Swapping an auto engine to a std jeep??

I just picked up a 95 zj, with a manual:lickout:yes, a manual zj!!\
It is a 4liter/ax15 setup
Unfortuneately the engine is toast.
Will the engine from an auto fit??
I'm wondering about the pilot bearing...does the auto use the same crank?
Can I use a stock bearing or do I need an adaptor?
Any Naxja wisdom would be appreciated!

A manual in a 95 are you sure about that?

FlexdXJ said:

A manual in a 95 are you sure about that?

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Yup I've driven one, oh and even a V-8 one at that, very rare.

rcnerd said:

I just picked up a 95 zj, with a manual:lickout:yes, a manual zj!!\
It is a 4liter/ax15 setup
Unfortuneately the engine is toast.
Will the engine from an auto fit??
I'm wondering about the pilot bearing...does the auto use the same crank?
Can I use a stock bearing or do I need an adaptor?
Any Naxja wisdom would be appreciated!

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Yes it will you'll just have to install a pilot bearing/bushing and the flywheel.

MJR said:

Yup I've driven one, oh and even a V-8 one at that, very rare.

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ooops!!

Its a 94 actually!! And most certainley a 5spd.
That's pretty much the only reason I bought it...it is a little rustier than I would like and has a blown 4.0, but IT IS A MANUAL...ZJ...YAY...COOL!:flame::firedevil:rattle::music:ig:

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MJR said:

Yes it will you'll just have to install a pilot bearing/bushing and the flywheel.

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Ya das supa kool!!

Thanks for your advice. Are you 100% sure?
I wouldn't mind a second opinion to confirm this before I drop bucks on a parts donor!\
THX!!

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Not sure if the ZJs and XJs use the same, but on TJs with manual transmissions there is a spacer ring (for lack of a better term) that goes into the crank, then the pilot bearing presses into that. Found this out when doing a manual to auto swap on a '98 TJ, and couldn't figure out why the converter wouldn't seat against the flexplate.

It was my understanding that 93 was the only year that ZJ's had a 5 spd.. but maybe yours was built in 93 and sent out as a 94? Manual requires a flywheel vs flex plate. So as said above is correct. I would repalce the clutch while you are at it, and the pilot bushing.

Try asking here:

www.mallcrawlin.com

www.nagca.com

A Jeep 4.0 crank is a Jeep 4.0 crank.

There will be a pilot bushing/bearing, you may have to do a little measuring to get the right part but they exist, have common applications (like the CJs) so most part stores will have it in stock.

This has been covered before.

cLAYH said:

Try asking here:

www.mallcrawlin.com

www.nagca.com

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ya ya, I know it's not an xj, but at least it's boneless...