Alright, time to ask questions.

[88manche]

So as my hands are blending in with my black keyboard, And I'm cursing about Jeeps fetish with inconvenlenly(SP? its 3:30AM...) placed bolts, I think its time to ask some questions.

I have a 1985 XJ with a 2.5 and an AX-5. There is a bolt smack-dab in the middle, right at the top of the bellhousing. I know its not the same thing as a 4.0, but i know there are some inconvienlently(SP again?) placed bolts with those too. this is one of the last bolts i have to take out to replace my clutch. and its really p!ssing me off. I have my trans barely being supported by anything, letting it hang down as much as possile, and nothings binding it up from dropping down further.

How do you guys get to the bolts on the top of the bellhousing? Cut a hole in the firewall? un do the engine mounts and let it droop even further? lemmie hear some opinions of what i should do.

Thanks in advance.

 

[BillBraski]

Did you unbolt the transmission from the bellhousing and pull it out? That might provide the room to go over the top.

 

[88manche]

Woah, re-wind. I was under the impression that the ax5 was a one peice transmission?

Like the bellhousing didnt come off?

 

[BillBraski]

Woah, re-wind. I was under the impression that the ax5 was a one peice transmission?

Unless its a automatic (hahaha) the bellhousing mates the transmission to the engine as well as house the clutch.

 

[BillBraski]

And i would assume you wouldnt need to change a clutch in a automatic .

 

[88manche]

I am so confused right now... maybe because im so tired, but who knows.


so if i got this straight, from the rear, theres the TC, the trans, bellhousing then engine? and the clutch is in the bellhousing, so i'd still have to take the bellhousing off? Bear with me, this is my first encounter with doing anything with transmission stuff of any kind.

 

[BillBraski]

I am so confused right now... maybe because im so tired, but who knows.


so if i got this straight, from the rear, theres the TC, the trans, bellhousing then engine? and the clutch is in the bellhousing, so i'd still have to take the bellhousing off? Bear with me, this is my first encounter with doing anything with transmission stuff of any kind.

Yeah, you got it right. The trans is bolted to the bellhousing then the engine. There should be (I am guessing) 4 bellhousing-to-trans bolts 2 on each side.

 

[BillBraski]

http://www.schieletransmission.com/d.jpg

This is the transmission right?

 

[88manche]

alright, well that makes it kind of easyer... Thanks.

 

[88manche]

http://www.schieletransmission.com/d.jpg

This is the transmission right?

I only know what it looks like from the bottom, but yeah that looks right.

 

[BillBraski]

alright, well that makes it kind of easyer... Thanks.

I hope so, i gotta do the same thing to my 92xj auto, i think the flexplate is cracked:flamemad:!

 

[88manche]

Thats always fun. I have an 84 f150 auto with a buncha teeth missing off the ring gear on the flexplate that i have to do right after this.

 

[BillBraski]

Thats always fun. I have an 84 f150 auto with a buncha teeth missing off the ring gear on the flexplate that i have to do right after this.

Ouch. Its not that big a deal to do, you just need to take the trans off :flamemad:!

 

[BillBraski]

Oh I forgot, you might want to use a thread locker on all bolt threads. Just added security.