GreenMachine1
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Hi everyone! This is an extremely informative thread. Thanks to all who contributed.
I recently picked up a very clean (for the Northeast) 2000 XJ Limited 2wd. The plan is to convert to 4wd so I set out to convert the 2wd AW4 to 4wd using a 97 4wd AW4 donor I had kicking around. I have access to a transmission shop so I decided to do a complete overhaul since the transmissions needed to be completed disassembled to assess the snap right securing the output shafts into the transmission housings. I found on the hard way that the 97 AW4 didn't make a great donor as it uses a different output speed sensor, thus, mounting hole in extension housing is different, snap ring groove on output shaft used to secure the speed sensor pick-up is in a different location, etc. I took some pictures of these differences and can share if anyone would like.
Anyway, I picked up a reman torque converter from Transtar and installed it into the transmission tonight. I measured the distance between the bell housing and one of the mounts on the converter and got ~0.825", where as the spec in the 1997 FSM says 0.650". Is there a difference in the factory spec between '97 and '00? I don't have a '00 FSM.
Should I be concerned about this? I know the TC will pull out slightly when installed on to the flex plate but I don't want to shear the drive lugs off the inner pump gear if it pulls out too far. I have the original factory TC that came out of the '00. I plan to measure the overall height of it and compare to the height of the reman TC to make sure the reman unit wasn't welded incorrectly.
Please let me know if you have any insight.
Thanks,
Noah
I recently picked up a very clean (for the Northeast) 2000 XJ Limited 2wd. The plan is to convert to 4wd so I set out to convert the 2wd AW4 to 4wd using a 97 4wd AW4 donor I had kicking around. I have access to a transmission shop so I decided to do a complete overhaul since the transmissions needed to be completed disassembled to assess the snap right securing the output shafts into the transmission housings. I found on the hard way that the 97 AW4 didn't make a great donor as it uses a different output speed sensor, thus, mounting hole in extension housing is different, snap ring groove on output shaft used to secure the speed sensor pick-up is in a different location, etc. I took some pictures of these differences and can share if anyone would like.
Anyway, I picked up a reman torque converter from Transtar and installed it into the transmission tonight. I measured the distance between the bell housing and one of the mounts on the converter and got ~0.825", where as the spec in the 1997 FSM says 0.650". Is there a difference in the factory spec between '97 and '00? I don't have a '00 FSM.
Should I be concerned about this? I know the TC will pull out slightly when installed on to the flex plate but I don't want to shear the drive lugs off the inner pump gear if it pulls out too far. I have the original factory TC that came out of the '00. I plan to measure the overall height of it and compare to the height of the reman TC to make sure the reman unit wasn't welded incorrectly.
Please let me know if you have any insight.
Thanks,
Noah