Howdy All,

Was curious if any has changed the tranny fluid on there 1999 F-150 with the 4R70W trans yet. Was wondering if the converter has a drain plug on it. I crawled under the vehicle the other day and saw a round access hole that was covered with a black plug. ThanX...

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2000 F-150 Lariat, Flareside, Black, SC, 4x4, 5.4L, 3.55, Garmin Street Pilot Color GPS

 

That is the TC drain access, you can get at it pretty easy, just turn the motor till you see it.

birdman

 

I would use a socket and ratchet on the harmonic balancer up front to rotate the engine. I tried, with a helper, to turn it over to get to the darn nut but after five minutes I gave up and got the socket. Surprisingly, it was pretty easy to turn a little bit at a time. Good luck and make sure you have plenty of oil dry on hand

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'97 F150 Lariat, Flareside, white/sliver, SC, ORP, 5.4 (FQR 8/99) running Mobil 1
Mods: 305/70/16 GY ATS, AR Baja wheels, dual exhaust, Smittybilt Nerf Bars, Edelbrock IAS Shocks, K&N Filter, Carbon Fiber Bug Gaurd and rigged the fog lights too.

 

LW,
Use the socket and ratchet on the harmonic balancer, like KKirk1 said, I have done this myself and it is the easiest and fastest way to rotate the engine to access your converter screw. Some folks mentioned they insert a screw driver into the flywheel teeth and rotate the engine that way.
~~ bad jew jew ~~
Your asking for trouble here, this is a good way to snap off some flywheel teeth. Think about it a minute, you will be rotating all the internal engine parts by prying on one flywheel tooth, that is a lot of pressure applied to a small area, not to mention a good way to poke your eye out.

best of luck,

F&B's

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98 F-150 XLT, SC, SWB, 2WD, 4.2L auto, 4.10 gears w/ LS, Tow Pkg. BFG AT 265/75/16, K&N air filter, Dynomax muffler, Superchip, Edlelbrock shocks, Hellwig sway bar, 3" body lift.....

[This message has been edited by franks&beans (edited 12-28-1999).]

 

I recall readiing that the drain plug for the TC needs to be replaced when removed. Is this true?

-BigDaddy

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97 Lariat SC, 4.6, Superchip, Borla, AirAide, Leather Steering Wheel, Trick Flow Diff Cover.

 

I heard that too but my Haynes manual doesn't mention it so I didn't do it. No problems so far. I have about 8,000 miles on this change. After a few changes I might look around for a new one but until then - no worries!

 

I went to our local Ford dealer which is a large dealer. They didn't have any of the plugs in stock, and their mechanics don't change them when they do a trans service.

 

The factory manual says to not reuse it but it does not say why. Go figure? Many have not replaced it and not had problems. I think its a "why not just put a new one in for a few bucks just in case" kind of thing. Maybe they have some kind of coating on them to keep em from backing out that is suspect after the first use? Your guess is as good as mine.

 

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