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Old Dec 5, 2012 | 06:58 PM
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wont shift into 3rd or 4 gear

I have a 2006 f150 king ranch with the 5.4L, 108,000 miles

I did replace the sparkplugs because it started to misfire now the motor runs great but then it wont shift into 3rd or 4th gear so then i replaced the throttle position sensor and shift solenoid nothing has changed, I did the 2nd gear motor brake test and that works just fine I have had 2 places try to pull the trouble codes but there is no codes I have ran out of ideads and there is not much info on this issue anywhere I would be thankful for any help at this mess

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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by gtsbeast
I have a 2006 f150 king ranch with the 5.4L, 108,000 miles

I did replace the sparkplugs because it started to misfire now the motor runs great but then it wont shift into 3rd or 4th gear so then i replaced the throttle position sensor and shift solenoid nothing has changed, I did the 2nd gear motor brake test and that works just fine I have had 2 places try to pull the trouble codes but there is no codes I have ran out of ideads and there is not much info on this issue anywhere I would be thankful for any help at this mess

Thanks
Kevin
I hope somebody has an answer, because the same thing happened to me yesterday! I had a fuel pump go bad, replaced them all along with the fuel filter, now I don't have anything higher than 2nd.

I'll let you know when I find the solution, hope you do the same.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 11:54 AM
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What does the fluid smell and look like?
 
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 11:56 AM
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What does the fluid smell and look like?
My fluid looks and smells normal.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 12:20 PM
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What does it do when it goes to shift into 3rd? Act like its in neutral?
 
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 97f150kid
What does it do when it goes to shift into 3rd? Act like its in neutral?
Mine does.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2013 | 12:45 PM
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sounds like a clutch pack no longer holds. aka rebuild time.
 
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Old Apr 9, 2018 | 04:01 PM
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In case any one else finds this thread -
Mine failed one day after working fine - no 3rd and neutral at 20mph
I took it apart and figured out the Direct Drive drum had all the teeth stripped off - where it slides onto the output shaft teeth.
The Direct Drive drum and clutch pack enable 3rd gear, need 3rd gear to get the OD function.

I got confidence to take it apart from you Tube videos by Transmission Bench
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDIAnmnpGK4
 
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