Topic: my ax5 is missing its breather :(

[JSSJeepin]

hello everyone, first time poster.

Im trying to seal up my ax5 so it wont injest water everytime I get up to the shifter boot.

I cant seem to find the breather anywhere, everyone is telling me its a small button right behind the shifter, but mine doesnt have a little button anywhere on the case  :?:  :!:

and btw, this is in a 1995 Jeep YJ. Im wondering if the shift tower itself is the vent? because I have a small R&P boot that I was going to put over the tower to seal it up from water, but if the tower itself is the vent, then I cant do that  :?:

[SMC4WD]

Welcome to the boards!   That's a good question...  I own a 1995 too and I have no idea on this one...

Any else?

[JSSJeepin]

I actually just called a transmission specialty shop and they said the AX5s dont use a vent system  :shock:

he told me water got in through the shift tower and I asked the guy if it would be safe to seal the shift tower and he said yes, as I understand though, the transmission expands and contracts, wouldnt that blow the seals?

[JSSJeepin]

I guess no one knows, over at Jeepaholics they dont even know either

oh well, I guess ill get everything back together and just flush the tranny everytime I go above the shifters (which wont be often anyways)