The 94/95 Transmissions arent as good as the 98+ style which have an updated Intermediate Clutch and a few other updated internals ( output shaft, snub shaft, 99+ has a better valve body ) and they already come with the better torque converter (94 is bad) and the updated Trans pan, accumulator pistons, etc etc ( 97+) ..
Dirty Dog / Not everybody has the ability to rebuild a transmission .. so simply picking up an 03/04 transmission, and then having to tear it all down to replace the Output shaft is out of the question for most people ( in which case it would be better to buy the hardened 98+ shaft instead of re-using the 95 shaft ) .. so if a specific rebuild is in question, it may be better to point him in the right direction .. like you said, this topic has been discussed many times before.
Joisey Jim / The MLPS sensor is updated in the 95 version, the 94 are the ones with a problem.
Mcnuff / you may be interested in reading the Technical article on Transmissions at
www.tccoa.com .. there is alot of information on the various modifications, etc etc ..
If your transmission has jerky shifts, it could be a number of things, it could be a broken accumulator piston springs or something along those lines.
The slipping of the transmission from 1st gear may be from the forward clutch rings on the stator shaft. They should have replaced the shaft with a new one if its being rebuilt and not re-use the original one.
You said that the transmission was rebuilt not long ago, what happened with the old one ? Did it blow, or did you simply rebuild it ? Was the Radiator flushed, or replaced ? Are you using Mercon V fluid and a Transmission Cooler ?
Most importantly, Did they re-use all of your original parts in the rebuild ?? If so its only a matter of time before things start acting up again if you were having problems before.
- Dan