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Hello all, been dealing with a "bang" when engaging reverse lately, and spoke with a shade tree mechanic about it. He said it sounds as though there is a spring broken in the acumulator in the transmission, accessible by dropping the pan and removing the pickup/accumulator by the valve body? I'm not sure he was familiar with Taurus transmissions, but does this sound right to anybody? He said alot of trans shops will tell you your tranny is bad, and needs rebuild, but all they will do is replace some of the small springs and bolt back together. I've got a 2001 with AX4N and Duratec. Not thinking of doing it now, its 10 degrees out, but maybe in the spring if this will clear it up and improve shifting. Oh, 45K miles on the car, changed fluid and filter at 36K. Thanks for the feedback!