ax15 and t case

[88swampedmj]

i was thinkin of goin and yankin a ax15 and the t-case from a newer xj out of a junkyard...could i just bolt the ax15 up usin the t-case it comes with? instead of replacin my output shaft?... it should work as long as its a I-6 like mine right?

[Bounty Hunter]

Yes.

 

If you were to reuse your transfer case you would likely need to replace the transfer case input shaft.

[Oizarod115]

the only reason not to would be if the xfer case is expensive. i THINK IIRC new input gears are ~200 id have to go check though.

[87manche]

input gear should be about $150 if you look around. Still though, I'd grab the case if they want anything less than $250 for it, then you can keep the other for a spare, or sell it.

[88swampedmj]

i think i messed up lol question was .......can i just bolt on a newer ax15 and the t-case that comes with the ax15 instead of using my old t-case...i don't wanna pay the extra however much to change the input shaft

 

i just wanna get a ax-15/t-case and hope to bolt those to my motor eliminating my old tranny and t-case alltogether

[87manche]

the answer is yes

go and get them both from the same vehicle, and bolt them up.

The only snage you may run into is the external/internal slave issue.

Early models are internal slave, later models are external.

If you get an external slave trans you have two options.

Get the bellhousing with it and everythig in there. You'll need the slave cylinder, the clutch fork and the bearings and such.

Then you can switch to the external slave model, it's much easier to service.

Or, you can get the trans, and use your current bellhouing, this should require nothing more than unbolting the bellhousing from yours and bolting it to the new one.

You might want to verify that the pilot bearing is the same. I rmember some debate as to that.

[88swampedmj]

i wanna do this as easily as possible... iam on a very tight budget.. so ill try to get the ax15 and t-case and use my bellhousing