HELLO.. I HAVE AN 86 B2 4X4 WITH THE A4LD TRANNY AND DEAD ENGINE, AND A 89 B2 2WD WITH THE FM146 TRANNY. BOTH ARE 2.9L..
I CRASHED THE 89, SO I SWAPPED THE ENGINE INTO THE 86 AND SWAPPED OUT THE TRANNY TO MAKE IT A MANUAL 5 SPEED 4X4. EVERYTHING I HAVE READ SAYS IT IS A BOLT ON SWAP FOR THE TRANNY. MY ISSUE IS THAT THE A4LD SHIFTER LINKAGE FOR THE TRANSFER CASE DOES NOT ALLOW THE 4X4 SHIFTER TO SLIDE UP PASSED THE NEUTRAL POSITION WHEN MOUNTED TO THE FM146 MANUAL TRANNY... WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?.. DO I NEED TO CHANGE OR MOD THE LINKAGE?