Transmission Trouble
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Transmission Trouble
Hey guys,
I have 96' ranger with a 2.3l I4 that has 4E44R that is bad. I have a 4E44R out of a 99 ranger that works perfect. I pulled the tranny out of the 96' and noticed that it has a speed sensor in the tailshaft housing were the one from the 99' does not. I pulled the tailshaft housing and of course there are no worm gear threads on the output shaft of the tranny from the 99 so I can't just swap tailshaft housings. I noticed the 96 ranger has a speed sensor in the rear axle I would imagine it is for anti-lock brakes. Is the speed sensor in the tranny tail shaft just for the speedometer or does the PCM use it for vehicle speed info? Is there any way of using this tranny without disassembling it and swapping shafts?
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I have 96' ranger with a 2.3l I4 that has 4E44R that is bad. I have a 4E44R out of a 99 ranger that works perfect. I pulled the tranny out of the 96' and noticed that it has a speed sensor in the tailshaft housing were the one from the 99' does not. I pulled the tailshaft housing and of course there are no worm gear threads on the output shaft of the tranny from the 99 so I can't just swap tailshaft housings. I noticed the 96 ranger has a speed sensor in the rear axle I would imagine it is for anti-lock brakes. Is the speed sensor in the tranny tail shaft just for the speedometer or does the PCM use it for vehicle speed info? Is there any way of using this tranny without disassembling it and swapping shafts?
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No, these two trannys are 4r44e. The 2.3 only came with 4r44e in 96 and 99 truck as far as I know, the 4r55e was mated behind the 4.0L. I hope someone has an idea. If the speed sensor in the tailshaft is only for the speedo then I can deal with that, but if it used for tranny control functions then it is a problem.
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The sensor on the tail housing is your vehicle speed sensor, the computer needs this info for a few things including the operation of the transmission and the speedo, cruise, ect. The one on the rear end is also a speed sensor for the brakes (ABS). Unfortunately I think these two speed signals are separated in the computer and in the later years they combined the two signals for both the trans and ABS, did away with the sensor on the tail housing and ran everything from the one on the rear end. I am not sure what you could do to get a speed signal to the harness for the VSS, I wonder if you could splice it into the ABS sensor, I don't know if it would work or not (just thinking out loud).
To bad the trans is out, you could of just unplugged the sensor or splice the ABS and VSS harness together and see what happens.
To change the output shaft means a complete disassembly, all the way down to the rear ring gear for the rear planet. If you were near by to me I would swap the shafts out for you for just a couple of beers
To bad the trans is out, you could of just unplugged the sensor or splice the ABS and VSS harness together and see what happens.
To change the output shaft means a complete disassembly, all the way down to the rear ring gear for the rear planet. If you were near by to me I would swap the shafts out for you for just a couple of beers
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I was afraid that would be the problem, it figures. Too bad Georgia is a bit of drive but it defintely worth more than a few beers to swap that shaft out, at least a case or two of your favorite! I think if I get the wiring schematics for both a 99 and 96 ranger, I have the computer and the engine/tranny wiring harnesses for the 99, I might be able to make something work since the truck has a speed senor in the rear axle. Well I will give that a try and see what happens, I will post what I come up with. Thanks for the info.
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