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delayed 2-3 shift in 1998 4.0 SOHC auto

ThunderB

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'98 EB 4.0 SOHC
Drove my wifes explorer the other day and noticed some problems with the tranny seem to be gettig more frequent.
I get the delayed 2-3 shift. It seems like the tranny slips and the engine revs up between the 2-3. My tranny also shifts very softly, yet sometimes, on rare occasions will shift hard for a few gears. Occasionally it will rev in first or second and not shift until around 5000 RPM. reverse and drive are also slow engagement. Seems to shift fine if I manually shift it from 1-2-D.
We took it to the dealer about six months ago and they did a tranny fluid and filter change but the problems were still there, just less frequent. We were hoping the fluid change would resolve this.
 






this is common in the 5r55e transmission. search the board, you'll find a lot of threads about this 2-3 shift 'flare'.
 






Take a look at the thread in this forum entitled "My 5R55E Valve Body Rebuild Diary"
 






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