Brett F.
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- '93 4x4
Ok so I have a 96 XLT 4wd and the 4r55e transmission. Full at warm temp.
This morning when pulling into my driveway at the curb that runs through my subdivision the tranny dropped out of gear and reved up and then banged back into gear. Searched and found some things to try. While at advance auto I found some transmission treatment that would recondition seals and clear deposits and junk out. So I put that in and went for a drive. Here is what I noticed.
It seems to go into another gear or it's just the torque converter locking up.
Also on a down hill coast I could take it out of o/d and the coasting would stop and 3rd gear would kick in and take the rpm's up. While this way I could reengage o/d and go back to coasting and rpm's would drop.
Never saw it do this before the conditioner.
I am nervous about dropping the pan and changing out the shift solenoid. I have done lots of other things but this for some reason scares me. (transfer case shift motor rebuild, front bearing assembly replacement, and normal fixes and maintenance)
Anything I might be overlooking?
On a scale from 1-10 how difficult is this going to be to change out that solenoid?
How many qts of ATF will I need to replenish what is dropped?
Thanks!!
edit: Oh and the o/d light does not flash at all. either on or off...
This morning when pulling into my driveway at the curb that runs through my subdivision the tranny dropped out of gear and reved up and then banged back into gear. Searched and found some things to try. While at advance auto I found some transmission treatment that would recondition seals and clear deposits and junk out. So I put that in and went for a drive. Here is what I noticed.
It seems to go into another gear or it's just the torque converter locking up.
Also on a down hill coast I could take it out of o/d and the coasting would stop and 3rd gear would kick in and take the rpm's up. While this way I could reengage o/d and go back to coasting and rpm's would drop.
Never saw it do this before the conditioner.
I am nervous about dropping the pan and changing out the shift solenoid. I have done lots of other things but this for some reason scares me. (transfer case shift motor rebuild, front bearing assembly replacement, and normal fixes and maintenance)
Anything I might be overlooking?
On a scale from 1-10 how difficult is this going to be to change out that solenoid?
How many qts of ATF will I need to replenish what is dropped?
Thanks!!
edit: Oh and the o/d light does not flash at all. either on or off...