Transgo tugger kit question
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Transgo tugger kit question
Hey guys got the tugger kit for my tranny (4r100)thinking about installing it till I went through the instructions. Has anyone does this kit themselves? Hard or easy to do, or is there better instructions than what comes with the kit?
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There aren't better instructions. I believe it says right on the box " for professional use only" or something like that. You are supposed to know what you are doing already. Izzy has installed the Tugger and I have installed the E40D-HD2 kit which is very similar. Just toss out the instructions, then look for a place to install all of this:
JK. What do you want to know specifically? Are you pulling the tranny?
JK. What do you want to know specifically? Are you pulling the tranny?
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Go the Transgo website for some installation videos. See here: Ford Lincoln Mercury Reprogramming Kits The first 2 are for the Tugger and HD2.
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There aren't better instructions. I believe it says right on the box " for professional use only" or something like that. You are supposed to know what you are doing already. Izzy has installed the Tugger and I have installed the E40D-HD2 kit which is very similar. Just toss out the instructions, then look for a place to install all of this:
JK. What do you want to know specifically? Are you pulling the tranny?
JK. What do you want to know specifically? Are you pulling the tranny?
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The HD2 kit is very similar to the Tugger. Just doesn't include the parts to modify the front pump, which requires removal to do. I did all these mod while rebuilding/ upgrading the trans. There may be a few other parts included that won't be used unless you have the trans apart. Some mods to the valve bodies are model specific.
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The HD2 kit is very similar to the Tugger. Just doesn't include the parts to modify the front pump, which requires removal to do. I did all these mod while rebuilding/ upgrading the trans. There may be a few other parts included that won't be used unless you have the trans apart. Some mods to the valve bodies are model specific.
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There aren't better instructions. I believe it says right on the box " for professional use only" or something like that. You are supposed to know what you are doing already. Izzy has installed the Tugger and I have installed the E40D-HD2 kit which is very similar. Just toss out the instructions, then look for a place to install all of this:
JK. What do you want to know specifically? Are you pulling the tranny?
JK. What do you want to know specifically? Are you pulling the tranny?
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Well thats close least it is in the truck. Ya the box scares me, it was ok till I saw drill bits....
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Folks, I will try to do the writeup, or something similar here tonight after I wrap up a few loose ends. Stupid rain. The video is good, but does not even cover the plate or the solenoid pack. I will check back. You really can do this yourself. BTW, my kit has the or at least some front pump mods. I did not do those.
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Guys....
Just get started. The instructions aren't actually all that bad if you follow it word for word. The only major SNAFU that I *almost* jacked up and Mike did was the procedure for pulling the solenoid pack out. It doesn't tell you to pull the connector from up top. I started to pry on it after pulling all the screws and stopped when I felt there MUST be something I was missing. I just put the screws back in and left it. Mike can go into more details because he has pics, but it really isn't all that bad. I put it off for months -- I would do it in a heartbeat now. My only advice is to do one valve at a time when you pull the accumulator VB out. It would be way too easy to get springs & parts mixed up if you tear the whole thing apart and try to do them all at once. When you do one at a time, it's really obvious what springs go where.
I did the main VB mods, and the accumulator mods and that's it. I didn't pull the tranny to do the pump/TC lockup mods and don't regret it at all. It shifts nice & firm -- WAY better than before!!
Just get started. The instructions aren't actually all that bad if you follow it word for word. The only major SNAFU that I *almost* jacked up and Mike did was the procedure for pulling the solenoid pack out. It doesn't tell you to pull the connector from up top. I started to pry on it after pulling all the screws and stopped when I felt there MUST be something I was missing. I just put the screws back in and left it. Mike can go into more details because he has pics, but it really isn't all that bad. I put it off for months -- I would do it in a heartbeat now. My only advice is to do one valve at a time when you pull the accumulator VB out. It would be way too easy to get springs & parts mixed up if you tear the whole thing apart and try to do them all at once. When you do one at a time, it's really obvious what springs go where.
I did the main VB mods, and the accumulator mods and that's it. I didn't pull the tranny to do the pump/TC lockup mods and don't regret it at all. It shifts nice & firm -- WAY better than before!!
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Thanks Joe, I am back. I need to start by scanning the instructions. This may take a while because I need to edit in some text too, then save. I already have all the pics I am going to have so the instructions are about it.
BTW, the only reason your solenoid pack didn't come out is because you are a girly man.
BTW, the only reason your solenoid pack didn't come out is because you are a girly man.
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Sorry bout that. 
You just don't know if there was something to do there. Now after I do the writeup, you may need to weigh in on the main VB stuff because I didn't feel the need to touch mine so left it alone. I had to rescan the instructions cause the res was way to low. Damit.
You just don't know if there was something to do there. Now after I do the writeup, you may need to weigh in on the main VB stuff because I didn't feel the need to touch mine so left it alone. I had to rescan the instructions cause the res was way to low. Damit.