need a recomendation: a4ld

[Natron]

can anyone recommend a mechanic to rebuild a a4ld in northern california? Im in amador county, so the closer the better. 86 broncoii

 

[Surrey]

Is that tranny from the b2?
You are probably better off going to a JY and getting an Explorer tranny... Keep your torque converter, or replace it with a new one for a 2.9l engine.

 

[Natron]

yea that seems to be the consensus, thank you

 

[Natron]

will any year explorer a4ld work. or is one better than the other.

 

[jhammel85]

^ I believe there are issues with the Valve Bodies. They need to be swapped.

 

[Surrey]

91-94 Explorer. 95+ the transmission changes slightly (becomes electronically shifted)

 

[exbass94]

I would MUCH rather have a fresh rebuilt trans than a 17+ year old junkyard trans with unknown history, regardless of what it came out of....

 

[Surrey]

I would MUCH rather have a fresh rebuilt trans than a 17+ year old junkyard trans with unknown history, regardless of what it came out of....

The Junkyard tranny costs 1/4 of the price if you can install it yourself. Or 1/10th the price if you can get a decent deal. (They go on sale for $50 sometimes around here at the pick a part. Another place pulls them for you, so they charge more, but give 120 day warranties on all parts.) At $50 a pop, I could replace like 20 trannies for the price to rebuild 1.

Plus that wasn't really the point. The idea is if you are going to spend the money on rebuilding a tranny, you rebuild an explorer tranny and put that in, not the b2 tranny.

The explorer tranny has stronger internals, more clutches, ect.