'97 Transmission Swap Question

[frankserrano]

so the other day, i'm pulling into the gas station to pick up a pack of smokes and bingo, i lose drive so i coast into my parking spot, go in, get my smokes, get back in the truck, put it in 2nd gear and go home.

i then look in my manual, learn that the 4R44E is the stock transmission in my '97 XLT 2.3L. so i start calling around yards and find a transmission for $400, i ask the guy if it's a 4R44E and he says no, it's an A4LD, that's what's in your truck.

so here's my thinking, $400 is the cheapest i've found around here, a whole lot better than the 4R44E i found for $600. but if the A4LD is mechanically identical to the 4R44E, will it be able to swap in without much of a problem? or is putting an A4LD in asking for a whole lot more problems?

goddam automatic transmissions

 

[frankserrano]

by the way, i forgot to mention that this particular yard keeps a 30-day warranty.

 

[locovaca]

No, an A4LD is not the same as a 4R44E. A 4R44E is all electronic and uses a OBD-II computer, an A4LD is not and uses OBD-I. The yard is mistaken.

 

[Taragon]

I'll sell you the trans out of my Explorer projetct for $350. It was from behind a 4.0, so you'll have to swap bell housings.

 

[frankserrano]

thanks for the help, man. and no thanks on the explorer tranny, i might have found one for $150 from a friend of mine with a ranger that he blew the engine out of. thanks anyways!

 

[frankserrano]

just following up on this thread, i called a discount tranny shop and asked him some questions and he told me he'd install a rebuilt ranger tranny that he rebuilt himself with a 6 MONTH warranty for $750 so i did it. seemed like a good price and less hassle on myself.