1989 BroncoII trans wont go into neutral or reverse

[xj96jeep]

Hi i new here sorry if i dont post this right but please just bear with me I have a 1989 Bronco II auto 4wd and from what ive been reading it has a A4lD Trans in i well i bought it yesterday and im trying to get it ready for plowing but the problem is the trans when in park it puts a load on the engine when i rev it when i put it into reverse it will act like its going into reverse and jerk but when i reve it it will just load the engine and not move at all it wont even coast backwards we had to pull it out of the driveway, now when i put it into nuetral it will go into drive along with Od Drive and 2 and will slip like hell but will run normal speed slipping all along butwhen i put it into 1st gear it wont move at all, The guy i bought it off of said supposively when his wife was driving it, she heard the sound of something dropping then it started slipping an had no reverse. Now when i brought it home after driving it for about 20 minutes it went into reverse once just fine then i tried it again and had to reve it up and it acted like a bad filter but now there is no reverse at all

Thanks hope someone can help me out

 

[Jack Flash]

sounds a little like a problem that I encountered last week. turned out the tv (kick down) cable had popped off the tranny. things progressed to the slipping, etc.; limped home; the torque converter had been making weird noises for a while, so I ordered one and found the cable had come off when I put the Ex on the lift.

replaced the TC, adjusted the bands, put all the loose stuff back on and all is well. I have no idea what caused the cable to come off. I only drive on paved roads...?

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J...still learning past 60 years...lol

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! Adjust the linkage cable. They tend to stretch after a while.

 

[xj96jeep]

thanks for getting back to me ill try adjusting the cable and checking the kick down lever then get back to you

 

[xj96jeep]

well i just tried adjusting the cable and its right in where it needs to be and still no dice also the tv kickdown cable is in place, i put some lucas in it also and didnt help any

any other suggestions i hate to pull out the whole trans or play trial and error with changing parts if not im in the market for a trans

What year explorer trans should i look for since i heard they are stronger
should i worry about sensors being different, bellhousings output shafts

also would it be to much work to convert a 1993 ranger 2wd trans to 4wd since i can get one for next to nothing

My goal is to plow with it so heavier duty is better

Thanks Mike

 

[BrooklynBay]

The output shaft, snap ring, and extension housing are different between the 2WD & 4WD models. The 3.0L bell housing, check ball configuration, boost valve, and torque converter are different from the ones used with the 4.0L. 88-95 A4LD transmissions have 2 solenoids attached to the valve body.

 

[xj96jeep]

thanks for the reply actually i just found a trans out of a 90 bronco ii that should be the same right?

thanks mike