Tranny removal. Stuck!
Well my ax-15 isn't from a jeep. It's an Asin Warner bell. It came from a 4.0 Dakota. It bolts directly to the 340. There's a couple of guys on here running them that really like them.
4.0 Dakota? No such animal AFAIK. Maybe it's 3.9 V6? That would be the only platform that would share a bell pattern with a 318/340 block since the 3.9 was cut-down 318. The starter on a small block is on the driver's side. A 4.0 starter is on the passenger side.
What engine are you working with? Might help to clarify things.
Anyway, Jeep, Dakota, Cherokee, same thing pretty much. 90's - early 00's Chrysler 6 cylinder variant-powered light to medium duty vehicles. Nothing performance about any of it. The V8 Daks had an NV3500 which is a sightly beefier unit.
I see there is a Hurst shifter for the AX 15 so I guess there is some interest in them. They are not unreliable or anything, to me they just suck to drive. The OE shifter was long and wobbly, the gear ratios are wide, they were noisy... NO way would I put one behind a 340 for any reason whatsoever, what a complete waste. Not worth the effort IMO.
Sell it to a Jeep guy and hold out for an 833. Or, ignore me and do what you're gonna do.
