Tranny died?

[ExploderWitsEnd]

I have a 1992 Explorer XLT, I was driving down the freeway last night, all of a sudden, I hear a slight squeak, then my tranny shifted into neutral, and rolled to a stop.

I pulled over, put it in park, shut down, started, and put it in drive... nothing, put it in O/D... nothing, put it in reverse... nothing...

I took it to a tranny shop here in town, and they told me that I need a new transmission, however this place is known for recommending the dramatic when its not needed, and I refuse to believe that a new transmission is needed when there was absolutely no signs of it going out, no clunk, no slips, nothing.

my fluid is full and red, no burnt look or smell as it was flushed 3 weeks ago.

any help would be gladly apprciated, in fact, Ill paypal the person who finds the solution $50, and as far as I know, the transfer case and torque converters are still working.

 

[FIND]

Before you flushed your tranny fluid, what was it like? Have you asked any other shops opinions?

 

[ExploderWitsEnd]

I took it to a shop to get flushed, they said it looked healthy, no abnormal deposits or anthing.

and I havent taken it to any other transmission places, Im limited on tows and funds, the other shop here in town wants a $150 estimation charge.

 

[safn1949]

I would guess it broke an input shaft or possibly a planetary,that would explain the lack of burnt fluid.I highly doubt the flush caused the problem as it seems like a major broken part as opposed to a pressure/clutch problem.

I'm sure others will chime in.:

 

[rickybobby]

possibly the pump, thats just like what my taurus did, and it cracked a the pump gear

 

[MrQ]

You really need to put it manually in first or second to see if those gears work. They have different clutch applications.

Well, I have my big book of tricks here (Ford Technical Manual for the 1993 Explorer/Ranger/Aerostar) and I am looking at the band and clutch application chart. From what I can gather, these are the in-common clutches that engage to make OD 1st, D 1st, and Reverse work.

Overdrive Clutch (D 1st, Reverse)
Overdrive 1 way clutch (OD 1st, D 1st, Reverse)

Using the process of elimination, (Removing clutch applications not in common, and highly unlikely failures) I believe your issue is centered in the OD drum, clutches and planetary. Dropping the pan is a quick way to tell if you have any hard parts gone bad. They usually end up there, in one form or another.

The OD area is known for being weak in these transmissions. Let me know what you find out.