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96 taurus transmission
by mratajczak
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Apr 21, 2008 (4:47 pm)
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computer says shift selenoid problem. car wont shift into 4th gear. or could this be a range sensor? where are they located?
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2001 taurus
by leej56
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Apr 23, 2008 (3:51 pm)
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how do you replace the sway bar links 
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- #73 of 120
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Re: 96 taurus transmission [mratajczak]
by fordfan_17
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Apr 24, 2008 (9:03 am)
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Replying to: mratajczak (Apr 21, 2008 4:47 pm)
shift solenoids are located in the side pan of the transmission.removal of this side pan dang near requires complete removal of the trans. but it can be done in the car.if the range sensor is bad the pcm would have returned a mlps code of some sort
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1994 tranny
by skinnyguy
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Apr 29, 2008 (12:30 pm)
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i have a 1994 tauras, the tranny will shift into all gears some days and others it will only hit 2nd gear. i have changed the filter and fluid but still no change. can any one help?
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Re: 1994 tranny [skinnyguy]
by fordfan_17
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May 01, 2008 (8:16 am)
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Replying to: skinnyguy (Apr 29, 2008 12:30 pm)
take your car to a local tranny shop that does free roadtests and diagnosis have them pull the history codes and freeze frames but it sounds to me like a sensor flaking out like a manual lever position sensor. which if you get repaired immediately should not result in any major repairs.
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1995 Taurus Transmission
by jerryparks
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May 25, 2008 (6:27 pm)
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My '95 Taurus Trans will not shift into lst gear easily when I start out. After
rev up the motor, it will finally engage. But after I stop, I have to start over
with the same procedure. It shiftsfine in all other gears. I've changed the
fluid and filter. Car only has 99k miles and motor runs excellent.
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- #77 of 120
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Re: 1995 Taurus Transmission [jerryparks]
by fordfan_17
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May 27, 2008 (8:53 am)
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Replying to: jerryparks (May 25, 2008 6:27 pm)
axode transmissions in the earlier years had an aluminum forward clutch piston that would crack and give the concern you are describing normally the forward piston will be cracked or the wave spring in the drum broken to pieces and is stacked up under the forward clutch and is binding the forward clutch apply ...either way im sorry to say it sound like its time for an o/h
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Re: 2000 mercury sable tranny problem [djcriple420]
by orcharddude
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May 27, 2008 (9:08 pm)
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Replying to: djcriple420 (Jan 22, 2008 9:52 pm)
I have a 2000 mercury sable ls, vulcan engine w/ 124k on original powertrain and I am experiencing similar problems to the previous post by djcriple420. I have had fairly regular flushes, and just changed the filter on the tranny just recently, although the shifting has improved significantly, it still shifts harder than it should like it's extending the shift from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd and then shifting somewhat harder into gear. I am not rough on the car, and performed all regular maintanence. It pulls no codes when hooked to a scanner. I would like to get another 40k-50k out of the car, do you have any recommendation on what this could be? Any similar experiences? Do i need a rebuild? Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.
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Re: 2000 mercury sable tranny problem [orcharddude]
by fordfan_17
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May 28, 2008 (11:25 am)
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Replying to: orcharddude (May 27, 2008 9:08 pm)
harsh shifts in this unit can be related to worn out valves in the valve body normally with every overhaul i install new boost valve and sleeve and also converter bypass valve since these valve cycle a bunch they wear down and leak by the valves. this can be done without removing the trans from the car as what is called a valve body service it still consists of a lot of work for trans shop 2-3 hrs labor at least but possibly can avoid major overhaul if you get the valves fixed
look at www.sonnax.com your trans id will be AX4S/AXODE/AX4N
you will find a number of replacement valves listed for your transmission there
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1996 ford
by muncy
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May 31, 2008 (9:02 am)
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i have a 1996 ford taurus with a bad transmission i have a spare one out of a 1999 taurus only diff i see is the little grey box on the gear shift control can i change that box to work with my spare
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