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Transmission question

Does anyone know anything about the 1987 turbo coupe automatic transmission? I am looking at a Turbo Coupe locally and its going to need a front seal, possibly a pump.

I have been contemplating wheter I want to rebuild it. It has 133,xxx miles and the transmission guy I talked to needs a little more information than its an 87 4aod tranny. I don't know what he means.

Also, just out of curiosiry, are the 4 cyls auto transmissions the same as the v6 thunderbird trannies? My owners manual states its an a4LD tranny. I have been told that the 6 cyl and 8 cyl cars had the same tranny. I did a little research and I found the A4LD was used on 4 cyl and 6 cyl cars. Therefore the automatic tranny was the same in the tbird regardless of engine size. Correct?

Please help.

Transmission question

Reply #1 –
87-88 6+8 cyl. used AOD's.Tc's used A4LD's.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +

Transmission question

Reply #2 –
kitzdnm,
  Seeing the a4ld was used in v6 Explorers, would the aod 4 speed tranny from a 1988 v6 bolt to the turbo coupe?

Transmission question

Reply #3 –
Good question,but I don't know if it bolts up.or what you would do about missing some rear shaft if its 4whl.drive.
Old Grey Cat to this.88 Cat, 5.0 HO, CW mounts, mass air, CI custom cam, afr165's, Tmoss worked cobra intake, BBK shorty's,off road h pipe, magnaflow ex. T-5,spec stage 2 clutch, 8.8 373 TC trac loc, che ajustables with bullits on the rear. 11" brakes up front. +
 

Transmission question

Reply #4 –
I dont think it would, but I am not 100% sure.  I do know that AODs do not have removable bellhousings, and that most of them bolt up to small block Fords.  The A4LD had a removable bellhousing and there for adapted to a different vehicle if the bolt pattern happens to be different.
Matt :tg: