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yea, lost as a goose, sorry

washed it, lots of mud at Palo Duro last weekend.

Finally got to wheel with the shifter, was at the Jeep Jamboree in Palo Duro Canyon, rained so lots of mud, I mounted the shifter just to the left of the stock stick, it worked like a charm, perfectly shifting on demand. I used it alot in the mud to stay in 2nd and 3rd gear in low with the...

YES!!! Got everything hooked up, I left it in stock first with the connectors in stock and tested everything, worked like a charm, then I inserted the shifter by unplugging the (trailer connectors and connected the shifter into the plugs as previously described, I first left the switch in stock...

I built the harness out of trailer connectors adopting the same position numbering as above posts and same green/ orange convention to ID wires to the solenoids (green) wires to TCU (orange). Here is the "harness" Notice the red power wires and the connectors tape labled on one end and the...

The plot thickens, but to simplify things I adopted a couple of "rules". I keep track of the wires to the connectors using the orange tape and green tape to refer back to the connectors under the dash. Blue wires for the #1 solenoid (as on the shifter wiring), and yellow for #2 solenoid and...

Next I wired in a connector to the 3 wires to the 3 solenoids that we need to manipulate to manually shift and control the TC. I had a couple of spare trailer wiring connectors (4 wires) so I decided to use them (I only needed 3 of the 4 though). I numbered the connections for ID because the...

I wanted to accomplish a few things while working on this project: I wanted flexibility to revert to stock configuration with the wiring, remove the parts, switches or even the Shifter itself easily in case I change vehicles (Shiznett happens you know) and I wanted a fused power source for the...

SITE PREPARATION You must remove the bottom of the dash to get to the Transmission Control Unit (TCU) Remove screws and drop the panel to reveal the TCU. Remove the connector. I took the panel out to make more room to work. You will need to ID the proper wires that will need to be of...

I finally got some work done. I'm gonna present my project in several steps since I am simple minded and probably need too much flexability but here goes. I got the shifter as noted. THE SHIFTER Note 4 wires from the relays, black is ground, red is power (12V when key on), blue is selected...

Fort Worth Gear (on north side off 35 N and Long) has done driveshaft work and regearing for me. Need to check their prices. They definitely know what they are doing.

I'll be there.

I really like the steering linkage set up. Thats the way I want mine to eventually be.

I believe as Abe Lincoln in spending 3hrs sharping the saw when you got 4 hrs to fell the tree. I studied the Factory Manual diagrams of the TCU and after making the decision to wire in a control switch for the shifter, since my family will also be driving the vehicle, I will need to be able to...

OK, I am a subscriber of good ole Abe Lincoln's philosophy "If you give me 4 hrs to fell a tree, I'll spend 3 hrs sharpening the blade." I studied the wiring diagram of the TCU connector from the manufacture's repair manual ( I invested in it early in my cherokee journey), boils down to this...

The shifter was at my door on Tuesday afternon just as Rory promised. I looks good. We are in the midst of a family yard garage sale so my work area is occupied as is my time for the weekend, therefore I won't be able to mess with install until next week.(That doesn't keep me from sharpening the...

Got email from Rory yesterday--- Looks good--- "Your shifter was shipped today USPS, it should arrive mid-week. Thank you for your order, Rory A. DesJardin RADesigns Products LLC 509-552-9439 Clarkston, WA" I'll be watching for it mid week--

I spent the weekend in Palo Duro canyon, Jeep Jamboree there is my favorite, somewhat expensive but I like the people, the the Figure 3 Ranch and the wheelin and scenery is fabulous. I was one of there XJ's out of 100 jeeps there. I was hampered by not being able to control my AW4 transmission...

Wow, great write up, I'm needing to do the same to my rig and the way I am, in about the same time period. I know it took a lot of extra time and effort to compile all this into a very good write up, "we who are about to cut and weld, salute you". They should consider putting this in the library....

MY XJ is a copper/burnt orange rig, I was wheeling with my son who was in an orange lifted '06 Rubicon.