| Russell-3L |
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Originally posted by
TourDeForce:
I didn't see a TransGo CD4Ejr shift kit or an upgraded valve body
assembly. Are you going to purchase one of those choices for your
rebuild?
I've picked up the CD4Ejr kit for myself, but need
to get a tiny little drill bit before I can complete the mod.
i was afriad of messing with
the tranny so i paid a shop $90 to install my shiftkit and the
sonnax valves
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| btrautman |
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I did purchase
one and install it. I was hoping that it would cure my transmission
ills. Well the shifting that did occur was veryyyy smooth. However
my trans kept slipping out of gear which is the cause of my trans
rebuild. I contact transgo support and asked them about my
situation....They laughed and said that with 169,000 miles I was
lucky my atx lasted this long!!!! They said the biggest problems
with these atx's are the oil pump blowout problem. Thus the reason I
purchased a whole new revised oil pump assembly. At least when I
rebuild the trans, I won't have to do any work on the valve
body.....This kit is worth every penny. You can pick the kit up from
http://www.bulkparts.com/ for around $30 which is
a good deal. Plus you can install this kit without pulling the trans
as I
did.
Regards,
Bob
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| btrautman |
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Well, I
finally pulled the ATX and Engine today. It came out through the top
of the car with very little problems. I just had to ensure that I
did have wiring disconnected, etc. I guess I also found the problem
with my coolant tempature sensor, I went to remove the clip and the
sensor broke in half! I wondered why I was having interrmitent
problems!!!
On to the actual atx rebuild!!!!
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unisys12 (12/03/04 11:51 PM)
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| Russell-3L |
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how hard was
it to pull them out as 1 unit?
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| btrautman |
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Russell,
It really wasnt that hard! The toughest
time I had was removing the radiator and fan assembly. Tight fit in
there as you know.... The exhaust y pipe came off quite easily. The
rear mount torx bolt was a pita to remove. I couldn't remove one of
the bolts and just removed the center mount bold to free up the back
of the engine. As I raised the engine up, I disconnected wiring in
back of the engine as I had clearance to do so. I had to completly
remove the front engine mount but what I did was remove the bolts
holding it to the frame and raised the engine until the top of the
mount was accessable above the car and just removed the bolts
holding it to the block. After that the engine came right out and I
even had enough clearance with my overhead garage door open above
us. I have the car in the garage and am doing this work. If I tried
to do this in my driveway my friendly neighboorhood association
would have started sending me notices quicker than a speeding
locomotive!
I am glad I removed it from above instead of from
below. Now on to the fun
part!!!!
Bob
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| fastcougar |
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Bob,
I
have been telling everyone that pulling the engine/transmission as a
single unit for awhile now. However, everyone likes snub their nose
at the fact that it's easier and faster than seperating them inside
the engine bay.
It looks like everything is going well. Good
luck with the tranny tear down. You might want to have that camera
looked at ... focus seems to be off 
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| Russell-3L |
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i didnt remove
my fans or radiator!
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| btrautman |
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Well I wasn't
sure on the radiator to remove it or not...so if in doubt I removed
it to be sure I didn't damage it.
FastCougar....it really
was easy......I have a neighbor that has a 95 contour. When I told
him I pulled the complete unit from above....he didn't believe it
until he came over and looked at the results...he even voluntered to
lend me his engine stand to work on trans and
engine!!!!
Thanks for the advice!!!! I'm hitting the sack...I
am bushed after today's
fun!
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| btrautman |
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Well here are
some pictures of the atx after pulling it apart. Quite amazingly
everything looks very clean. The clutches are worn but are still in
decent shape. Checked gear teeth and all look great. Chain is in
good shape also. With a 628 converter clutch slippage, I'm thinking
it has to be either the oil pump, torque converter and/or the
electronic selonoid...all of which are being replaced.
Oh
yes, one picture shows the magnet with a thick layer of particles.
The other shows the otc tool to replace the sprag in trans case. I'm
not sure if it needs replaced but i'm gonna replace it anyway!!
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| fastcougar |
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Bob,
Since this will be my next project, this
spring/summer, I have a few questions:
1) will I need any
"specialty" tools aside from the kit that I sent you? I have a depth
micrometer, but IIRC, there is something similar in the CD4E tool
kit to check for endplay.
2) I ordered an engine stand since
I recently purchased a 98-99 3.0L from a Taurus ... it will go
nicely with my SVT heads  Question: can you
take some pictures of how you attached the tranny case to the stand?
Since the stand and engine will be ariving soon, and the tranny
rebuild is my next mod, I need to decide if I will just leave the
engine in the crate until the tranny is rebuilt.
3) Having
fun yet?
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