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Hey All! My 4wd ax-15 is on its way out and I found a nice 2wd ax-15 at the junkyard for under $200. I have read that the spline counts are different (4wd 23 ; 2wd 27), but I am under the impressions the tail housings are interchangeable and want to make it work because a transmission rebuild kit is $400 from Novak. My question is if anyone has any thoughts about making it work... perhaps a new input shaft for my 231? Sorry if anything in this post is off, I am a bit new. Something along these lines... NP231/233 Input Shaft, 27 spline, '88-'94, Wide Bearing; Part # 17191

So last July I bought a house and as an incentive he was going to include his broken down 89 Comanche.(I was going to buy it regardless but I like small trucks always like the 4.0) Anyways what I got is a 89 2WD 4.0 Manual truck. I would like to get it up and running first and then maybe do a 4WD conversion and keep it a stick. I might do a slight 2-4 inch raise seeing as it'll be a trail/dump runner so need to keep it street legal. I have a little automotive experience but not much in the ways of axels/transmissions and such. I did it get where I can drive it. Had to replace bad starter and bad and wrong battery (probably what fried the starter). So it cranks every time now. I do have an issue on occasion with the transmission not wanting to go into gear opinions? Also I have a brake issue they work but the pedal is pretty much at the firewall and it isn't the quickest response. I tried bleeding them but no air bubbles and passenger front has a stripped bleeder screw that I will have to deal with as well. The brake fluid has not dropped so I don't think there is a leak but again not sure. Also runs a bit hot after shut off I heard this is common and only real way to fix is to convert to open system (already replaced tank, pump, and thermostat, helped a lot) Any help would be greatly appreciated also I will post pictures and video of it running as soon as I get home.