lilduke
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- 95 XLT
First off, I'd like to say its great to find others who love these trannys as much as I do.
But on to my problem. I have (newly aquired) a '95 Explorer ltd. It had a Ford Reman tranny installed at the dealer 3 years and less than 20K ago. The previous owner stated it never shifted smooth from the time they got it, but they attributed it to being a "ford". Slowly but surely they lost forward engagement. Reverse works perfectly normal. Prior to total failure they were able to get it to work(sort-of...) by manually shifting into 1st, and-or second. Not sure actual timeline from 1st noticed to final failure.
The clutch bands were adjusted within spec.
So far I've tried replacing the vb gaskets. Verified that this VB did recive the most recent tsb updates. (As far as I can tell.)
Edit: How can I tell if I have the proper seperator plate and gaskets?
That made no difference.
I then decided to completely remove the VB, dissasemble and inspect to see if anything stood out. So far I've found that the retaning clip for the revised valve with the 6 holes and dimple, was bent and scewed. The dimple was also not in the correct spot. One of the L pins had the end of it filed like a tungsten rod, and I'm assuming it came from a valve, as it's concave. I can not figure out which one it was either. Also I have 2 valves that I can't remove at all. The keepers were difficult to remove, but not impossible. But the Valves will not come out at all.
Now, herin lies my question. Where do I go from here. If at all possible, I don't want to drop the tranny, as it's rebuilt. Therefore I assume(I know) all clutches, bands, pump, seals, etc are ok/updated. I know the previous owner never abused this vehicle. It also never towed.
From what I've been able to piece together, From one of the issues(or other) stated above, the vb is ruined and needs replaced. Could that be the only reason for no forward? Or am I also looking twards the center support, forward cluch o-rings? Or, could it be another issue alltogether. What can I inspect without removing the tranny to see if it's an internal failure.
Also, does anyone know what the ohms should read for the tcc, epc, and shift scelenoids should be?
Thanks for any help, Dave.
But on to my problem. I have (newly aquired) a '95 Explorer ltd. It had a Ford Reman tranny installed at the dealer 3 years and less than 20K ago. The previous owner stated it never shifted smooth from the time they got it, but they attributed it to being a "ford". Slowly but surely they lost forward engagement. Reverse works perfectly normal. Prior to total failure they were able to get it to work(sort-of...) by manually shifting into 1st, and-or second. Not sure actual timeline from 1st noticed to final failure.
The clutch bands were adjusted within spec.
So far I've tried replacing the vb gaskets. Verified that this VB did recive the most recent tsb updates. (As far as I can tell.)
Edit: How can I tell if I have the proper seperator plate and gaskets?
That made no difference.
I then decided to completely remove the VB, dissasemble and inspect to see if anything stood out. So far I've found that the retaning clip for the revised valve with the 6 holes and dimple, was bent and scewed. The dimple was also not in the correct spot. One of the L pins had the end of it filed like a tungsten rod, and I'm assuming it came from a valve, as it's concave. I can not figure out which one it was either. Also I have 2 valves that I can't remove at all. The keepers were difficult to remove, but not impossible. But the Valves will not come out at all.
Now, herin lies my question. Where do I go from here. If at all possible, I don't want to drop the tranny, as it's rebuilt. Therefore I assume(I know) all clutches, bands, pump, seals, etc are ok/updated. I know the previous owner never abused this vehicle. It also never towed.
From what I've been able to piece together, From one of the issues(or other) stated above, the vb is ruined and needs replaced. Could that be the only reason for no forward? Or am I also looking twards the center support, forward cluch o-rings? Or, could it be another issue alltogether. What can I inspect without removing the tranny to see if it's an internal failure.
Also, does anyone know what the ohms should read for the tcc, epc, and shift scelenoids should be?
Thanks for any help, Dave.