While gassing it to get on the freeway last week my transmission seemed
to slip while shifting from first to second.  Shortly after this the
O/D light started flashing and the Check Engine light came on.  The
vehicle does not want to shift properly now.  (I was able to 'force' it
to shift by throttling down/up.  It is parked now).

Ford seems to think they can fix it for $2050.00 to $3200.00.  They
think one of the bands is broken, "based on the computer code
returned".

There  was no clunking or other odd noises, and I was able to force it
to shift with a speed adjustment.  I have an el cheapo code reader
which reports 0756 (Shift Solenoid b stuck or performance).

I'm looking to get out of this fairly cheaply since I'm ready to trade
the car in.  I plan on changing (not flushing) the fluid, mainly to get
a look at the bottom of the pan.

I've seen similar posts but nothing with the 0755 or 0756 shift
solenoid OBD codes.
Anyone have any similar experience with the solenoids?  I have no shop
manual yet; would it make more sense to just buy a junkyard
transmission or can I replace the solenoids on the current trans after
removing it... (in other words, how deeply embeded in the trans are
they?)

Thanks for any input.

Tim

96 Explorer, 100K. V6 XLT 2WD Automatic.