Krater
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- Quasqueton IA
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- 2004
Hello all,
I have a 04 Ford Explorer XLT which I have gathered has a 5R55S trans. The other day I lost 2nd gear. About 4 years ago I replaced the solenoid pack due to harsh rev. shift. Anyway that fixed that problem then, now I'm faced with this new one. I have pulled the trans. and tore down. First the pan had allot of grey sluggish metal in it but no brass that I can see. The grey crap is all over throughout the trans. and I'm not exactly sure where it came from as the frictions and bands all look good. The forward planet also appears good. So could all this grey metal be coming from the torque converter? This is the first auto trans. I ever dove into so I'm gonna need some advise. I'm not opposed to rebuilding myself as I am mechanically inclined and the truck owes me nothing, so I can stick a little money in it just as a secondary vehicle. Need to know what to look at specifically for wear so that I may make a decision on weather to rebuild this one or get another one to rebuild.
Thanks in advance for any help that the forum may be able to provide.
I have a 04 Ford Explorer XLT which I have gathered has a 5R55S trans. The other day I lost 2nd gear. About 4 years ago I replaced the solenoid pack due to harsh rev. shift. Anyway that fixed that problem then, now I'm faced with this new one. I have pulled the trans. and tore down. First the pan had allot of grey sluggish metal in it but no brass that I can see. The grey crap is all over throughout the trans. and I'm not exactly sure where it came from as the frictions and bands all look good. The forward planet also appears good. So could all this grey metal be coming from the torque converter? This is the first auto trans. I ever dove into so I'm gonna need some advise. I'm not opposed to rebuilding myself as I am mechanically inclined and the truck owes me nothing, so I can stick a little money in it just as a secondary vehicle. Need to know what to look at specifically for wear so that I may make a decision on weather to rebuild this one or get another one to rebuild.
Thanks in advance for any help that the forum may be able to provide.