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- Rainy side of Washington
You can simply slap it in there - it bolts right up. Unbolt the old one, make sure you unbolt the torque converter from the flexplate, put a torque converter in the new one and make sure it's seated properly, stuff the new transmission in and bolt it up (bolt torque converter up last), then install driveshafts. It's easiest if you bolt the transfer case to the transmission BEFORE installing the transmission, and you'll want to unbolt the exhaust from the header and drop it down out of your way for the whole job.
Correct, the AW4 came in two editions - 4x4 and 2x4. The only real differences are the output shaft and tail housing, but it's simpler to swap in a 4x4 one than it is to convert.
Parts:
* 4wd transmission (for yours, you want one out of a 98 to 01 donor)
* transfer case (you want one out of a 96 to 01 donor)
* goofy transfer case shift linkage parts and handle, bezel, etc
* make sure you get the wiring harness from the connector up near the tranny dipstick tube all the way down to the transfer case. If you don't, it's not a big deal, your part-time indicator light on the dashboard just won't work, but you might as well get it while you're getting everything else.
* rear driveshaft (you need one from a 96 through 01 with 4wd, automatic, 4.0L motor, and same rearend you have)
* front driveshaft (you need one from a 96 through 01 with 4wd, automatic, 4.0L)
* front axle (same recommendations as I gave for the OP, above - check your rearend to find out what gear ratio you have first to make sure, but it's almost certainly 3.55 gears, the most common ever used on the XJ)
If you shop carefully and pull most of the parts yourself you should be able to get EVERYTHING for less than 500 bucks. I'd budget 150 bucks for a transmission, 100 for a transfer case, 30 for the wiring harness and linkage for it, 100 for a front axle, 20 for each driveshaft. Try craigslist, a local you-pull-it junkyard, the NAC Classifieds subforum, etc.
Correct, the AW4 came in two editions - 4x4 and 2x4. The only real differences are the output shaft and tail housing, but it's simpler to swap in a 4x4 one than it is to convert.
Parts:
* 4wd transmission (for yours, you want one out of a 98 to 01 donor)
* transfer case (you want one out of a 96 to 01 donor)
* goofy transfer case shift linkage parts and handle, bezel, etc
* make sure you get the wiring harness from the connector up near the tranny dipstick tube all the way down to the transfer case. If you don't, it's not a big deal, your part-time indicator light on the dashboard just won't work, but you might as well get it while you're getting everything else.
* rear driveshaft (you need one from a 96 through 01 with 4wd, automatic, 4.0L motor, and same rearend you have)
* front driveshaft (you need one from a 96 through 01 with 4wd, automatic, 4.0L)
* front axle (same recommendations as I gave for the OP, above - check your rearend to find out what gear ratio you have first to make sure, but it's almost certainly 3.55 gears, the most common ever used on the XJ)
If you shop carefully and pull most of the parts yourself you should be able to get EVERYTHING for less than 500 bucks. I'd budget 150 bucks for a transmission, 100 for a transfer case, 30 for the wiring harness and linkage for it, 100 for a front axle, 20 for each driveshaft. Try craigslist, a local you-pull-it junkyard, the NAC Classifieds subforum, etc.