Automatic Transmission: Installation: Transmission
All vehicles
- Secure the transmission to the transmission jack with a safety chain.
- Rotate the torque converter and adapter plate so the orange or green paint daub on the torque converter is in the 12 o'clock location.
- Raise and position the transmission to the back of the engine.
- Install the 7 engine-to-transmission retaining bolts.
- Tighten to 48 Nm (35 lb-ft).
- Install the 4 new torque converter nuts.
- Tighten to 44 Nm (32 lb-ft).
- Install the access cover.
- Install the flexplate cover.
- Tighten to 35 Nm (26 lb-ft).
- Install the starter.
- Tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).
- Install the starter motor electrical connectors.
- Tighten the cable to 13 Nm (10 lb-ft).
- Tighten the wire to 6 Nm (53 lb-in).
- Install the starter motor electrical connector cover.
- Position the fuel line bracket in place and install the 6 retaining bolts.
- Tighten to 48 Nm (35 lb-ft).
- Install the 4 new torque converter nuts.
- Tighten to 44 Nm (32 lb-ft).
- Install the starter motor.
- Tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).
- Install the lower transmission retaining bolts.
- Tighten to 48 Nm (35 lb-ft).
- Install the transmission fluid cooler tubes.
- Tighten to 40 Nm (30 lb-ft).
- Install the transmission cooler tube bracket and nut.
- Tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).
- Connect the digital transmission range (TR) sensor connector.
- Position the wire harness and install the retainers.
- Install and lubricate new O-ring seals on the transmission connector and connect the connector.
- Tighten to 5 Nm (44 lb-in).
- Connect the turbine shaft speed (TSS) sensor, output shaft speed (OSS) sensor and intermediate shaft speed sensor electrical connectors.
- Install the selector lever cable bracket and install the 2 bolts.
- Tighten to 28 Nm (21 lb-ft).
- Install the selector lever cable eyelet onto the transmission manual lever.
- Loosely install the transmission insulator-to-extension housing center screw.
- Position the transmission crossmember in the vehicle and loosely install the transmission crossmember-to-floor pan screws.
- Slide the transmission support insulator forward, rearward and side-to-side until the gaps between the transmission support insulator snubber and crossmember are equal.
- With the transmission support insulator neutralized, tighten the transmission crossmember-to-floor pan screws.
- Tighten to 63 Nm (46 lb-ft).
- With the transmission support insulator neutralized, tighten the transmission insulator-to-extension housing center screw.
- Tighten to 70 Nm (52 lb-ft).
- Install the heated oxygen sensor (HO2S) connector to the front of the transmission pan rail.
- Install the driveshaft. For additional information, refer to DRIVESHAFT article.
- Install the catalytic converter. For additional information, refer to EXHAUST SYSTEM article.
- Use the following guidelines for installing the inline transmission fluid filter:
- If the transmission was overhauled and the vehicle was equipped with an inline fluid filter, install a new inline fluid filter.
- If the transmission was overhauled and the vehicle was not equipped with an inline fluid filter, install a new inline fluid filter kit.
- If the transmission is being installed for a non-internal repair, do not install an inline filter or filter kit.
- If installing a new or a Ford-authorized remanufactured transmission, install the inline transmission fluid filter that is supplied.
- Prior to lowering the vehicle, install a new inline transmission filter or a filter kit. For additional information, refer to Transmission Filter - In Line .
- Connect the battery ground cable. For additional information, refer to BATTERY, MOUNTING AND CABLES article.
- Carry out the fluid level check. For additional information, refer to Transmission Fluid Level Check .
- Verify that the shift cable is correctly adjusted. For additional information, refer to AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE/TRANSMISSION EXTERNAL CONTROLS article.
- Check the operation of the transmission and inspect for leaks.
WARNING:
Secure the assembly to the jack. Avoid any obstructions while lowering and raising the jack. Contact with obstructions may cause the assembly to fall off the jack, which may result in serious personal injury.
4.6L engine
NOTE:
Clean the starter motor mounting flange and mating surface of the starter motor to make sure there is a correct ground connection.
4.0L engine
NOTE:
Clean the starter motor mounting flange and mating surface of the starter motor to make sure there is a correct ground connection.
All vehicles
CAUTION:
Use care not to bend or force the cooler tubes, otherwise, damage to the cooler tubes and the transmission may result.
CAUTION:
Damage will occur to the solenoid body assembly if the screw is tightened above the specification.
NOTE:
Always install new O-ring seals on the vehicle harness connector.
NOTE:
Clean the area around the connector to prevent contamination of the solenoid body connector.
NOTE:
Use petroleum jelly to lubricate the O-ring seals to aid in the installation process.
NOTE:
The transmission support insulator must be neutralized.
NOTE:
When the battery has been disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms can occur while the vehicle relearns its adaptive strategy. The customer needs to be notified that they can experience slightly different upshifts (either soft or firm) and that this is a temporary condition and will eventually return to normal operating condition.