Internal Harness Service: Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Ford Ranger. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Install the transmission case (16 pin) electrical connector.
- Lubricate the transmission case (16 pin) electrical connector O-rings with petroleum jelly.
- Press the transmission case (16 pin) electrical connector through the case until a click is heard.
- Install the TSS sensor wire.
- Install TSS sensor wire into (16 pin) case connector.
- Install TSS sensor wire into the locator.
- Install the transmission case (16 pin) electrical connector retaining spring.
- Install the EPC and SSB solenoids.
- Install the solenoid clamp.
- Position the solenoid clamp on the main control valve body.
- Install the solenoid clamp screws.
- Connect the SSA and SSC shift (SS) solenoid electrical connectors.
- Connect the TCC, SSD, SSB and EPC solenoid electrical connectors.
- Install the wire harness guide and protector.
- Align the retaining pins to the holes in the solenoid damps and gently press in the wire harness guide and protector.
- Install the transmission fluid filter.
- Install the transmission fluid filter.
- Install the transmission fluid filter screw.
- Install the transmission fluid pan.
- Position a new transmission fluid pan gasket on the transmission fluid pan.
- Align and install the transmission fluid pan.
- Loosely install the transmission fluid pan screws.
- Tighten the transmission fluid pan screws.
- Tighten the transmission fluid pan screws in a crisscross sequence.
- Connect vehicle harness to transmission (16 pin) connector. Make sure lock is fully engaged.
- Install a new in-line transmission fluid filter kit or filter.
- Lower the vehicle.
- Connect the battery ground cable. For additional information, refer to BATTERY, MOUNTING AND CABLES .
- Fill the transmission to the correct fluid level and check for correct transmission operation.
NOTE:
Make sure the tab is in the lock position.
NOTE:
Install new O-rings on the transmission case (16 pin) electrical connector.
CAUTION:
Align the slot on the TSS sensor electrical connector with the slot in the 16 pin case connector.
CAUTION:
Do not overstretch the retaining spring.
CAUTION:
The solenoid clamp must be installed in the TCC and EPC solenoid grooves, shift solenoid pockets and the No. 204 plug.
CAUTION:
Excessive pressure may break the retaining pins.
NOTE:
If the vehicle was not equipped with a fluid filter, install a fluid filter kit. Follow the instructions supplied in the kit. If the vehicle was equipped with a filter, install a new filter.
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 may experience slightly different upshifts either soft or firm and this is a temporary condition and will eventually return to normal operating condition.