AZXJ said:Can an Aw4 be run without the comp.. Just manually shifted.. My rig is trail only and I'm sick of stirring soup...
mad maXJ said:yes it can! i am going to swap an AW4 into my MJ from the BA10 5speed, and rather than messing with all the electronics and sensors, I'm going to make it manually shifted.
I am going to make mine pushbutton, where I will have 5 switches probably on the dash. 1-4 will be momentary switches, one for each gear, and the fifth will be an on-off switch to lock/unlock the torque convertor. It gets pretty tricky with lots of relays and diodes to accomplish this, but I finally got it all figured out and I'm going to be making mine in the next couple weeks, I could make you one as well. I could also make it so there is a rotary knob for 1,2,3,4 and a button for the TC lock.
you still need to use the shifter to select Park and Nuetral, then just put it in "D" and use the buttons for full manual control.
AZXJ said:Mad,
That's sounds pretty sweet. What are you charging to make this setup?? I like the push button idea.. But for the mean time, Would just manually shifting it through the gears work??
Kejtar said:Wouldn't it be simpler just to get a stick
AZXJ said:Mad,
Shoot me an email with som pictures when your done building the push button setup.. I'm definately interested.
[email protected]
Thanks
Kejtar said:you guys might want to look for the archives of the big XJ list @ moab offroad as IIRC someone there has built what you have described....
5-90 said:Actually, you can do it with only three switches, and simplify your electronics. There are two solenoids which accomplish the system, and one more for the TCLockup. This would eliminate the need for the complex electronics, as simpler is always better. I don't have everything handy at the moment, but I'm pretty sure I have a "truth table" somewhereabouts for the AW4 shifting, and the approach was rather simple...
I don't have anything against electronics, I just don't like complicating systems unnecessarily...
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