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Hello again. Long time, no post. Last summer I tried to set the land world speed record at Bonneville (missed it by ~ 2.2 mph) and raced the AHRMA Nationals at Miller Motorsports Park. Kind of lost focus on the explorer transmission work. Anyway, I want to finish this project and that...

Where to start...? While removed and installing a used but rebuilt A4LD in my 1991, I noticed oil collecting at the bottom of the V6 oil pan. Brown engine oil, not trans. fluid. I assumed that it was the rear main seal and so pulled the flywheel off the other night (putting a Sonnax crank...

Does this part fit in the center of the flywheel (flexplate)? (between the crank and a 1993 A4LD; 6-hole crankshaft). Should I take this to a machine shop to be pressed out and the new Sonnax one pressed in? The Sonnax (2nd) link below claims that it is a simple drop in replacement but when...

Long time, no post. I've been racing almost every weekend since mid-May so the A4LD swap and external upgrade (see: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1453742&postcount=13 for list of external 'upgrade' parts) has been very slow. I finally removed the bad transmission from my...

Looking at the wiring diagram for a stock subwoofer amp from a 1995 Audiophile system. Diagram shows two power wires (pos. & neg.), to output wires(pos. & neg.), two input wires(pos. & neg.), and an "enable" input wire (connection #2 on left side of amp image). Image of 1995 Audiophile...

Found a diagram on this list for a 1995 but not for any of the first gen. audiophile systems. Anyone have a diagram for the 1991? Trying to wire the stock sub amp & subwoofer speaker to aftermarket HU with preamp-level RCA output. I think my sub amp might be dead but not sure how to test...

Cool. Thanks. I'm racing in Spokane this weekend but will check that next week.

The remote? I'm actually a fairly adept mechanic but not sure what you meant on that (although audio is less familiar territory). I know that there are two large original wires leading to the subwoofer amp, one is 12v and one is ground and that there is both a black and black with white...

Model: 1991 EB with premium audio system (e.g., stock has a subwoofer in back and two stock amps). I just installed the main amp by-pass and the four door speakers now run fine from the Kenwood head unit. I also checked to see if the subwoofer was getting power and checked the ground wire...

Model: 1991 EB with premium audio system (e.g., stock has a subwoofer in back and two stock amps). I just installed the main amp by-pass and the four door speakers now run fine from the Kenwood head unit. I also checked to see if the subwoofer was getting power and checked the ground wire...

I have a Kenwood KDC-X579 that has several subwoofer controls and I would like to use it in a 1991 EB with the 'Audiophile' sound system. The Kenwood has an internal amp that will drive the door speakers but I would like to keep the 85 watt subwoofer amp to drive the little subwoofer in the...

I read through this post but as it deals with the 2000 year X, I'm not sure that the info. is correct for a 1991 EB 'Audiophile' system. How to wire to use the factory sub-w amp on a 2000 model year: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=154055 I'm installing a nice Kenwood...

This is not the exact Kenwood I am installing but its close and it is the exact same size as the one I am installing: http://www.crutchfield.com/S-3CI3uX7cIgt/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=300&I=113MP732 Crutchfield states that: "To install this item, you'll need to modify your vehicle." When I...

Duh. I forgot that the metal 'slide in thing' slides UP when you have the VB off; which would mean up INTO the transmission if the VB was still in place. Not possible. Thanks for the reminder.

Can I replace the TCC and OD solenoids while the valve body is still attached to the transmission (an A4LD)? The transmission will be out of the car so if I screw something up I could yank the valve body. If I felt lucky, how about the Sonnax Boost valve...

Aaacckkkk! I thought I could swap out the solenoids w/o pulling off the valve body. You would think I could remember that after all the time I spent doing the VB rebuild on my broken A4LD a few weeks ago. I'm still interested in doing a 'before and after' comparison between the stock VB and...

final 'external rebuild' parts list My final shopping list: (note that I'm using 3-week old TCC and OD solenoids from my broken A4LD so I didn't list the part numbers for those parts here. Also the parts co. in Florida said that there are several different gaskets between the A4LD and the...

Oh, never mind - Glacier mentioned earlier in this thread that I need the six hole variety: http://www.transmissionpartsusa.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=400%2D056000CS6&CartID=2

which one? Do I need the six hole or the eight hole Sonnax spacer? (for a 1991 block connected to a 1993 A4LD).

Wouldn't the back end of an A4LD be the back end of an A4LD? The 4WD would have a transfer case behind it and the 5-speed would have an output shaft and housing, wouldn't they? Bummer that the factory Ford A4LD manual isn't here yet; that should be an interesting read. I just spent the last...

A-ha! I forget that many parts from the newer transmissions have been checked out as better parts for the A4LD. Duh. Thanks!

Flywheel spacer? okay, I'm sure that part is somewhere in the A4LD bible but the bible is kind of long and I don't recognize that spacer by name. Do you mean the front stator bushing? http://www.transhardparts.com/parts/parts/56000C-01.htm or the bell housing bushing...

thanks guys. any ideas on where to get the gasket between the transfer case and the back of the A4LD? Do I need to buy a basic gasket kit to get that?

useful link discussing installation of 2nd gen. transmission This looks like good reading but note that he says he's not done this process: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1444408&postcount=2 and the entire thread...

I need to buy two new O-rings for the servo covers, correct? Do I use the same O-ring w/o regard to what size servo and servo cover I'm using? That doesn't make sense, seems like there should be different O-rings for the different size servos (but as I just mentioned in another post I'm...