1992 Mustang LX 5.0 - Transmission Slipping

Does it slip in ANY gear or only in OD?

Thanks, Scott

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Considering the age of the car, it's way overdue for a rebuild (assuming it's original). You can probably get a cheapie rebuild for $500 less than what they told you somewhere, but remember you get what you pay for.

If the car's not worth putting a grand into it, sell it for parts. You might be able to get $800-$1000 or so for it with the engine and assorted salvageable parts.

OTOH, if the unibody is basically ok, you can use it as the basis for a restomod and rebuild it to your liking. If you can afford to keep it off the road while it's being rebuilt, that might be ultimately cheaper (and more fun) than buying a newer car.

Joe Calypso Green '93 5.0 LX AOD hatch with a few goodies Black '03 Dakota 5.9 R/T CC

It's most likely the OD gear and/or lock up converter. Lock it out of OD and continue driving. Eventually, it will die completly. Some local/small shops will help you find a good used one and install it for you. It's still not cheap, but less expensive than a rebuild.

How many miles on the car? Is it in good shape, other than the slipping? Is the engine still strong and healthy? For the price you were quoted, you could do a T5 conversion with a nice rebuilt T5. If the car is otherwise in good shape, that would give the car a new lease on life. Personally, I wouldn't pay to rebuild the AOD, but that's just personal preference.

If you don't want to put that kind of money into it, then your best bet is to sell it as-is. You won't get much for it, of course.

John V

93 GT

Thanks for everyone's suggestions. I guess I don't know much about transmissions. Does OD kick in at a certain speed? The guy I bought the car from put in 3.73s and a "converter".

The slipping at 40 occurs when I am in D with a square. If I shift down

1 to just the D everything seems OK. Is this what you have in mind? I have not tried the 1 yet.

Thanks for your help.

I wouldn't recommend shifting down to 1 at 40.

Your symptoms are exactly mine, in my '93 convertible. I lost overdrive some time ago, so I leave it in Drive (D). Of course, this means that the engine is running a constant 3000rpm at 60 or so, so it's almost painful if I have to take it on the highway. A rebuild is definitely in order, although part of me wants to look into a conversion to manual shift on this one...

Overdrive can come into play anywhere above 30 or so, depending upon what load you've got the car under. It's just a final gear that saves you $$$ in gas money at cruising speed. If you keep it to Drive, you're good at 40 with occasional gusts to (believe it) 90mph. Actually, with the 3.73 gears, probably more like 75.

dwight

Closer to 100 mph @5000 rpm in Drive (3rd)

Yes... but on a bum transmission, who wants to tempt fate?

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