Lonewolf
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- ranger
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- Automatic
anyway my questions are pretty basic if you can help thanks.
Should I fill the torque converter with fluid and put the torque converter on the trans before i stab it back in ? then bolt it to the flex plate
should I buy a new torque convertor ?
is there anything special to do when bolting the pump back up ? I am being careful with the little O-rings on the bolts and re-using the gasket which stayed in place and looks clean
can I put the 3.0 final drive splines and pump still bolted to the bell housing right in the other trans ? everything seems to MIC out identicle
98 Ranger 4x4 3.0 4r44e trans, burnt rear one way clutch. 140,000 miles
Trans shop est . $2000 ++++++ (you know the story)
truck is only worth $3,000
I decided to spin the roulette wheel for $200 and found a crash yanked 5r55e complete with Transfer case from a 2002 4x4 4.0. The guy said it had 40,000 when he rolled it and it sat in the garage 4 years.
My odds may be good because it looks like new inside the pan and all the lines and wires were snipped sort of confirming it was a crash yank out and the guy seemed pretty honest
I welded up a rig for my floor jack to hold the trans and got the trans out and I am in the process of swapping bell housings right now. Took me about 8-10 hours to get this far.
I got a new front seal , is the pump hard to get out of the bell housing to change the seal ?
It looks like another PITA
98 Ranger 4x4 3.0 4r44e trans, burnt rear one way clutch. 140,000 miles
Trans shop est . $2000 ++++++ (you know the story)
truck is only worth $3,000
I decided to spin the roulette wheel for $200 and found a crash yanked 5r55e complete with Transfer case from a 2002 4x4 4.0. The guy said it had 40,000 when he rolled it and it sat in the garage 4 years.
My odds may be good because it looks like new inside the pan and all the lines and wires were snipped sort of confirming it was a crash yank out and the guy seemed pretty honest
I read on a ford ranger website that I can swap bell housings and everything fits right up
I welded up a rig for my floor jack to hold the trans and got the trans out and I am in the process of swapping bell housings right now. Took me about 8-10 hours to get this far.
I got a new front seal , is the pump hard to get out of the bell housing to change the seal ?
It looks like another PITA
everything looks identicle externally from the plugs to the linkages
I got a shop manual and will look up the bolt torque
I gotta lot of respect for you mechanics, this is a very difficult job and my first auto trans , I've done about a dozens clutches and even repaired stick shift trans (pre-90's , did a clutch in a Kenworth all by myself once, but the auto trans is strange and these newr trucks are whacky to work on.
Wish I had some help !
I'll buy the beer
everything looks identicle externally from the plugs to the linkages
I got a shop manual and will look up the bolt torque
I gotta lot of respect for you mechanics, this is a very difficult job for me and my first auto trans , I've done about a dozens clutches and even repaired stick shift trans (pre-90's , did a clutch in a Kenworth all by myself once, but the auto trans is strange and these newr trucks are whacky to work on.
Wish I had some help !
I'll buy the beer
Should I fill the torque converter with fluid and put the torque converter on the trans before i stab it back in ? then bolt it to the flex plate
should I buy a new torque convertor ?
is there anything special to do when bolting the pump back up ? I am being careful with the little O-rings on the bolts and re-using the gasket which stayed in place and looks clean
can I put the 3.0 final drive splines and pump still bolted to the bell housing right in the other trans ? everything seems to MIC out identicle
98 Ranger 4x4 3.0 4r44e trans, burnt rear one way clutch. 140,000 miles
Trans shop est . $2000 ++++++ (you know the story)
truck is only worth $3,000
I decided to spin the roulette wheel for $200 and found a crash yanked 5r55e complete with Transfer case from a 2002 4x4 4.0. The guy said it had 40,000 when he rolled it and it sat in the garage 4 years.
My odds may be good because it looks like new inside the pan and all the lines and wires were snipped sort of confirming it was a crash yank out and the guy seemed pretty honest
I welded up a rig for my floor jack to hold the trans and got the trans out and I am in the process of swapping bell housings right now. Took me about 8-10 hours to get this far.
I got a new front seal , is the pump hard to get out of the bell housing to change the seal ?
It looks like another PITA
98 Ranger 4x4 3.0 4r44e trans, burnt rear one way clutch. 140,000 miles
Trans shop est . $2000 ++++++ (you know the story)
truck is only worth $3,000
I decided to spin the roulette wheel for $200 and found a crash yanked 5r55e complete with Transfer case from a 2002 4x4 4.0. The guy said it had 40,000 when he rolled it and it sat in the garage 4 years.
My odds may be good because it looks like new inside the pan and all the lines and wires were snipped sort of confirming it was a crash yank out and the guy seemed pretty honest
I read on a ford ranger website that I can swap bell housings and everything fits right up
I welded up a rig for my floor jack to hold the trans and got the trans out and I am in the process of swapping bell housings right now. Took me about 8-10 hours to get this far.
I got a new front seal , is the pump hard to get out of the bell housing to change the seal ?
It looks like another PITA
everything looks identicle externally from the plugs to the linkages
I got a shop manual and will look up the bolt torque
I gotta lot of respect for you mechanics, this is a very difficult job and my first auto trans , I've done about a dozens clutches and even repaired stick shift trans (pre-90's , did a clutch in a Kenworth all by myself once, but the auto trans is strange and these newr trucks are whacky to work on.
Wish I had some help !
I'll buy the beer
everything looks identicle externally from the plugs to the linkages
I got a shop manual and will look up the bolt torque
I gotta lot of respect for you mechanics, this is a very difficult job for me and my first auto trans , I've done about a dozens clutches and even repaired stick shift trans (pre-90's , did a clutch in a Kenworth all by myself once, but the auto trans is strange and these newr trucks are whacky to work on.
Wish I had some help !
I'll buy the beer