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My AX-15 build

Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2021 6:22 pm
by BOBS 2 68S
Some pictures of rebuilding a transfercase and the trans and transfercase put together. Mocked up every thing to make sure every thing worked. Had to bend the twin stick shifters to clear the trans shifter. Ready for install, some day

Re: My AX-15 build

Posted: Wed Jan 06, 2021 9:39 am
by Kinder
IΓÇÖve heard of this upgrade a bunch, but I havenΓÇÖt seen it in person. IΓÇÖd be interested in you feedback on how it shifts, car or truck like, and how the gear ratios mesh w/ the rest of your drivetrain choices.

Re: My AX-15 build

Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2021 6:50 pm
by BOBS 2 68S
So the AX-15 trans is in. I have only 20 miles on it so far. It shifts good, just will take some miles to get use to it. The shifter almost hits the dash bar. I might shorten it or heat and bend it some. The install went much like the WH video and instructions said. The biggest pain, is the front drive shaft. The new cross member covers it. I could only put the bolts in using the the old Hurst shifter hole in the trans tunnel. If I drop the trans again I will drop trans and transfer case has a unit and install as a unit. When I was much yonger I could bench press in a transfer case onto the stub shaft, hold it in place and start a bolt. Not now, I tried to bench in and rebroke a rib from last September, witch made finishing slow.
I hung a chain-fall hoist off the roll cage to hold things. It was a lot of help.
The overdrive is 700-800 RPM less than 4th gear.

Re: My AX-15 build

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:53 am
by BOBS 2 68S
Changed to a ball shifter and clears the dash bar.

Re: My AX-15 build

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 8:51 am
by mickphatmac
That install looks clean! Nice work Bob! thumbs up

Re: My AX-15 build

Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2021 3:54 am
by BOBS 2 68S
Hey Kinder, you asked about tha AX-15. I say it shifts like a truck trans. Around town it is fine ratio wise. I realy need to take it off road. I still want to bend the shift arm down and to the left some.....some day. I am running 4:11 grears.

Re: My AX-15 build

Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2021 11:01 am
by Justin
Looks good! If you want bend that shift arm shoot me a message. That's about a 10 minute job.

Re: My AX-15 build

Posted: Mon Apr 12, 2021 7:23 am
by BOBS 2 68S
Thanks Justin but I made it cheery red and bent it. Took longer to put the shifter boot back on.