Primary and Secondary Variator Covers: Disassembly

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Mercury Montego, 2006 Ford Freestyle, and 2006 Ford Five Hundred. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Primary variator cover

Remove the retaining clip and remove the primary cover forward clutch feed tube.

Fig 1: Locating Primary Cover Forward Clutch Feed Tube
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Remove and discard the 2 square cut seals, the O-ring seal and the retaining clip from the primary cover forward clutch feed tube.

Fig 2: Locating Square Cut Seals, O-Ring Seal & Retaining Clip
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Remove the primary feed tube.
- If equipped with a primary feed tube that has removable O-ring seals, remove the feed tube and discard the O-ring seals.
- If equipped with a primary feed tube that has bonded seals, remove and discard the feed tube.
Fig 3: Locating Primary Feed Tube
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Secondary variator cover

Remove and discard the square cut seal from the secondary cover.

Fig 4: Locating Square Cut Seal
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Clean and inspect the cover.