Non-greasable U-joins
Cargo Master
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From: Garland, Tx
I think q man did his by his lonesome, I had TIT helping me or me helping him. It is a heavy SOB.
OH! your going to have to remove the crossmember just under the bell housing (for lack of better words) I used an air chisel to bust em out and nut and bolted it back in. PIA
OH! your going to have to remove the crossmember just under the bell housing (for lack of better words) I used an air chisel to bust em out and nut and bolted it back in. PIA
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: Charleston, SC
Thanks, I probably would have had a fit over that.
Cargo Master
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My cross member had bolts holding it in place. I just air-gunned them out. Actually had to remove two cross members.
Didn't do mine alone. My neighbor hands me tools and beer while I'm under the truck. He sits on a chair drinking beer til I need a tool. Probably why it took so long. He's the brains of the operation and I do all the work. We're both so smart that we didn't know anything about threaded holes to push out the pump. I bched for about 10 minutes til I had to finally say "shut the f**k up and do it."
Didn't do mine alone. My neighbor hands me tools and beer while I'm under the truck. He sits on a chair drinking beer til I need a tool. Probably why it took so long. He's the brains of the operation and I do all the work. We're both so smart that we didn't know anything about threaded holes to push out the pump. I bched for about 10 minutes til I had to finally say "shut the f**k up and do it."
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From: El Dorado, Arkansas
I bought the Rotunda AOD transmission tool set, as well as a number of other AOD/AODE/4R70W Rotunda transmission specialty tools about 4 or 5 years ago.
That was around the time when a lot of Ford dealerships were being closed down everywhere and their service department tools were being sold off for far below what they originally cost. Brand new, these tools were VERY expensive. Some of the ones I have have never even been used.
--like this set of 4R70W seal protectors. The dealership had never used them. I also have the Ford service department teardown/rebuild manuals for this transmission.
I don't know if this is an indication that that particular dealership didn't rebuild these transmissions or, if it's testament to just how good the 4R70W is? ;-)
That was around the time when a lot of Ford dealerships were being closed down everywhere and their service department tools were being sold off for far below what they originally cost. Brand new, these tools were VERY expensive. Some of the ones I have have never even been used.
--like this set of 4R70W seal protectors. The dealership had never used them. I also have the Ford service department teardown/rebuild manuals for this transmission.
I don't know if this is an indication that that particular dealership didn't rebuild these transmissions or, if it's testament to just how good the 4R70W is? ;-)
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From: Phoenix, Az.
I'm glad you posted the pics on the puller Steve. I would have put a dab of grease on the tip of a long bolt threaded the same as the holes and slowly screwed the bolts in. Once bottomed out the bolt/grease to case they would start lifting the pump. Even with grease it would be a risk gouging the aluminum case.
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From: El Dorado, Arkansas
I'm glad you posted the pics on the puller Steve. I would have put a dab of grease on the tip of a long bolt threaded the same as the holes and slowly screwed the bolts in. Once bottomed out the bolt/grease to case they would start lifting the pump. Even with grease it would be a risk gouging the aluminum case.
Cargo Master
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From: Garland, Tx
Yessir. My dad always told me there's no substitute for the right tool. I guess that's why it never really bothered me to spend money on quality tools to do the job with. They do a better job than using something that wasn't designed to do what you're trying to do with it, or a cheap tool that's supposed to be designed to do what you're trying to do with it, but doesn't do it so well and you end up damaging the part or knocking the bark off your knuckles.
I also was ignorant to the fact that tool kit existed.
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From: missouri
if you dont happen to have 2 slide hammers you can cut off some 1/4 bolts just long enough to meet the lower edge of the pump in the case then slowly screw in some bolts in the threaded holes in the pump to remove the pump.. in the old days we called em jacking bolts, heavy equipment have them on heavy or hard to remove parts
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if you dont happen to have 2 slide hammers you can cut off some 1/4 bolts just long enough to meet the lower edge of the pump in the case then slowly screw in some bolts in the threaded holes in the pump to remove the pump.. in the old days we called em jacking bolts, heavy equipment have them on heavy or hard to remove parts
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: Charleston, SC
As a house builder, a furniture maker, a cabinet maker, a picture framer, an artist - to list some of the things I have done - I have found that with a little ingenuity you can often work around tool limitations.