Can feel the truck shift into gear and engage

1999 FORD RANGER
270,000 MILES • 3.0L • 6 CYL
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KEND.KD75
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Can feel the truck shift into gear and engage, but I let off the brake and transmission slips and goes about a foot.
Mar 15, 2019 at 8:48 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Good evening,

This sounds like an internal failure in the transmission. If you changed the fluid and filter then it is either the front pump, clutches or the torque converter that has failed.

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

Roy
May 4, 2021 at 9:36 AM
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KEND.KD75
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Bummer. hoping something simple.
May 4, 2021 at 9:36 AM
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ASEMASTER6371
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Sorry, I think you are beyond that at this point.

Roy
May 4, 2021 at 9:36 AM
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KEND.KD75
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Your suggestion? junkyard or used off Craigslist?or is rebuilding one cheaper?
May 4, 2021 at 9:36 AM
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A used one, yes. I would start your search with www.car-part.com.

Craigs list? no, never.

Rebuild? At least three times the cost of a used one.

Roy
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KEND.KD75
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Thanks.
May 4, 2021 at 9:36 AM
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