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it's definitely "Willees" and "K-eye-zer"

I plan to completely replace the clutch fluid for sure. It's almost black.

wow man... i wish i lived closer, i'd donate help and beer just to be around and soak up knowledge! Killer work so far, i'll be watching this one!

Thanks bud! the second we get above freezing, i'll give it a try. The dead clutch pedal scares me, lets hope this works!

Ok. Going to check and make sure it's holding fluid. Then I guess if it's holding fluid I'll make sure the pedal is engaging the master. When/if all of that checks out, I'll reach up and find that bleeder line. I see what you're talking about in the pic of the two slave cylinders. When I pump the clutch right now, there's no resistance. Goes to the floor.

So i climbed under the jeep to get a look, and I think i've got an internal slave. Here are some pics, Pass side: Driver's side: i assume this complicates things..... Is there a way to bleed these? Looks like the hard line in the foreground of the driver's pic is the clutch line. Is that link on the bottom a bleed spot?

Thanks man! you've been awesome! Thanks for accepting my newbness. Did a rebuild of the NAG-1 transmission in my 2009 SRT8, did AMG shift solenoids in it. Yet somehow this thing is another language completely. It's fun (and frustrating) to learn a new side.

will do, any input as to where the bleeder might be? Haven't crawled under it yet, but I'm also finding conflicting info on my AX5. External v.s. Internal slave cylinder.

The clutch reservoir was low. Has thin, grey, watery fluid in it. It's too cold and snowy to go climbing under it now, but i'll be chasing tubing to see if it's leaking.

I'll check the clutch reservoir. Feel kinda dumb, but now I can work on tracking down the issue.

ok, so maybe I'm on the wrong path? I was told that the clutch and brake share fluid. If this isn't the case, am I looking at a slave or master cylinder issue? Forgive me, this is my first manual transmission.

Hey all, so my '86 MJ with the AX5 manual trans is giving me issues.... I drove it about 2 weeks ago and it's been sitting because I need to replace an axle seal. I went to move it this week, when the weather had dipped into the single digits, and I can't get it to go into gear. Symptoms: With the truck off, I can clutch and shift into every gear, no problem. With the trans in 1st, trying to start it results in the starter pulling the jeep forward (as expected) When started in neutral, starts, runs great. When I try to shift into 1st, it's gated, it blocks you completely. Reverse tries to grind the gears. My first thought was that maybe the brake fluid is frozen. I'm pretty sure it's got ice in the lines. the fluid is the color and consistency of grey/black water. Nothing vegetable oil color or consistency about it. I've obviously got to do a flush when it warms up. The reason I'm leaning towards a freeze is that the trans has been perfect until now. No symptoms of master/slave failure or anything. Can anyone think of anything else? Anything maybe I should check? It got up to 35 yesterday, the jeep ran for a good 15 minutes, enough that the cab was nice and toasty. No luck, either it's just not warm enough for long enough to thaw the lines, or something else is shot. Any input, stories, ideas would be appreciated, I really need this thing to move!

Ha, i'd love to give you the "SRT salute" and make LOTS of noise as we leave the light. HA!

Looks killer man.

Was working on my comanche for a few hours this weekend. had 3 people stop by to ask me about it. One of the guys was a big jeepaholic. The MJ was sitting next to my Grand Cherokee SRT8. Not a single word was said about the SRT, they all only had eyes for that MJ. I was impressed. These things are head turners.

Ha, i get the feeling. The jeep's had some upgrades over the past few years. I upgraded the shift solenoids in the transmission (mostly to protect it from it's own torque) and that leads to hard up and down shifts. The tune, intake, exhaust, etc make the jeep act like a caged animal. Even a little blip on the pedal puts you at 60MPH. The issue with muscle car power in a big-@ss SUV is that you get to speed just as fast, but then you're behind the wheel of a 3,800LB battering ram. Much like the old land-yacht-muscle cars. Especially right now in the cold, the tires are hard and the NA 6.1L V8 LOVES this cold. It'll break the tires loose if you look at the gas pedal funny.

yeah, I'm not ready for that just yet. From what I can tell, the PO put in a solid axle. What I figure, is that he didn't pay attention to the seal, which is why it's leaking like crazy. So I just need to figure out which is the correct inner seal. I'm pretty sure it's the: "USA STANDARD GEAR Part # USA30141 Axle Seal - Inner Front; 4WD; Dana 30; Reverse Rotation" Because it doesn't mention disconnect.

In read about the inner seal. I was on rock auto looking at seals. I can't for the life of me, figure out which dang seal I need!. https://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,carcode,1181382,parttype,2336 On here, it looks like I want "USA STANDARD GEAR Part # USA30141 Axle Seal - Inner Front; 4WD; Dana 30; Reverse Rotation" if I get a solid axle to swap in. "TIMKEN Part # 710204 More Info {#83500199} Front Right; 4WD; Spicer 30-F; Disconnect" if I keep the stocker?

got it. Is it an easy mod? Do I just find a pre '95 pass side D30 shaft without ABS?

So I'm going to pull the front axle apart on my '86 MJ to put new inner seals in it. I'm not sure, but I want to be prepared for what axle shafts I'm dealing with. I read somewhere that the passenger side axle shaft is a 2-piece? Is this true? Does anyone have any info on this? Thanks so much!

Hell yeah! The newer ones are def sweet rides. Looking good man!

AX5. Ok. So how reliable is that trans? Better than the BA-10? but not as beefy as the AX15?

Hey all, so I was curious which 5 speed trans I have. After looking at this thread: http://comancheclub.com/topic/11104-how-to-tell-whether-you-have-an-ax-15-or-a-ba105-5spd-trans/ I decided I must have the BA-105, because my MJ is an '86 with the 2.5L i4. Well i climbed under the jeep and look what I found, does this not look like an AX15? Does that mean someone swapped it? The 3rd pic ^^^^ clearly shows the "midplate" mentioned in the thread. Am I just lucky? Thanks for any and all input/opinions!

Big blue met grand pappy today!

Working on getting a picture of both jeeps together. I hide the SRT from the snow, it's so dang horrible when traction gets bad, I just leave it all winter. Well, it's still a Jeep, the battery is flat dead. $200 I won't be seeing anytime soon! (UGH)