gavin8or

How high do I have to raise it? I'm going to buy a hayes manual when I go into town tonight just to be sure. But how high did you block the front up when you did it?

Has anyone on here tried this, cause otherwise I won't try it. Jage, maybe the problem was that you didn't have a hose hooked up to the bleed valve and sitting in fluid?

I will call them and ask them what they tried. Perhaps it is that they didn't remove the slave cylinder as part of the process. Which I understand (from jage) is necessary.

Thank you jage, I understand according to this method you don't need any new parts (other than the fluid). That would be great if the mechanics working on this before simply weren't aware of the need to do that removal for the bleeding process. I could get this otherwise great truck back in the badass business!

I looked around the forum and didn't find much in the way of tips/helps for getting a stubborn AX15 (EDIT: Ok turns out I need to bleed an AX5 but if anyone has done this with an AX15 or AX4, please chip in and help me out) to bleed. I want to get one done that full-time mechanics have tried and failed at. And my experiences with clutches have been limited to non-hydraulic motorcycle clutches which were fairly easy to fix. I'm going to give it my best shot... if you guys can point me in the right direction with step-by-step howto or tips/tricks and pointers, please help.

Morning everyone, I crawled under both of them this morning (with 6 inches of snow underneath, let's just say this was a category 3 PITA) to look at the transmission. They both looked the same, both looked like the picture of the AX15 which Pete posted in the other forum (I'm going to only post on this forum for now on, probably easier). So... does that mean that they both have AX15s? Is it even remotely possible that the 88 actually has a AX4 that look identical (I checked, there was not perceptible difference in size between the two) which someone has managed somehow to bolt to it? I find that hard to believe, considering the history of the vehicle. Probably easier to believe that it is also a AX15 which does not go to fifth for some reason anymore :( Also have to apologize, I was wrong as to the displacement of the engine, I knew that they were both 4 cylinders (heh spent some time screwing around with the distributer before I realized I needed a new ignition computer for the 88) but for some reason said (without knowing) that they were 4Litres. That is wrong: the 88 is for sure a 2.5Litre, and 92 is either a 2.5 or 2.8, but my understanding is that they had the exact same engine, so it would have to be a 2.5. You guys are right: I really should try and get this thing (tranny on the 92) to bleed. I spoke with the former owner of the 92 and he said that it drove awesome at any speed, and he loved it despite the problems he had with the clutch. He also said that it would work for a day if you poured clutch fluid in and pumped it a few times, but that I really should try and get it to bleed. I'm phoning the shop right now to find out why they gave up on it... story was they were using a GM reverse bleeder on it and everything. Also, that way when I have time this summer I can buy a new rad for the 88 and get er running again... who knows maybe I could get all 5 gears back... but that might take some time with the tranny on my bench. Anyways, thanks once again for the info, it seems like I have 2 2.5L 4 cylinder engines and both of the trannys are AX... hopefully they are both AX15s but I don't know what a AX4 would look like.

Thanks for the answers guys, I'm waking up at 4AM tomorrow morning for the purpose of asking the former (2 owners ago) proprietor of the truck. I'm very sure that it is a 4-speed not a 5 with a broken gear. And I'm very sure that it's not a straight six engine. So, the improbable has happened: it is a 4.0L 4cylinder with a 4-speed. But it might not be a AX4. Either way I will know the whole story by 6AM tomorrow morning. Thank you guys for helping me figure out what questions to ask him!

Hey new Jeep owner, bought a 88 Comanche a few months ago, the guy I bought it from lives down the road and he's got a 92 with the same engine that I can use as a parts truck. I wrapped the 88 around an Oak trying to navigate a snowy corner today. Rad is toast, screwed up some other stuff. Probably easier to just try and put the starter and stuff in the 92 and get er running again right? Well started looking at the 92 see what it's missing. Turns out the guy he bought it from took it into a Jeep place to get a new clutch a few years back. The garage couldn't ever get it to work, the new one couldn't be bled. So they just took the lose and got it out of the shop. So now it drives just... you have to shift without the clutch. Question is: Can I take the clutch that works out of the 88 and put it in the 92? The 92 is in much better condition anyways, plus it has a 5 speed. I've read that Cherokee and Commanche parts are interchangeable. What about between a 92 commanche and a 88 comanche? Details: Both have the same engine (4.0 litre Throttle body, but the 88 has the 4 speed manual transmission and the 92 has a 5 speed manual transmission. P.S. I probably have enough mechanical experience to do this if I can figure out whether it can be done or not/what I would need to do.