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1995 Ford Explorer, 4.0, 4x4, near 200k miles. Vehicle shudders at light acceleration at approx. 55mph after deceleration. The symptom is intermittent and is less likely to occur with harder throttle. I thought it was an engine misfire, but does not occur in lower gears. (Recent transmission fluid / filter change. Small metal object in shape of a cylinder found in bottom of pan, approx. 4mm in diameter and a color of a roller bearing - any idea where that belongs? somewhere in the transmission, ha ha, I know that much!) Drive is slow to engage, reverse is good. This morning engine hesitated right at stopping, as if the trans was not releasing / slipping enough. I am thinking about getting a used trans from a junk yard. Here is the question: do I need a new torque converter? Doesn't that provide the slip for the transmission?

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You are describing torque converter clutch shudder.

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1995 ,and changing gearboxes ,is it honestly worth it ,this vehicle is 15yrs old and not worth more that 500 euros in its present condition ,their are two of these gas consuming monsters here in a local car dealer and i expect he would pay you to remove them ,anyway if you do change it then i doubt if you need to change the torque converter ,but you will have to remove it with the box so you can locate it in the new one prior to fitting ,their is a dog clutch shape that has to align for the front pump drive .Best advice is to renew the vehicle with a diesel coupled to a manual gearbox

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