96 Explorer tranny problem

[Evil Eye]

96 Exloder XLT 4x4 - Tranny problem, delayed shifting for all gears up and down, kinda felt like a vacuum problem. Dropped the pan yesterday, needed a filter, but found these in the pan. Need some help with an exploded diagram of these parts and placement. Also, it appears that I've got something jammed in the "rooster comb" (pic 2). Just wanted some advice on whether this might be tackled by a DIY'er like myself.

 

[BillJ]

Looks like band anchors... if you have not played with the band adjustment then it might indicate a broken band. See the following link for pictures.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=158160&highlight=band+anchor

Looks like you might need a rebuild.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Those are band apply struts. The part in the shift linkage is a band part.

 

[Evil Eye]

Thanks, guys. That's what I was afraid of. As the wife and I were driving to pick up my daughter from college, I mentioned that I thought the piece jammed in there was a piece of a broken band. I guess now I'm lookin at a rebuild.

 

[BrooklynBay]

You could rebuild it yourself, and save a lot of money. You will know that the parts you are using are good quality, and new.