SammyM00782
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- July 18, 2014
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- City, State
- Ewing, NJ
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1994 Ford Explorer
Good morning fellas, crisp NJ morning it is today 
So first let me reiterate my vehicle "Timmy" to everyone. It's a 94 Explorer XLT, 4wd, 136k neglected miles but still in really good shape for where I live. I'm going to service the valve body because there's some delay when shifting from reverse/park to drive and the D to R slam/bang I've seen a lot of. Other than I feel it's kind of a lazy transmission everything else seems alright. I read a few tutorials on this but there's so much going on with the thread I'm not sure if I forgot something AND they're many years old at this point. Here's what I got on the way so far. Most of these parts are obviously SONNAX and all were purchased from TransmissionparsUSA.com
End plug kit 56947-14K
upper and lower VB gasket 23135/6
Pan gasket 23141D
Trans filter 23924 w/ 23270 O rings
TCC screen 23330A
Large boost valve kit 56947-02K
Manual valve index sleeve 56947-01
Good thing I did this because I just realized I forgot the shift kit lol, damn it.
Anyway before that I figured I'm missing something, seems fit for my luck. Other than the shift kit what else is worth replacing while I'm in there? I grew up with this truck my whole life and I know it never towed anything other than 2 late 80's jet-ski's at most 51 miles to my grandpa's house and we actually carried them from the trailer to the water so they ain't THAT heavy MOST likely the fluid was never ever changed....in anything for that matter other than oil and coolant. I flushed every ounce of brake fluid out weeks ago but I still have a spongy pedal while running, don't get that one at all. 
Any advice is appreciated fellas, I don't wanna F this up but transmissions ain't my thunder either.
So first let me reiterate my vehicle "Timmy" to everyone. It's a 94 Explorer XLT, 4wd, 136k neglected miles but still in really good shape for where I live. I'm going to service the valve body because there's some delay when shifting from reverse/park to drive and the D to R slam/bang I've seen a lot of. Other than I feel it's kind of a lazy transmission everything else seems alright. I read a few tutorials on this but there's so much going on with the thread I'm not sure if I forgot something AND they're many years old at this point. Here's what I got on the way so far. Most of these parts are obviously SONNAX and all were purchased from TransmissionparsUSA.comEnd plug kit 56947-14K
upper and lower VB gasket 23135/6
Pan gasket 23141D
Trans filter 23924 w/ 23270 O rings
TCC screen 23330A
Large boost valve kit 56947-02K
Manual valve index sleeve 56947-01
Good thing I did this because I just realized I forgot the shift kit lol, damn it.
Anyway before that I figured I'm missing something, seems fit for my luck. Other than the shift kit what else is worth replacing while I'm in there? I grew up with this truck my whole life and I know it never towed anything other than 2 late 80's jet-ski's at most 51 miles to my grandpa's house and we actually carried them from the trailer to the water so they ain't THAT heavy
MOST likely the fluid was never ever changed....in anything for that matter other than oil and coolant. I flushed every ounce of brake fluid out weeks ago but I still have a spongy pedal while running, don't get that one at all. Any advice is appreciated fellas, I don't wanna F this up but transmissions ain't my thunder either.
