After long last, I have rebuilt my AX-15 and am ready to stick it back into the XJ. When I first took it out many months ago, I took the bell housing off underneath the vehicle, then moved the transmission inside to work on it.
When I was getting ready to put the housing back onto the transmission tonight, I noticed a pair of (approximately) 1/8" stainless steel balls laying in the housing. They look similar to the shift balls that are used in the AX-15, just a lot smaller.
I was wondering if someone knows where these are supposed to go? Are they part of the release fork, release bearing, or am I just ending up with spare parts that aren't needed? I think that the housing for the
2.5L engine has a pivot ball that detaches, but my 4.0 housing's pivot ball is fixed in place.
Any advice is appreciated!