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- Location
- Lakeview, CA
- Vehicle Year
- 1987
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Size
- 2.3L
- Transmission
- Manual
Hello Everyone,
It's been a while since I've posted and for good reason, I didn't have a Ranger! I just bought a 1990 XLT 4.0L V6 Auto and it has every option checked. I purchased it for a song since it has a transmission issue.
This will be my 3rd Ranger, the other 2 had 5 speed manual transmissions and I can rebuild those in my sleep. I do have Automatic Transmission Rebuilding experience but it was for my daughters 1998 Nissan Altima, which is FWD and much more complicated trans than the A4LD is.
My question is: If I have no Forward & no Reverse Gears and it is not noisy when I try to engage any gear in the trans where should I start when I take it out and split it open? I think it is odd that there are no noises because if there is a hard-part failure it is usually accompanied by a noise, in my experience it's similar to putting a fork in a blender and hitting frappe'...
I've read that it could be Torque converter splines sheared off, that would be a simple fix... has anyone else experienced the same here and could maybe lend me some advice before I start this journey?
Thanks again for your time, glad to be back!
It's been a while since I've posted and for good reason, I didn't have a Ranger! I just bought a 1990 XLT 4.0L V6 Auto and it has every option checked. I purchased it for a song since it has a transmission issue.
This will be my 3rd Ranger, the other 2 had 5 speed manual transmissions and I can rebuild those in my sleep. I do have Automatic Transmission Rebuilding experience but it was for my daughters 1998 Nissan Altima, which is FWD and much more complicated trans than the A4LD is.
My question is: If I have no Forward & no Reverse Gears and it is not noisy when I try to engage any gear in the trans where should I start when I take it out and split it open? I think it is odd that there are no noises because if there is a hard-part failure it is usually accompanied by a noise, in my experience it's similar to putting a fork in a blender and hitting frappe'...
I've read that it could be Torque converter splines sheared off, that would be a simple fix... has anyone else experienced the same here and could maybe lend me some advice before I start this journey?
Thanks again for your time, glad to be back!