AX-15 Spacer - Cushion to Crossmember (?)

[Gojira94]

Part # 27 - 52003939: I think this is used for manual trans applications but I'm not 100% sure. If so, how thick is it? I made one from 1/4" HDPE just in case.

 

 

 

[Pete M]

#27 in the image?  the one that goes with the automatic?

[89 MJ]

I don't think that is for manual transmissions. When I pulled my AX-15 out of a 97 XJ, it didn't have that. My MJ has been probably 10,000 miles without one with no issue. 

[Gojira94]

30 minutes ago, Pete M said:

#27 in the image?  the one that goes with the automatic?

 

Yeah, the diagram seems to indicate it's for auto, but I filtered the lookup for ERH/DDQ/4WD and it shows in the list of applicable parts. That's why I'm asking, if anyone has a late 89-92 4.0/AX-15 or ever seen a rig that came with this spacer. 

[Gojira94]

2 minutes ago, 89 MJ said:

I don't think that is for manual transmissions. When I pulled my AX-15 out of a 97 XJ, it didn't have that. My MJ has been probably 10,000 miles without one with no issue. 

 

Thanks for confirming. The crossmember I snagged was from a 96 XJ and I didn't see one on that either. But you never know with older vehicles, people change out mounts and sometimes forget to put everything back. FWIW, if you have an AW4 and it's missing, 1/4" HDPE makes a pretty decent substitute if you don't have 1/4" mild steel plate handy.

[89 MJ]

16 minutes ago, Gojira94 said:

Thanks for confirming. The crossmember I snagged was from a 96 XJ and I didn't see one on that either. But you never know with older vehicles, people change out mounts and sometimes forget to put everything back.

You bet. The XJ was a 313k mile trail rig, so I can't guarantee that it hadn't been messed with either, but I would doubt that it was being that 2nd gear was out of it and it had stock gearing. I don't think it was messed with at all, just was abused. Now that I think about it more, my 90 MJ (that I forgot I owned at one point in my earlier post) had an AX-15 and definitely did not have the cushion. Granted again, it was a 238k mile truck, but seemed all stock to me.

[Gojira94]

This truck is a jigsaw puzzle with no box/ picture. And half the pieces were missing when I got it... 

[89 MJ]

Nothing like taking an already daunting task and making it even more difficult

[fiatslug87]

My ‘90 does not have it and I’m the original owner, clutch replacement was done by me and I highly doubt I didn’t reinstall it.

[Gojira94]

8 minutes ago, fiatslug87 said:

My ‘90 does not have it and I’m the original owner, clutch replacement was done by me and I highly doubt I didn’t reinstall it.

 

Thanks!