AX5 Transmission Shift Boot (87-99 Jeep Wrangler YJ & TJ)

January 16, 2018

Fit Perfectly

This boot fit my AX5 shifter mechanism perfectly. I ended up taking the complete shifter assembly apart, cleaning it, re-greasing it, and then reassembling it with the new boot. Note that you will need to remove the shifter shaft from the shift pivot ball mechanism. Some recommend placing screwdrivers up inside to try to release it. This didn't work for me, and isn't really a good method. The best way to remove the shifter shaft is to carefully clamp the assembly in a vise upside down, and use a hammer with a punch or dull chisel and hammer around the outer edge of the square shaft assembly until the shaft releases. My assembly was so tight that the force of the hammer blows was really the only way to remove the shaft. The boot can then be lubed slightly, and slid over the inner square portion of the ball / shaft assembly.

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