Transmission stalls engine

[mhendrickson]

It seems like my transmission, T5, 78 cj5 w/AMC 360 is stuck between gears. When transfer case and transmission r in neutral and I let out the clutch the engine idles fine as soon as I put the transfer case in any 2H or 4H and let out the clutch engine will die but it seems like it want to move forward.

5 speed on floor sick shift assy pulled all looks good but the nylon sleeve is missing. Can't pull shift rail and fork cover without dropping transmission.

Any ideas?

 

[PoliceMonkey161]

My guess is you have a loose or sheared off set screw on one of the two forward shift forks. Your correct that unlike the T176/77 or t4/5 must be removed from the vehicle to remove the access cover.

 

[carnuck]

So the CJ5s have no trans hump cover that removes?

 

[flatie46]

I think the earlier ones did. 76 up don't though.