93 ford Explorer Transmission

[jestep]

Got a 93 Explorer with a A4LD transmission. Initially lost reverse and all the other gears were not in line with the shift selector. Found a puddle of fluid under truck and saw that the intermediate servo was leaking, got the snap ring off but the servo won't come out. How do i get the servo out and could the leaking servo be the problem i'm having with all the gears not changing correctly? any and all help is appreciated.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! Replace the leaking O ring in the servo cover. The servo should pop out if you grab it with a needle nose plier.

 

[jestep]

Its the cover that won't come off. I took the overdrive servo out and it popped off as soon as i took the snap ring off, but the cover won't come off the intermediate servo.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Did you compress the cover? There is a lot of spring tension pressing against it.

 

[jestep]

This cover doesn't seem to have much pressure against it, I can compress it, but I'm afraid it will stay compressed. How far in should I compress it, and what should I do if it gets stuck? I would have thought it would have popped off as soon as the snap ring was removed, but it didn't. I have no way to grab hold of it if its compressed. Thanks for responding.

 

[lifted93xplorer]

Mine was the same, I just tapped it with a rubber mallet a couple times and the spring finally pushed it out. I think the jarring action helped free it. I don't know if you have enough room or not, I have a 2" BL.

 

[jestep]

Just to let you know I finally got the cover off, found the O ring had 2 cuts in it and the rubber on the servo was in bad shape. So I got the parts on order, hopefully this will fix my problem. Thanks for the advice.

 

[lifted93xplorer]

I just went to a local tranny shop and they had the servos in stock, I just had to get the code off the servo covers to assure the right size. Mine was AB for the OD servo, the INT was BB. I think it was 20$ per servo and o-ring.

 

[jestep]

Hey thanks lifted, I ordered a servo and two O rings for about $8.00, figured I'd change the O ring on the OD servo since I had it off. Just out of curiosity are the springs the same for both servos, because mine are different in length and size.

 

[lifted93xplorer]

No they're different lengths, at least mine were. I didn't mix them up though. Tranny shop said I could use stiffer springs for a firmer shift

I just grabbed the receipt and I was wrong on pricing.

servo piston ATC56902AE- $10.89
servo piston ATC56902AG- $12.35