Side note - Now would be a good time to check out the things on the inside of the pan. Fourth Step- Remove the driveshaft. Take it somewhere else other than a Ford dealer. After doing this continually for 2 days, the dealer changed the iac again. You must go in the car, unscrew the shifter top, take the bezel off, and then unbolt the handle from the base of the shifter.
I've never had a problem with the car, this is the first. Next put a bolt in the back of the tranny pan and remove the front bolt. You want everything to be nice and smooth and free of flaws. In 1989, the metallurgy was once again improved on the 2nd Speed Gear, 3rd Speed Gear, and Countershaft Cluster Gear. Fifth step- Removing the transmission to bellhousing bolts. If you have an aode there will be more connections so be aware of these connections 4. All T45 varieties use a ribbed aluminum case with integral bell housing.
This is a safety issue, and when I called Ford regional, I got nothing useful no one seems to know what causes this. Please someone with some experience I need some advice. You can use a jack with a block of wood or a tranny jack here. Four days later it did it again, twice. Look for of any pins or retaining rings that may have to come out before it can be removed.
What you need to do is remove the nuts one at a time. The spring clips that these contact, however, generally do show signs of wear at the points where they touch. The heavily ribbed cast aluminum case serves as the home for fully synchronized 5 forward gears and reverse and features a 10-spline input shaft with a 28-spline output shaft. Sixth step- First, place a jack under the transmission, so it doesn't start to fall. You said you have all of the bolts out except for one.
With everything disconnected and unbolted I proceed and put wheels back on the Mustang and remove the car from the jack stands. The 3-4 shift fork was updated in 1998 thru 2001 and is a common upgrade for 1996-97. You will need a deep socket or a wrench to get them off. From here follow the cable to where it attaches to the transmission and remove the nut holding it and yank the cable right off and set it out of the way. If your transmission is an aod or aode then your only option is to remove the whole trans and bell housing. This is a messy job! Because of the added length of the T56, a shorter than normal driveshaft was used in the 03-04 Cobra. Put a mark where the driveshaft was attached to the rear end so you can put it back in the same place.
I am swappin one v6 for another basically same engine. Engine Removal When it is time to remove the engine its a good idea to have somebody helping you unless your very patient and very careful; I did this removal alone so it is possible and I definitely felt it the next morning. How to Remove a Mustang T5 Transmission How to Remove a Mustang T5 Transmission Posted by: Clemens9 Since lots of people are always asking how to drop a transmission, I took lots of pics last time I did it so I could make a write-up. Once these are off, only the input shaft and the crossmember are holding the transmission in place. Follow these steps as follows.
From there pull the driveshaft towards the rear of the vehicle to remove it from the tranny, make sure you have something to catch any fluid that comes out of the tail housing. Move to the passengerside and remove the bolt holding the dipstick tube to the block. Have them turn it over by attaching a ratchet to the crankshaft pulley bolt and have them turn the engine from here also, to expose the other 3 nuts. Sean Mustang Brake Information Home page:. These normally do not exhibit much wear but are usually replaced anyway as precautions against wear and fatigue. This fifth phase of my disassembly strategy takes me to the drive train with engine removal and transmission removal. Its weak link is the 10-spline input shaft which limits power handling.
Lots of force should not be needed to remove the vast majority of components except for bearings. Remove the bolts that attach your torque converter cover plate. Some people can get it off with a ratchet head, but i can never fit them in there because of the tight clearenced. If you have an automatic then you may have to remove the trans dipstick housing, have fun. Its easiest if you pull the O-2 sensors off first, they sometimes get in the way. The flywheel will only go back on one way, so you don't have to mark it. Gear ratios for the M-7003-Z Heavy Duty T5 Mustang Manual Transmission are: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Reverse 2.
Reversing the retaining pins is a good thing to do when reinstalling these shafts because the opposite sides of the pins are less worn and provide a more secure fit. It may take a bit but once you get it right the things will just rip apart. When you are done, the base of the shifter should look like this. The 2000 Ford Mustang is the lesser-powered version of Ford's successful Mustang pony car line. Just make sure your car is up on jack stands because the tranny will try to nose down and it will give you more room to work with once you start in.
I assume it is a t-5 manual? As dapack said go at it with several feet worth of extensions. The main indicator of potential problems is how much material is on the magnetic plug, seen to the left of the reverse gear assembly. That is part of the problem. Eighth Step- Remove the starter. The Mustang coupe has a fixed roof while the convertible comes with a power-folding canvas top. We again relied on Big 4 Transmissions of Paramount, California, to share some of their expertise with working on this type of transmission. There might be one or two smaller ones that attach the bellhousing to the thing metal plate, so remove them also.