A4LD fix

[nozzleman0358]

hello i have a 1992 ranger extended cab. its 4x2 with a 3.0 v6. i belive it has the A4LD trans, which i have heard nothing good about. the trans is starting to go in it and i was wondering what the absolute cheapest fix was. it is a second vehicle for me, i also have a 2006 explorer which is my baby. i plan on driving the ranger to and from work daily to save miles on my explorer. what is the best way to do this, rebuild? replace? buy used? get rebuilt? i wish it was a manual as i hate older autos however i am stuck with it. so i have a wore out A4LD and a very small budget. as far as my mechanical knoweladge.. the trans is just about the only thing on a vehicle that i know nothing about. any suggestions ??

 

[BrooklynBay]

What kind of problems does it have? You could read the sticky threads on the A4LD such as the rebuild diary, the valve body rebuild diary, and Project Frankentranny. I have additional links in my list of useful threads, such as the Rebuild Journal, and Hank's A4LD rebuild thread.

 

[nozzleman0358]

its shifting very hard and after it warms up it wont downshift when in drive. for example if im doing around 60mph then i slow down to turn onto a side road when i get on the side road i go to hit the gas and it just boggs down because the trans is still in high gear. i have to put it in 2nd gear then back into drive to get it to down shift. i tried a new modulator and a fluid change. nothing has improved.