A4LD Still Slow Going into D When Cold

[msmith65]

Thanks to you guys' information-sharing, I succeeded in getting my A4LD ('93 V6 140,000mi) to respond better to the shifter in cold weather. I did the servo O-ring-to-D-ring replacement and have changed the fluid and filter twice.

However, this week it's been exceptionally cold in Dallas (below 25F at night), and that first shift into D (after backing out of the driveway) has gone very sluggishly -- D takes a good 10 seconds to engage.

Is there anything else I can try to get this resolved? It's definitely better than it was, but not quite there.

 

[Glacier991]

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146948

This might help....

 

[msmith65]

Hmm. So the pin may be worn. Great find!

One detail I forgot to add is that I'm unsure whether the D-rings I used were state-of-the-art. I've read here about a "double lip" D-ring. The one (K3435L) I got locally from Transtar is listed in their catalog (may require registration) just had a round, D profile -- nothing I would call "double lip" based on the descriptions I've read.

BTW, many thanks for your abundance of gracious help at this forum.

 

[Glacier991]

Thank you for the kind words. Pin worn? Well, maybe the band just needs more travel to engage fully? Anyway I picked up some of these but have not had the occasion to try one out....if you can't find them let me know and I will get one to you.... and you can be the guinea pig!