My trans seems to be on the way out and I'm kind of worried. It only has 71,000 miles on it too, but it takes a while to shift from second to third and when I shift to drive it makes a loud thump. Anyone know how much it is to rebuild?
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Might just be the pressure is too high. What condition is the TV bushing in? Its on the rod on the side of the CFI unit. If those crumble on a CFI car, the pressure goes high, causing late and rough shifts.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
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Luckily they're pretty cheap and easy to replace... far cheaper and easier than a transmission, if you catch it soon enough.Originally posted by gadget73 View PostComment
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luckily if it fails on a CFI car, it just won't shift because the pressure goes high. If it fails on an EFI car, you lose the transmission. All things said, I'd rather have it wind the hell out of first gear than blow the tranny up.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
Everything looks like voodoo if you don't understand how it worksComment
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sounds like normal aod behavior to me...Give a man a fish and he will be fed for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will promptly forget that he once did not know, and proceed to call anyone who asks, a n00b and flame them on the boards for being stupid.Comment
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My AOD is quite verbal when shifting into OD. First through third are fine, but the car bucks a bit sometimes going into overdrive at around 40mph. It seems to be when under less of a load, i.e. light acceleration downhill, coasting, etc. Under moderate/hard acceleration, it shifts smooth as silk.Originally posted by cld783 View Post1990 LTD Crown Victoria LX. As stock as the day it was born.
16" HPPs sitting in the garage. That's it for now...kids gotta eat.
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It is always a good idea to manually put it into overdrive by simple shifting it to OD when you are above 55 MPH. Drive in D and shift into OD and your transmission will last longer.~David~
My 1987 Crown Victoria Coupe: The Brown Blob
My 2004 Mercedes Benz E320:The Benz
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My life is a long series of "nevermind" and "I guess not."
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But, that's just coming from me, this site's biggest pessimist. Best of luck
Originally posted by gadget73
my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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my AOD like to shift around 47 into OD and bucks like a mule when doing it. it shifts much smoother at 55-60.
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -- Albert Einstein
rides: 93 Crown Vic LX (The Red Velvet Cake), 2000 Crown Vic base model (Sandy), 2003 Expedition (the vacation beast)
Originally posted by gadget73
... and it should all work like magic and unicorns and stuff.
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Overhead, some poor bastards are flying in airplanes.Comment
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AODs do tend to slam overdrive at very light / no throttle. Unfortunately when they shift "right", it usually means the OD band is about to shit itself. Clunk is good.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley
91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry
1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal
Originally posted by phayzer5
I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers
Everything looks like voodoo if you don't understand how it worksComment
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Pretty much exactly how I drive...Originally posted by 87gtVIC View Post1990 LTD Crown Victoria LX. As stock as the day it was born.
16" HPPs sitting in the garage. That's it for now...kids gotta eat.
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My od is for interstate only. Bogs at 55mph. 65 mph minimum.1989 Grand Marquis LS
flat black, 650 double pumper, random cam, hei, stealth intake, Police front springs, Wagon rear, Police rear bar, wagon front ,exploder wheels, 205/60-15 fronts 275/60-15 rears, 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" offroad x pipe, Eclipse front bucket seats, Custom floor shifter, 4.10 gears, aluminum driveshaft and daily driven. 16.77@83mphComment
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mine too..Originally posted by erocksteady View Post
I also have to lift the pedal if I want it to shift into 3rd earlier under light throttle.Give a man a fish and he will be fed for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will promptly forget that he once did not know, and proceed to call anyone who asks, a n00b and flame them on the boards for being stupid.Comment
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Mine will clunk at very light / no throttle, or if I lift my foot at 35 mph. Shifts fine at anything over that. It would do that at 40 before I changed rear ends.89 CV LX 225/60 x 16 tires, CC819 rear springs, Front & rear sway bar, trans & PS cooler from 90 cop car. KYB shocks, F-150 on rear. Dual Exhaust w/ H pipe. Dark brown door panels, carpet, steering wheel, trim parts from a 87 Mer GM. Power front buckets from 96 Jeep Cherokee. LED'S front & rear. 3G Alt from a 97 Taurus wagon 3.0. Electric fan. Rear axle from a 97 PI 3.27 with disk brakes. Headlight relays.Comment
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Consider raising the TV pressure just a little bit, it may help with the shifting into third too early. Also, consider the advice given to others to manually engage OD at a more appropriate speed. It will make the OD parts last longer.Originally posted by erocksteady View Post91 Mercury CP, Lopo 302, AOD, 3.08LSD. 3g upgrade, Moog wagon coils up front, cc819s in the back. KYB GR-2 police shocks. Energy suspension control arm bushings. Smog deleted.Originally posted by gadget73
93 F-150 XLT, 302, ZF 5-spd from 1-ton, 4wd.
Daily--07 Civic Coupe. Bone stock with 25k miles
Wife--14 Subaru Outback. 6-speed.
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