Chronic2001
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- February 25, 2022
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- City, State
- Birmingham
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1995 Explorer XLT 2WD
Gonna lay it all out there in hopes someone could point me to what i should check to make sure the 4R55E is the problem child or if another part of the drive train could be causing this issue.
Bought from a fam member and within the first 40 miles, the slip yoke snapped the U joint. No big deal really, grabbed the proper slip yoke and new u Joint, installed that, put fluid in transfer case that had spilled out during the work, and off she went. Was hard to get into gear, but that is how the truck came.
Not even 200 miles later, i notice going up a hill near my house that the truck was having a very hard time on this slight hill. Got near home and didn't have the same issue driving up the hill into the sub division, but when i started to drive up the steep driveway, i get 5 ft up the driveway and the truck stops. Cant move forward or backwards. Had to get a tow truck and get the back tires lifted and truck moved to top of driveway.
I can still put the truck into gear, but whenever i give it gas, nothing happens except rpms go up, then when i stop giving it gas, rpms fall much faster than normal.
So plan is to grab a junkyard trans and throw it on there, but wanted to see if that is the only thing i need to check.
1996 XLT 2WD, in case ya didnt see it in the side bar of my username.
Bought from a fam member and within the first 40 miles, the slip yoke snapped the U joint. No big deal really, grabbed the proper slip yoke and new u Joint, installed that, put fluid in transfer case that had spilled out during the work, and off she went. Was hard to get into gear, but that is how the truck came.
Not even 200 miles later, i notice going up a hill near my house that the truck was having a very hard time on this slight hill. Got near home and didn't have the same issue driving up the hill into the sub division, but when i started to drive up the steep driveway, i get 5 ft up the driveway and the truck stops. Cant move forward or backwards. Had to get a tow truck and get the back tires lifted and truck moved to top of driveway.
I can still put the truck into gear, but whenever i give it gas, nothing happens except rpms go up, then when i stop giving it gas, rpms fall much faster than normal.
So plan is to grab a junkyard trans and throw it on there, but wanted to see if that is the only thing i need to check.
1996 XLT 2WD, in case ya didnt see it in the side bar of my username.