A4LD whoas.
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A4LD whoas.
Me and a buddy both have bronco ll's for trail ridiing and what not, and both of them sport the A4LD Trans....I wish i had the C4. But anyways his OD is totally out and mine seems to slip like a $%&*@ in overdrive. I was just wondering how common this was...His is an 89 mines an 88. We dont really need it because we use them for trail riding but sometimes when we get off a trail we take them to gas stations and stuff and would be nice to have during cruises.
So I guess what I am asking is. Are the A4LD's JUNK....
So I guess what I am asking is. Are the A4LD's JUNK....
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There not the greatest for wheeling especially if you like to roost it in the mud. I've found if you buy a LARGE aftermarket Tranny cooler and mount it in the front grille and run the tranny lines directly from the trans to the cooler it works much much better and the tranny will last a long time. I've also noticed my motor runs much cooler doing it that way also.
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The earlier A4LDs had their issues with being weak and problematic, however, they can be rebuilt with the newer, stronger parts. Your OD woes may be due to the converter lock-up solenoid/3rd-4th shift solenoid being bad or going out. I do agree with Jeff about large aftermarket external transmission cooler being a good thing, especially on a trail rig. Some people call the A4LDs junk (which a lot of times I agree with), but everything has it's strong and weak points. I prefer a 5-speed, but that's just my own personal preferences. Hope this helps 
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Someone have this problem with the Bronco I have, and they replaced the Overdrive tranny with a C-4. It gets kinda bad gas milage, but its DAMN nice in the woods. No problems so far. I have a A4LD in my Mustang, and its been rebuilt SEVERAL times. Im gonna go with a Summit street/strip aod as soon as possible.
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Yeah, the C-4 and C-5 are a good swap-in to replace the A4LD, unfortunately, I just tried to find an external underdrive/overdrive auxilliary transmission to go between the tranny and t-case and the only ones I found were for full-size trucks, and were not compatible with any transmission/t-case combo for a Ranger, Explorer, or BII. At least not unless you planned on doing an entire engine/tranny/t-case swap out to a V-8 with a C-6 (or even E4OD or otherse listed) with the t-cases listed:
http://www.gearvendors.com/ag4x4.html
Best bet is to troubleshoot your transmission(s) and figure out what's wrong with 'em and see if they need rebuilt, and don't use overdrive off-road (I prefer to manually shift automatics off-road, but you can just leave it in drive and let it shift itself).
http://www.gearvendors.com/ag4x4.html
Best bet is to troubleshoot your transmission(s) and figure out what's wrong with 'em and see if they need rebuilt, and don't use overdrive off-road (I prefer to manually shift automatics off-road, but you can just leave it in drive and let it shift itself).
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Turn the wind factor to zero, drop the price of gas down below $2/gallon, and I'll be right there, Jeff! I thought I was going to unintentionally leave pavement on the way home from work ealier tonight... lotta wind, and the ol' beater just isn't very fun driving in that kind of wind. Besides... I gotta few things to do to it before I get too silly, even 'wheelin' pre-swap. OH, and I work all weekend this weekend as well 
Hoping that by the end of Summer (or as late as the end of Fall), I'll have my axles / suspension done and done. [/threadjack]
Hoping that by the end of Summer (or as late as the end of Fall), I'll have my axles / suspension done and done. [/threadjack]
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4.0 and 5 speed.
Well I know a guy who has the whole nine yards for a complete 4.0 swap....Trouble is I dont know whether or not the swap for the manual will be all that cool. Lol do these trucks come with spots for pedals and all that like other trucks with manual options do?
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Yes, all the bracketry should be there, it's just a matter of installing the clutch pedal and all. The only usual difference between the auto and manual trucks is the autos have the "big brake pedal" and manuals have the two smaller pedals. Those can be swapped out, i.e. trade the pedals for a manual for the manual for an auto, etc. Hope this makes sense.
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