JAYTINNY76
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- 1999 Ford Explorer
Anyone who understands or knows the functions of the 5r55e trans please help. Where can I find what the steps or functions of the trans when it goes through gears, I have a 99 explorer 4.0 4x4 with just over 103000 miles and the problem with the trans is when I pull out it shifts fine from 1-2and while in 2 it reaches above 3000 it jumps out of gear or in neutral it's seems like the rpms jump high and it will not shift. I have compensated for this by taking it easy in 2nd letting my foot off gas and drop rpms to under 2grand and it will shift fine. I just need to know what is not functioning right if this is the only time it does this. It seems fine in after this flare and it goes through rest of gears fine but after a good half hour of driving and it gets nice and warmed up it then sets off the o/d light flash and it gave a code of incorrect 3gear ratio. So my question is anyone have this problem and what was the fix can it be just a valve body gasket or shift solenoid and I did take it to a trans shop and the guy told me he thinks it's the servos being that they used aluminum block and the steel servo bore gets worn out and leaks so could this be the cause or can it be a overdrive or intermediate band issue. It does make sense that the warmer the oil is the more it slips then it's leaking easier vs. when oil is thick and cold it seems better. I just can't see how if it's only the shift issue it should not need a complete overhaul or broken band. What happens in the 2-3 shift in a normal trans that mine would allow it to jump out of gear or slip that bad. I do seem to have an issue when putting it in 2 manually it seems to slip a little or not fully engage so maybe it is slipping in the higher gears but at the low rpms I've been keeping it at while "taking it easy" it doesn't "seem" to slip but could be. I know 1 and 2 gear have full power it's just that 2-3 shift issue. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you again this forum has helped me so many times in the past I trust it before takin it to a local shop and having them tell me it needs a 2500 dollar rebuild when the truck isn't worth much more. I told them they were crazy.