02 Mountaineer Transmission Swap (04 into 02 ?)

[Dkyllin]

Hi, Folks,

New to this site so hello to everyone.

I have a 02 mountaineer v6 2wd, enjoyed the truck quite a lot till tranny went out on our way back from florida last week. Did some search, looks like tranny problem is common in 02~03 explorer/mountaineer, but not in 04~05s. Per car-part.com, 02~05 v6 2wd have the same tranny code but car-part.com doesn't say 04-05s are compatible with 02-03s. So my question is, is it possible to put tranny from a 04-05 into my truck? If not what are the differences?

OK, after reading posts in this forum, it seems I have a bunch of choices:

1) go with dealer: right now it was quoted 3600 for a new transmission with 3 year warranty.

2) aamco, 2200 with 3 year warranty

3) replace with a used transmission from car-parts/junk yard. $1000 for parts and free labor (my self)

4) rebuild by myself ($150~$500).

Since I run on a tight budget, I am very interested in rebuilding it by myself. So far the biggest job I have done is to swap engine on my wife's town&country. Is this kind of experience adequate for rebuilding transmission?

I am still digging this forum, but if someone could direct me to appropriate posts, I will greatly appreciate.


David

 

[JoshMcMadMac]

There are a few special tools needed for rebuilding one of these transmissions, and a bit of knowledge. It can be done, but is a bit tougher than rebuilding an older transmission like C4 or AOD.

What is wrong with the transmission? It is possible you might be able to avoid a complete rebuild depending on the symptoms.

 

[Dkyllin]

There are a few special tools needed for rebuilding one of these transmissions, and a bit of knowledge. It can be done, but is a bit tougher than rebuilding an older transmission like C4 or AOD.

What is wrong with the transmission? It is possible you might be able to avoid a complete rebuild depending on the symptoms.

Thanks for replying,Josh.

I was driving at about 70mph, then suddenly speed dropped to 40 or so and chunk noise from under the hood, we barely made home driving at 30 mph for about two hours, also the OD light kept flashing. There was no reverse when we hit the driveway that night but the second day afternoon I could move it around in both forward and reverse.

Truck is at a local dealer right now, they told me I need to rebuild the entire thing.