for 1984 through 1986 (or 1986 only, for the MJ). It was used with the 4-cylinder and the V6. I have heard conflicting reports as to whether the 207 was used for part or even all of the 1987 model year, and I haven't crawled under the one 1987 MJ I have to look. It's very similar to the 231, but the oiling isn't quite as good and the low range is 2.6x rather than 2.7:1. The reason I asked about year is that for the 231 and the 242, at least behind the 4.0L Jeep changed the spline for the tranny-transfer case interface from 21 splines to 23 splines as of (IIRC) 1991. If that also affects the 4-cylinder models, a late model AX5 won't mate up with a 207 transfer case.

I believe you are mistaken. Most modern cars in my experience use some sort of pendulum mechanism in the door post that locks the belt only when the vehicle is decelerating sharply. The old ratchet type locks to which you are referring were used back in the 60s and 70s but they were prone to breaking. Just checked with the guru at my dealership. He confirms that the XJ/MJ belts are inertia reels, not ratchets.

Limited slip plus some weight in the bed makes a HUGE difference. I really like the True Trac, but even a Dana TracLok is a huge improvement over an open diff for street use.

The title of your post says no "brake" lights. Why are you fooling around up front if the problem is at the rear? Check -- in oder: 1. Burned out bulbs (it happens) 2. Corroded sockets 3. See if you have 12 volts TO the rear lights. 4. Bad ground at rear harness.

???????? :huh???: The stock MJ belts are combination lap & shoulder belts. What came in yours?

Re-read your law. The law in CT (which is the only one I'm familiar with) also requires back seat, IF there is a back seat. The law specifically allows front seat carry in a pickup that has no rear seat.

Either your belts are broken, or you don't understand how they work. The XJ/MJ belts ARE inertia belts. That means they lock either when pulled rapidly, or when the vehicle itself is stopped rapidly enough to exceed a certain G-force. I'm pretty certain the XJ/MJ belts are of the latter type.

Heh, heh. Tell that to the guys trying to pull upgrades on the Interstate with a 4-cylinder 5-speed ...