1996 Ford Aspire Transmission broke

1996 FORD ASPIRE
78,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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CAMKIDS4
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Traveling at 25mph drove onto a bridge that had a slight jump up (2") Lost all drive from transmission. Fluid full & clear, no burning smell. Shafts and CV joints appear OK. Running thru all gears, revs drop between N & D (so torque converter OK?). With both wheels jacked up in P turning L wheel, makes R wheel rotate opposite direction. In N rotate L wheel backwards turns R wheel forward. Turing L wheel forward, R wheel does not turn. So final drive (diff) should be OK? So is the problem in auto trans? Could I fix it myself? What could have broken from the sudden movement upward of both wheels at once? Shifter cable/ linkage is intact.
Jan 29, 2009 at 11:59 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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I can't think of anything that could have broken so easily in the transmission. Have you checked plugs from the TCM?
May 3, 2010 at 7:12 AM
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