I think the part number is changing due to improvements on the part. The current part # ends with a "D" but I think previous versions are A,B or C. The parts guy I talked to at Ford said they keep having issues getting them because they keep changing the design and the supplier has to do things differently. Maybe someone, Ford or otherwise will come up with a better more solid solution soon.
I think if I was driving 65mph and my new F150 locked up the rear wheels because it shifted by itself to 1st gear, it might also mysteriously upshift when I pulled through the Ford showroom. 😂
Seriously though,this issue is no joke for those that had that happen. It could get people killed.
In 2016 I was going to buy a new f150. Found out that no way no how I could buy a manual transmission. Not possible through Ford at all. That ended my desire to own a new Ford. Now I am building a truck the way I want it. If you can't pay new money and get what you want,why buy it.

 

Autozone's upcharge but that is funny.

 

It's not just with Ford I found. Guy I worked with needed a fuel pump to fix his sister's Honda Civic I think it was, said he checked every where in town and all of them wanted $300 or more. I told him to check the dealer. $179.

Pays to shop around for everything.

 

Maybe they contracted with Dorman. If they improve their quality, why not?

I heard Dorman Supplied those 2V intake manifolds to Ford for a while. They are very good.

 

I got the parts at Fairway Ford in Greenville SC.
I bought the lead frame connector, the rectangle seal that goes above it and a new sleeve for the electric plug from the harness. All together it was $355.
I bought 10 qts of Motorcraft Mercon LV at advance auto for about $13.99 a quart. Then a new filter.
I drained the pan, then loosened up the valve body and let that drip overnight hanging by a couple of bolts.
Got the job done and all went fine with no trouble.
I have a lift in my shop so I didn't have to do this laying down on the ground. But it wouldn't be too bad even if you had to do this on ramps or jack stands. Ford says it should take 5.2 hours to do this job.
one thing I will say,I think it's a joke that there is no dipstick tube up in the engine compartment. Not very handy checking fluid right next to a hot converter.
People said these take anything from 6 qts to 9 1/2qts.
This truck took a full 10qts. It was a little tilted on the lift due to blocks so I didn't bend the side steps. I suppose 9 1/2 would probably be fine but the extra 1/2 quart shouldn't be a problem. It probably won't get checked again until it won't move 😂
All in all, don't be afraid to do this yourself.
Drop pan, filter will fall out. Unplug harness, pull white slide down to release the sleeve in case,then pull sleeve out. Then loosen valve body, let drain for a bit. It's messy. When you drop the valve body out, there is a piece that comes out of the case. Spring goes up. I used transmission assembly lube to hold it in place when I was ready to install valve body. Lead frame is easy to replace on the valve body just pull apart and put together carefully, torque to spec, it's only plastic so if you don't use a torque wrench, be careful.
Then it's just reinstall, put new filter in. Put clean pan on. I got 6 qts in before I started engine. Ran through the gears left running in park, lifted again and added to full. Tightened the dipstick cap and away we go.

 

Mine took 10 without a VB. I left it drain overnight. Also did the cooler line fix (Good idea to look into that too) so there may have been a quart extra there.

Probably saved $800 in labor doing it yourself.

And the satisfaction and pride by doing it yourself, and knowing it is done right, priceless!

 

There's no going to the dealership for me unless the repair is free 😂

 

Man I remember when mine did this when I was on the 5 fwy doing 80mph and she shifted into first. I've had 3 transmissions and I'm going on my 5th lead frame. Hopefully this next one will last another 4 years

 

Reflashing wont fix a high mileage lead frame, its no more than a ford bandaid because they are cheap asses and dont want to do the work.

Ive been running the doorman lead frame for a few months withno issues. Mine was under the safety recal warning. Ford "recalibrated" but issue was not resolved so i did the work myself.

I cant trust shops and dealer shops are at the bittom of the scumn bucket.

 

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https://transgo.com/product-details/...en1-shift-kit/

Do this while in there

 

Do this instead, much quicker and you can tweak the shifting to your liking on the fly,... almost, as well as tweaking the engine to make better use of the new shifting strategy and several other programming tweaks such as tire size for speedo calibration.



Obviously the shift kit is the cheaper option.

 

Some are the lowest form of species I agree, this comes from someone with 11 years as a Ford dealer tech. Tossing a blanket statement is just plain WRONG, there ARE good dealership service departments out there, just have to find them that's the hard part. None of them are owned or operated by Ford, they are all as independent a shop as Joe Bob's auto service on the corner of main st usa with some notable exceptions.

Special service tools/equipment and specialized training that Joe Bobs auto is lacking will be found at a dealer.

 

It may be wrong to throw a blanket statement out but its completly called ford today. i have come across a couple good ford techs but its been along time. You may have earned to be able to not be coverd by my blanket statement a few have.

Transgo doesnt realy offer a shift kit like what we think. These are fixes for high wear items. There are a few things like cooler bypas etc but the shift kit is like you say in the programming box hooked to your hand (sct) i also play with shift points on my transmission and keep freesh fluid and filter in it. Change it ever 20k or 3 ish 4 months wichever comes first.

My cummins is a 47re. I did do a full valve body rebuild recalibration myself with the help of transgo. I also did seals, bushing, bearings, gpz clutches, steels and tourque converter built to my wants. Was a great learning experience for me