Special Tool(s)

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Mercury Villager. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Fig 1: Identifying Special Tool(s)

Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

NOTE: The one-way clutch should only rotate in a clockwise direction.

Check the one-way clutch.
1. Using the special tool, prevent the one-way bearing clutch from rotating.
2. Attempt to rotate the torque converter one-way clutch in both directions.
  
  Fig 2: Rotating One-Way Clutch
  Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
If the one-way clutch rotates in both clockwise and counter clockwise directions, install a new torque converter.