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  1. Position the vehicle on a hoist. Place in NEUTRAL.
    2. 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 that this condition is temporary and will eventually return to normal operating condition.
  2. Disconnect the battery ground cable. For additional information, refer to BATTERY, MOUNTING AND CABLES .

    3. DIESEL ENGINE 

  3. Remove the fluid level indicator and the fluid tube retaining bracket bolt.
    Fig 1: Removing Fluid Level Indicator And Fluid Tube Retaining Bracket Bolt
    G01538987Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

    4. ALL APPLICATIONS 

  4. Mark the rear driveshaft flange and remove the bolts.
    Fig 2: Removing Bolts
    G01538988Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  5. Remove the center driveshaft bolts.
    Fig 3: Removing Center Driveshaft Bolts
    G01538989Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  6. Mark the driveshaft flange and the parking brake and remove the bolts for the driveshaft. Remove the driveshaft from the vehicle.
    Fig 4: Removing Driveshaft From Vehicle
    G01538990Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  7. Disconnect the parking brake linkage.
    1. Remove the return spring.
    2. Remove the clip.
    3. Remove the pin.
    4. Remove the cable from the lever.
    Fig 5: Disconnecting Parking Brake Linkage
    G01538991Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  8. Remove the parking cable from the housing.
    Fig 6: Removing Parking Cable From Housing
    G01538992Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

    9. GASOLINE ENGINE 

  9. Remove the bolt from the LH heat shield.
    Fig 7: Removing Bolt From LH Heat Shield
    G01538993Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  10. Remove the two bolts for the LH heat shield and position the heat shield aside.
    Fig 8: Removing Bolts For LH Heat Shield
    G01538994Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  11. Remove the bolt from the RH heat shield.
    Fig 9: Removing Bolt From RH Heat Shield
    G01538995Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  12. Remove the two bolts for the RH heat shield and position the heat shield aside.
    Fig 10: Removing Bolts For RH Heat Shield
    G01538996Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

    13. ALL APPLICATIONS 

  13. Disconnect the digital TR sensor electrical connector and remove the wire harness from the shift cable bracket.
    Fig 11: Removing Wire Harness From Shift Cable Bracket
    G01538997Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  14. Remove the wire harness from the shift cable bracket.
    Fig 12: Removing Wire Harness From Shift Cable Bracket
    G01538998Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  15. Disconnect the shift cable from the manual control lever and remove the shift cable and bracket from the transmission.
    Fig 13: Removing Shift Cable And Bracket From Transmission
    G01538999Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  16. Remove the bolt for the shift cable bracket and position it aside.
    Fig 14: Removing Bolt For Shift Cable Bracket
    G01539000Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  17. Remove the starter motor. For additional information, refer to STARTERS - EXCEPT DIESEL and STARTERS - DIESEL .

    18. GASOLINE ENGINES 

  18. Remove the bolts and the flexplate shield.
    Fig 15: Removing Bolts And Flexplate Shield
    G01539001Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  19. Remove the torque converter access cover.
    Fig 16: Removing Torque Converter Access Cover
    G01539002Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  20. Remove and discard the four torque converter nuts.
    Fig 17: Removing Torque Converter Nuts
    G01539003Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

    21. DIESEL ENGINES 

  21. Remove the five bolts and the flexplate inspection cover.
    Fig 18: Removing Bolts And Flexplate Inspection Cover
    G01539004Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  22. Remove and discard the six torque converter nuts.
    Fig 19: Removing Torque Converter Nuts
    G01539005Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

    23. ALL APPLICATIONS 

  23. Install a suitable transmission jack.
  24. Remove the LH and RH crossmember nuts.
    Fig 20: Removing LH And RH Crossmember Nuts
    G01539006Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  25. Remove the rear transmission support crossmember nuts.
    Fig 21: Removing Rear Transmission Support Crossmember Nuts
    G01539007Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  26. Remove the rear transmission support.
    Fig 22: Removing Rear Transmission Support
    G01539008Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  27. Disconnect the turbine shaft speed (TSS) sensor electrical connector.
    Fig 23: Disconnecting Turbine Shaft Speed Sensor Electrical Connector
    G01539009Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  28. Disconnect the output shaft speed (OSS) sensor electrical connector.
    Fig 24: Disconnecting Output Shaft Speed Sensor Electrical Connector
    G01539010Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

    29. DIESEL ENGINES 

  29. Disconnect the vehicle speed sensor (VSS) electrical connector.
    Fig 25: Disconnecting Vehicle Speed Sensor Electrical Connector
    G01539011Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

    30. ALL APPLICATIONS 

  30. Disconnect the transmission solenoid body harness connector.
    Fig 26: Disconnecting Transmission Solenoid Body Harness Connector
    G01539012Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  31. Disconnect the transmission fluid cooler tubes.
    Fig 27: Disconnecting Transmission Fluid Cooler Tubes
    G01539013Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  32. Remove the bolts from the LH side of the transmission.
    Fig 28: Removing Bolts From LH Side Of Transmission
    G01539014Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

    DIESEL ENGINES 

  33. Remove the bolt from the RH side of the transmission fill tube bracket and position the fill tube out of the way.
    Fig 29: Removing Bolt From RH Side Of Transmission Fill Tube Bracket
    G01539015Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

    34. ALL APPLICATIONS 

  34. Remove the remaining transmission bolts from the RH side of the transmission.
    Fig 30: Removing Remaining Transmission Bolts From RH Side Of Transmission
    G01539016Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  35. Lower the transmission from the vehicle.
  36. Remove the bolts and the rear parking brake from the back of the transmission.
    Fig 31: Removing Bolts And Rear Parking Brake From Back Of Transmission
    G01539017Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
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