Jolly_Red_Panda
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- North Carolina
well the poor ol AW4 has been really struggling the last year or 2. The problem is extremely late hard clunky shifting from 1st to second. However if I start in "3" as opposed to drive it shifts much better. Faster and not nearly as clunky but still late. That is the only problem. Everything else is just dandy. I do know for a fact the previous owner replaced the transmission when there was 135k on the odometer. I'm at 170k now so its got 35k on it roughly. It was a factory rebuilt transmission. That's all the info I have. He killed the original transmission by overheating during sand play. So far the following actions have been taken. New tps sensor,done multiple flushes, new filter, always have ran a large cooler,kick down cable is adjusted correctly. Axle gears are new, transfer case is new. Drive shafts are new (Tom woods)
2000 jeep xj
4.6l stroker
4.10 gears
32's
242 t case
daily driver
from what I've been told by a local guy who builds engines and transmissions for racing applications he says the clutches are likely poor quality/ worn/ not setup properly to begin with. Sounds reasonable to me. I always hear people say aw4 transmissions are tough and reliable. Main reason I'm posting here is just to ensure that this isn't some stupid problem that could be an easy fix before I drop 2 grand on a new transmission. Any help is appreciated.
2000 jeep xj
4.6l stroker
4.10 gears
32's
242 t case
daily driver
from what I've been told by a local guy who builds engines and transmissions for racing applications he says the clutches are likely poor quality/ worn/ not setup properly to begin with. Sounds reasonable to me. I always hear people say aw4 transmissions are tough and reliable. Main reason I'm posting here is just to ensure that this isn't some stupid problem that could be an easy fix before I drop 2 grand on a new transmission. Any help is appreciated.