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A4ld skips second gear


twstdmonkey

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Well I have skimmed through a bunch of the threads and have not found my ansewer yet. I have an 88 ranger 4x4 with the infamous a4ld trans. It works great when it first starts up but after a couple minutes it wont shift into second gear. I have to let off the gas and it will shift to third and be fine. Has anyone had this problem and what do I need to do to fix it.
 


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Could possibly be a broken intermediate band, or the intermediate servo. If it shift 1-2 alright when its cold i would lean more to the servo getting hard and when trans is cold fluid is a little thicker then when fluid warms up gets thinner and wont move the servo.
 

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Is the servo replaceable in the truck or does the trans need to be removed. Where do I find the servo?
 
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Servo is on the passenger side second 1 back from bell housing..yes servo is replaceable but not sure if you have enough room to get it out. There are different sizes of servo like a BB or AB but it is marked on the cover i would probably go to FORD to get 1 dont know if parts houses have them.
 

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Thanks

Bruce I got the servo out with trans in truck just had to remove the cat and drop the back of the trans a little to get the snap ring out. I think you were right about the servo. It seems to me that the material has hardened up feels more like a plastic then rubber. Found a new servo on ebay will have it next week. I have one more question. My trans fluid is pretty bad and I was wondering is there a trick to get the fluid out of the torqconverter? Mine has no drain plug. Thanks For the great advice. Lewis
 
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