Fmmahoganyrush
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- 97 control-trac
Hi.
I have a 97 Explorer Control-Trac (yeah, there's the problem right there). I know how I messed up the tranny, but I'm not sure how messed up it is. My t-case was doing the thing all 97's do (stay engaged in 4 high), so I do the thing you're not supposed to do with an auto tranny... ...go from Drive to Reverse rather quickly and repetively at probably too high of an RPM, and there goes 1st. The vehicle still moves and shifts fine starting out in 2nd and then shifting to drive. OD works fine as well as reverse. Another thing is that when coming to a stop, and manually downshifting, the tranny does catch in first (evident by the engine rpm, and feeeling it grab 1st), but it just won't grab on acceleration. Is this a symptom of a problem in the valve body, or is it a total rebuild? The fluid doesn't smell burnt (and I've been driving it like this for a year now). I think I want to tackle this problem first, then go through all the threads on the horrors of the 97 Control-Trac T-Case after. UUUUUGHHHHH.. oh yeah, I think the rearend is whacked too, but one thing at a time.
oh yeah, another idea (probably idiotic from what I know about the numerous changes that the Explorer has undergone throughout the 90's) is I have a line on a 95 that took a good hit in the rear. I was toying with the idea if swaping out the tranny/t-case and rear end )and heck, while I'm at maybe the engine... roughly the same milage but he maintained it religiously. I can grab it from him for about $1,000. The body's trashed and the interior has seen better days, but mechanically sound. Any ideas what I'd be getting myself into with this idea... I hear the can of worms opening as I type...
I have a 97 Explorer Control-Trac (yeah, there's the problem right there). I know how I messed up the tranny, but I'm not sure how messed up it is. My t-case was doing the thing all 97's do (stay engaged in 4 high), so I do the thing you're not supposed to do with an auto tranny... ...go from Drive to Reverse rather quickly and repetively at probably too high of an RPM, and there goes 1st. The vehicle still moves and shifts fine starting out in 2nd and then shifting to drive. OD works fine as well as reverse. Another thing is that when coming to a stop, and manually downshifting, the tranny does catch in first (evident by the engine rpm, and feeeling it grab 1st), but it just won't grab on acceleration. Is this a symptom of a problem in the valve body, or is it a total rebuild? The fluid doesn't smell burnt (and I've been driving it like this for a year now). I think I want to tackle this problem first, then go through all the threads on the horrors of the 97 Control-Trac T-Case after. UUUUUGHHHHH.. oh yeah, I think the rearend is whacked too, but one thing at a time.
oh yeah, another idea (probably idiotic from what I know about the numerous changes that the Explorer has undergone throughout the 90's) is I have a line on a 95 that took a good hit in the rear. I was toying with the idea if swaping out the tranny/t-case and rear end )and heck, while I'm at maybe the engine... roughly the same milage but he maintained it religiously. I can grab it from him for about $1,000. The body's trashed and the interior has seen better days, but mechanically sound. Any ideas what I'd be getting myself into with this idea... I hear the can of worms opening as I type...
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. I will say this though.... Kudos to this site guys! It's a great resource for these SUVs and the detail that goes into things like the VB rebuilds gives me at least some incentive that if I needed to do one of those, I probably could manage. Thanx for at least taking some of the mystery out of automatic transmissions, and brown wires, etc... I'm glad I ran across this site because it's really the only site I've seen that actually has real deal answers. Thanx again (I still feel like the tranny guy's soaking me, but at least it'll all be fixed... sometimes that's all one can ask for).
... I knew it was pretty spent though so no suprise there. I'm hoping to hear from him today or tommorrow to pick her up. I'm guessing that the rear end will take me for about $1,000 to $1,500, but at least then it'll be done right. I will say again though, this is a great source of info, with a lot of expertise hanging around here. I'm glad I found this place, as I'm sure I'll be in another Ford at some point in the future!
