1999 XLT - No Reverse - Need Some Advice | Ford Explorer Forums - Serious Explorations

  • Register Today It's free!

1999 XLT - No Reverse - Need Some Advice

bobflood

Elite Explorer
Joined
May 27, 2010
Messages
1,578
Reaction score
39
City, State
Powder Springs, GA
Year, Model & Trim Level
1997 Eddie Bauer V8 2WD
Need some advice. Our Car Care ministry has had a 1999 XLT 4.0L SOHC, 2WD, with about 168K miles donated to us. (We accept donor cars, inspect them, make repairs to make them safe and reliable, then give them away.) Donor says it runs fine except that it won't move in reverse. I'll pick it up Wednesday; plan to drive it about 30 miles to our facility.

From research here, I think I understand how to test for the low/reverse band being broken - get up to 25 MPH or so and let off gas; if it's the band there will be no engine braking and rpm's will drop quickly. I think I understand that repairing that band requires removing and disassembling the transmission - is that right?

If there is engine braking, what else could be the problem?? Are there repairs that could be made without removing the transmission? Valve bodies? Servos? A little advice from the experts on this forum would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance for your help.
 






Back
Top