dead tranny

[MountainMonkey]

so my a4ld is shot, overheats fast and when its hot wont move forward unless its in 4low but reverses fine. clutchs burnt out?

so now im wondering what to do, should i get a new explorer because i can get decent ones for around 1200$ or should i replace the tranny? im no mechanic but i did install the suspension and body lift in my x and i've done the brakes, replaced rear axle and changed the stearing pump and gear box so i think i could handle the transmision but i dunno.

and where would i get a tranny? new would be to expensive i bet and since the tranny is a common issue im thinking alot of x's in junk yards are there because the tranny died.

 

[Anduiril]

A new tranny is expensive. I've got a '92 4x4 with a shot transmission that I'm going to rebuild thanks to the two great threads here:
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=119991
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120848

I bought a used tranny that ended up not working. Which is why I'm going to do a rebuild on the original that came out. I'm not a mechanic but these two threads give me the confidence to do it. I should be starting my project in the next couple weeks. I'm going to follow the path of the first one and if that works out I may try the modifications in the second thread.
Even if you decide rebuilding isn't for you they are full of good to know information.

Hope this helps some.
Gil

 

[Anime]

The A4LD is pretty weak and is a known issue.

It's part of owning an Explorer, you just have to suck it up and spend money on it, then you have a transmission that hopefully works great for the next hundred thousand miles.

A used Explorer is still going to have the same trans issue eventually, unless you get one with a manual, but they have their own issues.

Part of owning a vehicle is the maintanance and upgrade costs, either that or just keep switching to another vehicle everytime something pops up.

I'd say the way to do it is get a used or rebuilt trans to throw in, then try rebuilding the original if you want.