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background tech discussion....The A4LD Auto trans is a POS. It's under engineered.. and Ford cheeped out on the hard parts... so they die. End of story. They are based on the old C3 pinto trans... so that gives you an idea. Automatic 4speed Light Duty. They ain't shittin.The trans I'm replacing it with is a 1984 Ford C5... which basically is the lockup TC version of the old reliable C4 auto. So, I'm losing overdrive but gaining the strength of a trans used behind V8s. I swapped the stock C5 valve body out for a truck C4 valve body, because the C5 valve body makes it shift like grandma's Taurus... it sliiiiiiiiiides into the next gear. Not good. Maybe okay behind the 2.8L that they came behind in it's stock application... but a 4.0 would smoke it if it shifted like that. So, i put the truck C4 valve body into it in hopes of positive if not firm shifts. If it doesn't shift hard enough for my liking.. it will get a trans pack when it's time for a fluid service.I may try towing my BII with this thing.. so the stronger trans was a must. That, and rebuild A4LDs with upgraded hard parts are around $2,600.... this C5 cost me $100 and the cost of new drive shafts..Coming up next... adapting cooler lines, shift and kick down cables to a completely different trans than the exploder came with. :cheer:
background tech discussion....
The A4LD Auto trans is a POS. It's under engineered.. and Ford cheeped out on the hard parts... so they die. End of story. They are based on the old C3 pinto trans... so that gives you an idea. Automatic 4speed Light Duty. They ain't shittin.
The trans I'm replacing it with is a 1984 Ford C5... which basically is the lockup TC version of the old reliable C4 auto. So, I'm losing overdrive but gaining the strength of a trans used behind V8s. I swapped the stock C5 valve body out for a truck C4 valve body, because the C5 valve body makes it shift like grandma's Taurus... it sliiiiiiiiiides into the next gear. Not good. Maybe okay behind the 2.8L that they came behind in it's stock application... but a 4.0 would smoke it if it shifted like that. So, i put the truck C4 valve body into it in hopes of positive if not firm shifts. If it doesn't shift hard enough for my liking.. it will get a trans pack when it's time for a fluid service.
I may try towing my BII with this thing.. so the stronger trans was a must. That, and rebuild A4LDs with upgraded hard parts are around $2,600.... this C5 cost me $100 and the cost of new drive shafts..
Coming up next... adapting cooler lines, shift and kick down cables to a completely different trans than the exploder came with. :cheer:
