Official A4LD Problem Thread!

[ShhhhhDougsHere]

I edited my last post #435 in this thread.
I had let my phone miss spell two words.
And I didn't notice them when I did my proof reading before I sent it.

It's easier to understand now.

 

[ford4wd08]

@SenorNoob
Thank you for the verification.
I appreciate it very much.

@ford4wd08
Thank you as well for the information you gave as well.
I appreciate it as well.

I've never tried to adjust any bands on any transmission or do pretty much anything to them besides take one out and put one in.

I broke some apart so I could take the aluminum and the short steal to the junkyard and it be separated so I get more money.
But that's all I know about the insides of a transmission.

I have some confidence in doing mechanical things to my vehicles.
But I'm not confident enough in my abilities to try and do anything on the internals of a transmission.

I'm a hands on learner.
If I had someone standing there with me showing me and teaching me what I'm doing then I'd be willing to try it.
But I don't have that opportunity.

I'm willing to try doing things in my transmission like adjusting the bands and other things that have been mentioned.

However with that said I don't want to take the chance of tearing something up and not having the means to replace it. Because I don't have the confidence that I won't tare something up. So I want the means to be able to replace it as I already mentioned.

I'm still jobless so once I get a job and have caught up on my bills, electric, gas, and so on, I will then start saving a little money to be able to invest into my truck.

I will start with the vacuum modulator and after replacing that see what I get.

I have to be honest with myself and everyone else I have been financially abusing my truck and the car that I drive.

I would like to change that once I get employed and my bills caught up.

Thank you guys for your help and everyone else for the help they have given me.

I will post an update when I have one.

Band adjustment is very easy. You can't mess anything up unless you physically push the band bolts into the transmission case. Just don't take the lock nuts off all the way and you won't have any issues.

It can be performed while transmission is in the vehicle and only requires two wrenches to do.

Here is a good YouTube video on how to do it.

 

[ShhhhhDougsHere]

@ford4wd08
Thank you very much for the video.
I'm leaving my brother's house now that I'm using wi-fi.
I will watch the video tomorrow.
Afterwards I well give you my thoughts on it.

Thanks again.

Until tomorrow everyone.

 

[ShhhhhDougsHere]

@ford4wd08
My brother Larry and I watch that video.
After watching the video and seeing how easy it actually is to do the band adjustment.
I believe that it is not above my skill level.
As long as I'm very very careful when I do it.
Once I change the vacuum the module and see how that goes.
If I feel that the vacuum module did do some difference but yet things ain't working the way I believe they should I will very carefully try adjusting the bands on my own.

Thank you very much once again @ford4wd08 .

 

[ford4wd08]

@ford4wd08
My brother Larry and I watch that video.
After watching the video and seeing how easy it actually is to do the band adjustment.
I believe that it is not above my skill level.
As long as I'm very very careful when I do it.
Once I change the vacuum the module and see how that goes.
If I feel that the vacuum module did do some difference but yet things ain't working the way I believe they should I will very carefully try adjusting the bands on my own.

Thank you very much once again @ford4wd08 .

Do not lose the pin behind the vacuum modulator. It is critical it is there so the modulator can do its job.

 

[ShhhhhDougsHere]

@ford4wd08
Thank you for that information as well.

I will be very careful when I change out the vacuum modulator.

Thanks once again.