93 to 94 explorer a4ld swap

[ninefourexploder]

Hey guys. So a while ago my ****ty auto a4ld went out on my 94 sport. I was considering doing a manual swap, but just decided to keep an a4ld in it. I bought a donor car which was a 93 4 door explorer, same tranny just a mechanical transfer case. I swapped tranny from the 93 into my 94 and kept the electronic transfer case from my 94. I have everything connected and back together but my car isn’t moving at all. It doesn’t seem to go into any gear when I move the shifter. I was wondering what I should check on it besides all of the electrical connections. Is there some kind of difference between the harnesses from 93-94? Thanks, Chase

 

[Running an Explorer]

Hey guys. So a while ago my ****ty auto a4ld went out on my 94 sport. I was considering doing a manual swap, but just decided to keep an a4ld in it. I bought a donor car which was a 93 4 door explorer, same tranny just a mechanical transfer case. I swapped tranny from the 93 into my 94 and kept the electronic transfer case from my 94. I have everything connected and back together but my car isn’t moving at all. It doesn’t seem to go into any gear when I move the shifter. I was wondering what I should check on it besides all of the electrical connections. Is there some kind of difference between the harnesses from 93-94? Thanks, Chase

Somewhere on here I read that the last changes of the a4ld was in 93.5. I do not know all the different changes myself but I know the 93.5+ are "supposed" to be stronger. I cannot speak for the harness.
I'm interested in the answer myself being that I have a 93 a4ld that I plan to put in my 94 if/when it goes out.

I do know in 93.5 they started using Torrington bearings, etc.

 

[Rick]

Did your use the original torque converter or the one from the replacement transmission?

 

[Blue m&m]

I’m going to regret asking this….but any chance you want to sell the mechanical transfer case or trade it for a like new electric one? I’ve just swapped one from my donor car, and it works great, but I’m already regretting not going with a mechanical.

 

[410Fortune]

How many quarts of fluid have you added? You do know when you install a fresh auto you have to fill the pan, run it through all the gears, and keep adding fluid until it is at level in park at temp

Should take 10-14 quarts