Tranny on 97 v8 no drive

[mrramyramy]

I have a 97 explorer with around 120,000 miles on it, never had any major problems with it except I had to replace the driveshaft once. For about a week I notice when switching from reverse to drive that it would take a couple of seconds to switch gears, then one day while out it would not switch into drive. Tried getting it home, and while in drive I would have to rev it up at like 6000-7000 rpm for it to move in drive. Pulled over and filled it with about a gallon of tranny fluid, still had to rev high to get home, and fluid was gushing out the entire way. I have been shopping around for the best way to replace this tranny, and bascially moving towards a ford motorcraft reman tranny because of warranty, and having my dealership install it so i wont have to pay the core charge. The thing that bothers me the most is the reverse still works perfectly, really not sure what to do need some advise ASAP.

 

[5.0 mnteerjr]

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[gavin]

if it ran long enough with that little fluid, it's toast. I don't believe reverse requires the same line pressure as forward gears, which may/could be why it always works.

it either needs rebuilt or replaced. Do whichever is cheaper for you.