When you see the factory gasket you'll see why you want to re-use it. It's much better than the cork one in the kit. Also, torque those pan bolts evenly (star pattern) and to spec: 9-11 Lb-Ft for the 4R70W in my 2000 according to my Ford service CD.

I just did my trans fluid (with t/c drain), transfer case, and front and rear diff within the last month. Very glad I did. The stuff that came out of the front diff looked like old gray latex paint! I think it was original with 100K miles on it! The previous owner apparently never used 4WD... the manual 4x4 selector was stuck in 4x2 and rusted there!

The yellow plug was still in the trans pan too, but the fluid was in very good condition so I suspect the p.o. had it serviced via the flush method. FWIW, my buddy is a mechanic at a Mazda dealership and he calls the trans fluid flush service the "wallet flush"! He always drops the pan on his personal vehicles.

Ed

 

doctor d, thanks

Yeah we bow, muzzle, rifle, you name it! Just added this truck to the hunting fleet

Ed, thanks for the torque specs man! Appreciate it! I guess I'll be spending some money on fluids soon!

 

I also rifle hunt,shotgun (southern tier NY),Muzzleloader,and bow hunt
I would have to say bow hunting is my favorite!!!
I drive up to NY every year to hunt up there.About 15 min north of NYfordguy.NYfordguy do you hunt the southern tier?I hunt in Cazanovia also

 

Yeah we hunt down in Gerry, NY Near Jamestown, NY Chatauqua county.

 

Bought my Mercon V today and 2 jugs of 75-90 for the front 4x4 pumpkin. Changed the pumpkin fluid today.......whitish greyish....with swirls of color in it...

I imagine it needed a changeroo. Refilled and siliconed both plugs tightened nice and snug, drove and engaged/disengaged 4x4 a few times. Seems good! Next is the tranny.

 

Cool beans. Maybe that fluid always looks grey/white after a while, I dunno. Mine looked so awful when I drained it that I regretted not doing it first thing when I got the truck home! (Bought it used in fall '06.)

The t.c. fluid change is a breeze. Barely makes any mess at all. But dropping the pan, oy! I should have taken the good advice I've seen on this site and put a drain plug in to ease draining the pan next time. I'm still going to drop it to change the filter, but it'll be easier to direct the fluid into a container rather than have it spill over the sides of the pan in a semi-controlled manner.

Let us know how it goes!

 

Depending on the color of your used lubricants, it could mean you have a lot of air trapped in it.....which is NOT good. I watched my neighbor drain his front diff and it looked like egg nog coming out, a pale yellow/cream color. Turns out it was riddled with air bubbles.

It is my understanding that when a lot of air is trapped, you obviously lose lubrication wherever the air is. This seems to be a common occurance with Lucas additives.

 

Nah, this wasn't air bubbles it was just like a white/pale yellow cream. I let it set for the time it took me to refill the front diff and it was still the same ole color.

On a different note, do u guys think I should put Lucas additive in with my next engine oil change? I have so many people telling me its great but that I hear this stuff about air bubbles....

Please help on that!

 

Interesting. I had never heard of this stuff before, so I Googled it and found this: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/images/lucas/lucas.htm as the first hit and the Lucas site as the second hit.

I never used additives in any engine or gear lubricants (well, except LS lube). I stay away from the synth/dino/additive/change-interval Holy Wars by using good quality lubricants and then having them analyzed at Blackstone Labs to determine when to change them based on wear. Everyone has their own way; I'd rather see the data than argue about what we think is happening.

So, to finally sort of answer your question, I'd skip the Lucas and run a sample from your next oil change at Blackstone and see what they say. It costs around $20 and you'll know exactly what's happening inside your motor.

 

Yah so I'm out $8 big deal. I'll put it in our lawn mower or something haha.

I've read bob the oil guys data on it too and thats why I asked.