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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: dirtydiesel on April 05, 2011, 11:15:23 PM

Title: zj autobox problems
Post by: dirtydiesel on April 05, 2011, 11:15:23 PM

We have a problem with the autobox in my brothers 1997 4.0 zj

Originally it felt a bit slugish and lazy,

So we checked the oil it was 2 litres low!!!

It got better for a few hundred miles but now it has lost reverse.

Is it worth doing a oil and filter on the box and adjusting the clutch bands, or are we best just to swap it out?

If it's worth playing about with could anyone point me in the direction of some intructions for adjusting the clutch bands?

Cheers Dan

 

Title: Re: zj autobox problems
Post by: gazjeep on April 06, 2011, 01:20:26 PM

As has been said elsewhere on here recently, are you checking the level when the engine is all upto temperature & running.

You have to move the lever through all the positions to ensure that the oil is filling all of the gearbox, you may need to add more, HTH  :icon_winkle:

Title: Re: zj autobox problems
Post by: Nosebolt on April 06, 2011, 06:20:21 PM

or if you filled it cold you may have over filled it, that will also make it sluggish

Title: Re: zj autobox problems
Post by: Dave69 on April 06, 2011, 07:01:15 PM

engine warm and in neutral is the normal way to check the correct level.

if you havent stripped an auto then swap for another while you "repair" the origional

Title: Re: zj autobox problems
Post by: dirtydiesel on April 07, 2011, 10:06:26 PM

We set the oil level warm idleing in neutral.

i've no issues being inside the autobox i was just after specific tech on adjusting the bands.

That said after talking to our gearbox guy he says that if the clutches are slipping bad enough to lose reverse they wont adjust up, so we're looking for a box.

Anyone got one? will an xj one fit?

would be nice to use the xj part time t box as well, anyone now if this is possible?

Title: Re: zj autobox problems
Post by: j33pky on April 07, 2011, 10:10:51 PM

have one from a 98 orvis 4lt, just stripped the car for the engine, the car ran fine with 125k on the clock

Title: Re: zj autobox problems
Post by: Bishops Finger on April 07, 2011, 10:16:19 PM

Same gearbox???

Title: Re: zj autobox problems
Post by: j33pky on April 07, 2011, 10:20:05 PM

would have thought so