oharris
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- Joined
- October 31, 1999
- Messages
- 154
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- City, State
- Peyton, CO
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '96 & '98 XLT V8, '00 XLS
I have a '96 5.0 Explorer AWD with a blown tranny. From what I have read, the '98+ 4R70W with the mechanical diode is improved over the earlier ones. I did a search and the only thing I have found for sure is that the DTRS is different on the later trans, but all you have to do swap the earlier one and keep the '96 wiring. I also saw something about the speed sensor not being present on 98+, but since this is AWD that would be on the transfer case anyway. Are there any other differences? Thanks in advance.