a4ld Transmission Slipping on Hill

[alleycat_tn]

I have a 93 Ranger 4.0 v6 with an a4ld transmission that is slipping at the bottom of my drive, I live on a hill.
Here's the scenario:
After I stop at the bottom of my driveway to check for oncoming traffic, I give it gas and it just rolls out into the road (by gravity), then it will finally "catch" after I give it more pedal and go into gear.
Going back up the hill is a nightmare, I have to make a running shot at it or it goes out of gear and I start rolling backwards.

I have dropped the pan and installed a new filter with new fluid and a new modulator valve.
It has made little to no difference.

So... any advice or ranger wisdom would be greatly appreciated.

 

[jhammel85]

Really sounds like it might be going out...I'm really not sure though exactly what is causing this.

Do you still have all gears, including OD?

 

[alleycat_tn]

Yes, I have all gears.
Only when I have come to a stop and then try to take off again does it slip.

 

[alleycat_tn]

The situation is starting to look like this:

If I can fix the truck for $300 or $400 then it's worth it.
If it's gonna be a lot more than that, it's not worth it.

I hope that helps with any advice ya'll might have.

 

[Explorin94]

I just had one rebuilt and it was $625 without the convertor. That was with me pulling it and taking it to the rebuilder. Around here (central Illinois) if you take it to them you're looking at $1100 for the job.

 

[jhammel85]

For that price that you want to spend, you can do it your self and just get a junkyard trans. It's cheaper than buying another car/truck IMHO

 

[Viper Command]

For that price that you want to spend, you can do it your self and just get a junkyard trans. It's cheaper than buying another car/truck IMHO

and the only problem with this idea, is your not shure if the trans is still good.

all the parts you need to rebuild the trans yourself can be found on e-bay for under $300.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/A4LD...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/FORD...ptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

And here is the manual to rebuild it...
http://therangerstation.com/tech_library/pdf_documents/A4LD_manual.pdf