At low speeds transmission is shifting and banging

BOBBY P,

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1997 FORD RANGER
2.3L
4 CYL
AUTOMATIC
89,000 MILES

The transmission keeps shifting and banging at low speeds.

Friday, April 12th, 2019 AT 11:31 AM

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ASEMASTER6371

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Good afternoon,

Have you checked the transmission mount to see if it is broken?

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/automatic-transmission-problems

How long since you changed the fluid and filter in the transmission?

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-service-an-automatic-transmission

Roy

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Friday, April 12th, 2019 AT 12:38 PM

BOBBY P,

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Yes, I put a new mount on it and have put a neutral safety switch and a transmission position sensor.

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Friday, April 12th, 2019 AT 1:21 PM

BOBBY P,

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My girlfriend left one of them FixIt things plugged in while she drove it 500 of more miles. Do you think it messed up the computer?

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Friday, April 12th, 2019 AT 1:24 PM

ASEMASTER6371

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Got it.

Most likely the issue is internal in the valve body. There are accumulators that have springs inside and they break at times.

Roy

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Friday, April 12th, 2019 AT 1:30 PM

BOBBY P,

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I was thinking that might be the problem too, but I took the neutral safety switch off to make sure the neutral marks were lined up then took it for a drive and got up to speed through the gears and it shifted like it should all the way back home. I go for a drive the next day and it is back the way it was, it does not make sense to me.