Poll: How long has your A4LD Lasted?

Chew_12 · October 28, 2003

How many miles had your A4LD lasted without a rebuild?

hazardiz · October 28, 2003

tranny time

my first tranny when i got the truck which was the original lasted to 200kms...and now i rebuilt it and has only lasted me 14000kms...but thats with wheeling alot...they are not a strong tranny...

TheJMan · October 28, 2003

52k miles before mine went out. After the rebuild though, the tranny seems to run fine. I've now got 80,300 on my X.

Redrig · October 28, 2003

Mine went at 121,000 but i dont know if it was replaced or rebuilt before that.

Joey P · October 28, 2003

My First explorer(92) had 256,000 on it or so when I sold it and to my last knowing of it, It had about 278,000 miles and it was still the original tranny. Of course they were all highway miles. (I also never changed the fluid in it all the while I had it(from 50,000 miles or so) and I hardely ever checked the fluid.) My 94, has 146,000 miles on it right now and to my knowledge it is still the original tranny. It has no signs of leaking or slipping or anything......yet. I have never changed the fluid in it since I've had it and again I rarely ever check it.(I am firm beleiver that you should just leave an automatic alone and let it do what it wants to. If you don't already change the fluid regularly don't mess with it. (I am sure I will be criticized for this statment and I don't recommend not changing fluid to anyone but still, I don't.

)) They are probably the weakest tranny I've ever seen myself also, and from the people here on this board that have had problems with them I beleive that for sure. Anywho, I have never changed one yet so I don't know for sure when they go out.

Soundguy01tx · October 29, 2003

I am sittin at 144K right now, and I know its starting to act up on me... Its so close to makin that 150k mark, but I know it wont last that long... I seriously doubt it haha...
--Bryan

bipolarbob · October 29, 2003

Mine went at 207,000 and at 263,000.

espnfreak · October 30, 2003

88k..thats why im jammin a 4R70W in there. I wanna be able to haul ass and mash it w/o worries...

williecume · October 30, 2003

our 93 we just got has 182K miles. as far as i know it is the orginal tranny. we've only put a little over 300 mile on it since we got it and it shifts just fine and no leaks.

blue_97_v8 · October 30, 2003

84k on my 94 some times it does not want to shift in to 3rd..but other then that it's fine

YourmamaISSOL · October 30, 2003

Mine has 133k and just started leaking still works but is leaking and needs to be look at...

rydinhigh · October 31, 2003

So far 112k on the stock tranny. (knocks on wood)

bentley · October 31, 2003

im at 107,000 with 85% highway miles. going strong with no hint of slowing down.

woodychitwn · October 31, 2003

I've never had one last 40,000, much less 74,000.

As I said once before;
The A4LD transmission was created for the 1985 Bronco II and Ranger by bolting an overdrive unit onto a C-3 transmission. (The C-3 transmission was originally designed for the 1974 Ford Pinto) And since neither truck weighed that much, and they weren't used excessively for towing, the "new" A4LD was a good fit. Six years later, the A4LD had seemingly proved itself as a reliable transmission, and Ford carried it over to their new Ford Explorer. However the Explorer not only weighed a lot more, but it was often used to haul up to five people and a trailer. So, it's not that our transmission was a bad design, it's just wasn't designed for the Explorer.

So the next time you load up your truck with people, gear and a trailer, imagine everyone and everything cramed into a Pinto with a Trailer. You really can't help but smile.

snocross1985 · November 6, 2003

I have 67,000 on my original tranny. Mostly highway miles, some light towing every now and then, and I am usually by myself but have sometimes 4 others with me. No leaks or problems at all.

Skeets'91EB · December 4, 2003

had to have mine rebuilt last year at about 124,000, but I dont think we ever changed the tranny fluid or anything like that. i took it in a few weeks ago to get a leak fixed and it's still leaking!

.

Ronin8002 · December 23, 2003

Mine has 136000 on it now....no problems yet. Though I have a feeling that this will change once I start putting 300 or so HP through it after I finish working on my motor this week

-James

bipolarbob · December 23, 2003

300 HP out of a 4.0....There is people here who have tried in vain to do that.NOS, Superchargers, etc.No one has come close.What do you have planned? My hat is off to you if you can pull 250 out of it.I am sure it can be done with enough $$$$$$$!

Ronin8002 · December 24, 2003

I'm basically doing everything except the bottom end....that part is still strong.

-supercharger cam (compcams 422)
-performance cylinder heads (ported and polished, w/larger valves)
-hardened rocker arms
-ported lower intake manifold
-24 lb injectors
-bbk 66mm throttlebody
-80mm pro-m MAS
-Vortech v-2 sq trim supercharger
-JBA headers
-high flow cat
-MSD DIS-4 ignition
-Custom dyno tuned Diablo chip

I'm estimating that I'll be pulling pretty close to 300 at the wheels, which will put me well over 300 at the crank. It's hard to say because I don't know of anyone who has done ALL of these things...most people who have done stuff like this usually have only a few of the things listed above in some combination but have yielded good results.

At any rate, the numbers aren't the endstate I'm looking for....just a lot more power that I can feel.

redexplr · January 3, 2004

I had my tranny rebuilt at 124,000 miles and the shop said it had been rebuilt before. The engine started leaking coolent into the oil and bearing material was also in the oil at about 135,000 but that was with lots of abuse and it over heated when the water pump blew during a serious trail. It still drove me home 50+miles after over heating and then ran amost perfect after repairing water pump, in fact engien was warped but it still had more power than the day I got it. But put a fresh engine in anyway instead of waiting to throw a rod. THese things never give up!

Poll: How long has your A4LD Lasted?

How long has your A4LD lasted?

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125,000 - 149,000

100,000 - 124,000

75,000 - 100,000

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