Will a transmission from a 4.6 ford explorer work in a 4.0 explorer?

[Rudy Stork]

I just bought an 02 ford explorer with the 4.0
The transmission is bad in it. I have an 05 with the 4.6 in it. The transmission is good in the 4.6.
Can I change out the one out of the 06 and put it in the 02?

 

[imp]

I just bought an 02 ford explorer with the 4.0
The transmission is bad in it. I have an 05 with the 4.6 in it. The transmission is good in the 4.6.
Can I change out the one out of the 06 and put it in the 02?

@Rudy Stork
Determine whether the transmission in the 02 is a 5R55S or 5R55W. The 05 will have 5R55S; they cannot interchange because they have different 2nd. gear ratios.

Otherwise, I'd say yes. imp

 

[Josh P]

The bellhousing is cast into the transmission and the pattern is different between the two.

 

[imp]

The bellhousing is cast into the transmission and the pattern is different between the two.

@JoshP
Of course! My bad! imp

 

[CDW6212R]

The bellhousing is cast into the transmission and the pattern is different between the two.

Ditto, the 4.0 was a narrow deck OHV block from 1990, and the 4.6 modular engines began in 1992 as a whole new block with different bell housing pattern. The 4.0 is a 70 degree block, and the 4.6 I think is the traditional 90* block angle.