NchsaXJ
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- north carolina
I have a 98 XJ 4.0 Ax-15 and ive had an issue with the shifting for over a year now and ive searched alot on the web for a similar problem like im having but i havent been able to find anything similar yet. Ill try to explain as much as possible about my jeep. I bought it dec. 2015 and it has 280k on it now. Runs well for that many miles too but its no spring chicken for sure. The P.O. had it since 60k and drove it till 260k. Ive put about 20k on it so far and ever since ive owned it ive had a problem shifting after the jeep is warmed up and mainly when ive been idling for a while or wheeling, ultimatly its only noticable when the jeep isnt moving much or very fast. Its the worst in 1st and reverse but it does in fact begin to happen to the other 4 gears. It will get to the point where im on a trail and i cant get it into 1st from neutral to save my life. I have to turn the jeep off and then it slides right into 1st or any gear butter smooth. When i start the jeep in gear after that its like the clutch is still sticking and i can feel the jeep roll ever so slightly. It doesnt start as easily at those times either because of that too. I havent abused the clutch since ive had the jeep and the clutch was replaced and flywheel resurfaced not long before i bought the jeep too. The P.O. did say his son was starting to drive and couldnt drive a manual very good so it leads me to wonder if he put excessive wear on that new clutch before i bought the jeep. I have replaced the master/slave cylinder for the clutch and it may have helped a bit but it really disnt change anything about the shifting once the jeep is warm. If anyone has any advice or has had a similar problem with their ax-15 i would greatly appreciate the response so i can get this figured out. Its a spare vehicle/project so its not a urgent issue but i do enjoy driving it alot. It isnt much fun the way its been running though. Thanks, Jake.