I posted a few weeks agao about my 97 AODE tranny slipping, delayed forward ingagement, it was a blown forward clutch piston seal, so I repalced all the seals and the forward friction plates aslo OD band and intermediate friction plates. Also replaced the TC because of a lock up issue. Total cost was under $800.00 Canadian with me doing the labour. Hope this is helpful for anyone else.
Thanks for all of the info regarding the problem