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Extension Housing Gasket: Removal

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    WARNING: On vehicles equipped with an auxiliary battery, both the negative and positive battery cables must be disconnected.
    WARNING: On vehicles equipped with a 7.3L engine, both the primary and secondary batteries must be disconnected.
    NOTE: All gasoline vehicles will have new adaptive shift strategies. Whenever the vehicle's battery has been disconnected for any type of service or repairs, the strategy parameters that are stored in the keep alive memory (KAM) will be lost. The strategy will start to relearn once the battery is reconnected and the vehicle is driven. This is a temporary condition and will return to normal operating condition once the powertrain control module (PCM) relearns all the parameters from the driving operating conditions. There is no time frame set for this process. If a concern is present during down shifts or converter clutch apply, it is not the shift strategy and will require diagnosis as outlined in the appropriate article.
    The customer needs to be notified that they may experience slightly different upshifts (either soft or firm) and that this condition is temporary and will eventually return to normal operating condition.
  1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
  2. Raise and support the vehicle.
  3. Remove the driveshaft. For additional information, refer to DRIVE SHAFTS .
  4. Remove the transmission insulator and retainer-to-crossmember retaining nuts.
    Fig 1: Removing Transmission Insulator And Crossmember Retaining Nuts
    G01962884Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  5. Install the high lift transmission jack with the special tool to the transmission.
    Fig 2: Installing High Lifting Transmission Jack With Special Tool To Transmission
    G01962885Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    6. CAUTION: Be sure not to raise the back of the transmission too high, if it makes contact with the underbody, damage to the TSS and OSS sensors will occur.
  6. Remove the rear transmission mount.
    1. Raise the transmission up off the rear crossmember support.
    2. Remove the bolts.
    3. Remove the rear transmission mount.
      Fig 3: Removing Rear Transmission Mount
      G01962886Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  7. Remove the vehicle speed sensor (VSS).
    1. Disconnect the VSS electrical connector.
    2. Remove the bolt.
    3. Remove the VSS.
      Fig 4: Removing VSS
      G01962887Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    8. NOTE: This vehicle uses a special extension housing similar to 4x4.
    NOTE: As the fasteners are removed, note the size of each for correct location during installation.
  8. Remove the extension housing.
    1. Remove the eight bolts.
    2. Remove the stud.
    3. Remove the extension housing.
      Fig 5: Removing Extension Housing
      G01962888Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  9. Remove and discard the extension housing gasket.
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