AX-15 Swap External Slave/Clutch Problem Please Help

[comanche09]

Ok, here is what I installed:

 

-'95 XJ External Slave Bellhousing mated to a '90 AX-15 (same size input shaft and pilot bearing as the Ba-10), using a mopar '95 XJ one piece pre-bled plastic master/slave assembly.

 

-New Pilot bearing, New Clutch, New Throwout Bearing

 

I finally got everything buttoned up tonight, but now she won't go into gear when running? The clutch pedal has good resistance (better than pre-swap). It grinds when I try to go to Reverse and it won't go into any forward gear.

 

With the truck off, I can shift through all the gears no problem. :???:

 

I checked the slave pushrod and it is seated in the fork cup. I tried to turn the adjustment? nut on the opposite side of the bellhousing, but it just turned with the bolt... :???: :(

[Geonovast]

Did you swap the external slave bearing retainer onto the 90 trans?

 

Internal

 

External

[comanche09]

Hi Geonovast,

 

Yup that was the problem... duh :dunce: . After reading volumes of info on this swap I somehow missed that important detail. :doh:

 

Got the part next-day air from man-trans LLC out of Tallahassee, FL for $80 including seal and rtv, dealer lists it at $302.

 

 

 

 

This trans is like night and day compared to the pukegoat! :banana:

[Geonovast]

Glad it worked. :thumbsup:

 

Little pricey though. :ack:

 

From what you described, it sounded like the clutch fork was binding up on the input shaft.

[knever3]

Great advice, I am thinking about doing the same thing, I will watch out for this part.