aod is toast
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aod is toast
Got the bad news 2day. The AOD came out of a florida highway patrol crown vic. I put it in with new seals and filter and then bought a TCI valvebody and was thinking it was good to go. WRONG Its TOAST.No high gear. So i called Summit and i will have a TCI Streetfighter AOD rebuild kit for it 2mor. You can't beat summit on shipping time. Guy said he would have it rebuilt by monday . 600 IN LABOR [ouch] but i can leave the house without worrying. Better price on labor here than it would be at billy bob's gas/tow/and stripclub 20 miles east of rt.66. LOL That would be a bad. 
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No the FHP gave it to the body guy for parts and we just thought it was good. It had been hit in the rear.
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I found this recently, its got some pretty good info on Ford trannies.
Automatic Transmission Identification Guide - FORDification.com
Automatic Transmission Identification Guide - FORDification.com
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I feel very fortunate to have a local Over the Hill Gang member who is retired after running a very successful transmission shop for over 35 years. He charges us local guys $300 in labor and gives us the parts at his cost. I just had an AOD built with 4R70W internals, he made all the necessary mods to make this work and it only cost me $660. I mention this not to poke anyone in the eye but to make the point that there are probably a few retired guys in the neighborhood that would love to help out a fellow gearhead...the trick is to find them.
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I called three different shops in Boise for my rebuild and the best offer I got was $900. Monster transmissions will ship one to my door with a new torque converter and three year unlimited mileage warranty for $1200. I believe I'll go with the warranty.
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From: Moore (or less), OK.
Sorry to hear about the trans but, like you, I have nothing but good to say about Summit Racing.
Those guys are great to work with and do a lot to keep their customers happy. I will continue to praise them and buy from them whenever I have a need for go fast parts.
I will be looking soon to get my C-4 freshened and buttoned up so it won't leak any more. With some slight motor mods I want to be sure the trans won't grenade the first time I mash the loud pedal.
Those guys are great to work with and do a lot to keep their customers happy. I will continue to praise them and buy from them whenever I have a need for go fast parts.
I will be looking soon to get my C-4 freshened and buttoned up so it won't leak any more. With some slight motor mods I want to be sure the trans won't grenade the first time I mash the loud pedal.
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Yes, the AOD has a TV (Throttle Valve) cable. You can get the correct linkage from a number of different places including Summit. And as ALBUQ F-1 said, it has to be adjusted correctly or your tranny is toast. I would definitely have a tranny shop do the actual adjustment of the TV cable. (One that is familiar with Ford's AOD. This is critical with this tranny.)
And Summit kicks a**. I'm lucky enough to work across the street from one of the main warehouses/show rooms here in Reno. They have a killer scratch and dent section I browse through twice a week.
I plan on rebuilding my AOD this summer. Getting my parts from Ford-AOD.com the ultimate AOD Transmission Perfromance Website This will be my first automatic tranny build. I've heard the performance servo and hardened shaft are a must in the AOD.
And Summit kicks a**. I'm lucky enough to work across the street from one of the main warehouses/show rooms here in Reno. They have a killer scratch and dent section I browse through twice a week.
I plan on rebuilding my AOD this summer. Getting my parts from Ford-AOD.com the ultimate AOD Transmission Perfromance Website This will be my first automatic tranny build. I've heard the performance servo and hardened shaft are a must in the AOD.
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Yes, the AOD has a TV (Throttle Valve) cable. You can get the correct linkage from a number of different places including Summit. And as ALBUQ F-1 said, it has to be adjusted correctly or your tranny is toast. I would definitely have a tranny shop do the actual adjustment of the TV cable. (One that is familiar with Ford's AOD. This is critical with this tranny.)
And Summit kicks a**. I'm lucky enough to work across the street from one of the main warehouses/show rooms here in Reno. They have a killer scratch and dent section I browse through twice a week.
I plan on rebuilding my AOD this summer. Getting my parts from Ford-AOD.com the ultimate AOD Transmission Perfromance Website This will be my first automatic tranny build. I've heard the performance servo and hardened shaft are a must in the AOD.
And Summit kicks a**. I'm lucky enough to work across the street from one of the main warehouses/show rooms here in Reno. They have a killer scratch and dent section I browse through twice a week.
I plan on rebuilding my AOD this summer. Getting my parts from Ford-AOD.com the ultimate AOD Transmission Perfromance Website This will be my first automatic tranny build. I've heard the performance servo and hardened shaft are a must in the AOD.
YouTube - Ford AOD Transmission Assembly Part 1
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