No reverse E40D
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Mountain Pass
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No reverse E40D
Picked up another OBS as a parts truck and decided to make it the primary. I haven’t gotten an minute to check it out, but the folks that sold it to me said it didn’t go in reverse. Said they had it looked at and the shop said it’s not the transmission but it’s something to do with the shifter. Any ideas? I’m gonna get a better look at it tomorrow. I got it for a steal and I’m already buying a new motor, so I honestly wasn’t too worried about the issue when buying it. I fully expected to work on it. Thanks yall
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Mountain Pass
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it comes to transmissions, I’m pretty new. So you’re saying pull the power to it and see if it’ll go in reverse? Then plug it back in and see what happens?
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It's a waste of time. There is NOTHING electrical that can prevent reverse. It has to be something mechanical. It could be the linkage, or it could be something failed inside the trans.
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Frmr Ford Trans Engr
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If it drives forward but not in reverse, the problem is in the transmission, not the transfer case. But not shifting into any of the 4wd positions is a transfer case problem.
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Mountain Pass
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I reckon it’s time to buy a transmission. Any recommendations on where to buy one? I’ve been looking and have seen a range of prices. Monster Transmissions seems to be the cheapest, but I’m not sure on the durability of those.
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Mark has spoken. Now I learned something also ! Apologies for the ****ty advice.
I have seen BTS and John Woods mentioned often. No experience with either. Diesel Site also builds a solid one I read somewhere.
I have seen BTS and John Woods mentioned often. No experience with either. Diesel Site also builds a solid one I read somewhere.
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Your transfer case problem could be rust around the bolt that the shifter pivots on, if the lever seems to be stuck in the 2 high position. There is supposed to be a plastic bushing in the base of the lever at the pivot point. The base is aluminum, and the bolt is steel, so corrosion from dissimilar metals could build up there.
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Your transfer case problem could be rust around the bolt that the shifter pivots on, if the lever seems to be stuck in the 2 high position. There is supposed to be a plastic bushing in the base of the lever at the pivot point. The base is aluminum, and the bolt is steel, so corrosion from dissimilar metals could build up there.
buy a new transfer case along with the tranny.
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