My 91 T-bird LX 5.0 AOD is giving me some trouble. The other day I was on the highway doing about 70 and suddenly noticed that I felt like the car suddenly dropped into neutral. I didn't want to take a chance cooking the tranny so I pulled over right away and had it towed back home. Fluid level was fine. I learned of the notorious faulty TV cable grommet later that night and checked for that right away. Sure enough, I looked under the hood and found the cable hanging off with no grommet in sight. I hooked it back up and tested it out. Now all upshifts seem ok including od but when I decelerate from od the tranny neutrals out and doesn't engage again until I drop to about 20mph. If I'm in D (not OD) there's no problem shifting at all. My brother in law who is a mechanic tells me that the OD gear is burned out but I can't figure out why it will shift into OD if thats the case. Am I in for a rebuild? Any ideas or suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks very much Anthony
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16 years ago