Recent content by 94XJfool

How easy is an AW4 to rebuild, beside lock ring pliers, are there any other spcialty tools that are a must have for something like this?

Yes I would like a standard, thing is, I have never wheeled in one. Everybody tells me it's more trouble than its worth. I am considering rebuilding it myself because, as options to, it's is the cheapest and I know what I am putting back into the jeep.

It is that simple.....?

Ok then What is the best way to modify the AW4 to make it better. I honestly cant stand the fact that I have little control over What Gear I am in. If I pop it into 1-2 it goes into 1st gear and stays there. It will not shift into 2nd gear which is very annoying wheeling it. 2nd gear is the...

Currently I am running HP30 up front and a c8.25 rear with plans to build and swap in an 8.8 by next year. Currently I am sitting in stock gears 3.55, and plan to upgrade to 4.56. I far prefer the 1st gear ratios of the ax15 and nv3550/4500 over the aw4. Also I hate the idea of replacing my aw4...

I have a 96 so fooling the computer shouldn't be too hard. I like to say that the 96 has the dumb down OBD2. I have the 545rfe in my WJ and it is a great automatic, IMHO. The aw4 isn't exactly a stellar preformer either.

I am just looking into other options with better gearing

MY AW4 is starting it slow death. A month ago when I put my lift on and 33 tires it has started slipping getting worse at a some what alarming rate. i am hoping to get another year or so out of if but I am looking into some options for swaps. I am looking into swaping an in an AX15, NV3550...

I gave the hand drill trick a go and it worked perfectly engine now runs properly. I had tried on another forum to get info on what i should do before starting my reman and what to do after starting but no one had anything to tell me so priming an oil pump was not something i knew about.

Hey guys I am not a regular on NAXJA but i am an avid XJ fan in need of some major help. I have spent the last 2 days trying to get the reman in my 96 XJ running and running right. After much fooling with the timing i finally got it to start and idle. But after idling for only a minuet or so it...