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T98 option on '59 CJ5?

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by JohnnyReb, May 17, 2007.

  1. May 17, 2007
    JohnnyReb

    JohnnyReb New Member

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    Looking at a '59 CJ5 that has a shift pattern for a 4 speed and seller says it is a T 98. However, this resource: http://www.cjoffroad.com/writeup.asp?WU_ID=15&noAdd=1 shows the T98 is not an option until '63.

    What do you think?
    (P.S. The above reference is kind of handy, thought you might find it helpful, if it is correct:rofl: )

    Thanks
     
    JohnnyReb, May 17, 2007
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  2. May 17, 2007
    mb82

    mb82 I feel great!

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    Very well could have been swapped in, it is a common swap.
     
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  3. May 17, 2007
    McBob

    McBob New Member

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    Yes, they were available. I had a running '59 chassis for a while with the T98 and a PTO. It was an air force Jeep used to push a big snow blower around runways.

    It is rare and worth a good penny... some folks pay upwards of $1000 for the tranny alone.
     
    McBob, May 17, 2007
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  4. May 17, 2007
    mt_jeep

    mt_jeep New Member

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    My 61 has a T-98 ordered by my grandfather.
    Mt_jeep
     
    mt_jeep, May 17, 2007
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  5. May 18, 2007
    m38willys

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    I got mine from a '66, but they were there earlier.
     
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  6. May 18, 2007
    sparky

    sparky Sandgroper Staff Member Founder

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    If I have errors in my chart, let me know, otherwise the T98 wasn't used behind the V6 as that page suggests, it was a T18 for one thing. The T86 followed by the T14 was used in with the V6 and the T90 with the F-head to the end of the run AFIAK. I may be wrong...

    http://www.earlycj5.com/tech/transferCase/#fifteen
     
    sparky, May 18, 2007
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