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C4 shift shaft seal replacement

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67gtasanjose:

--- Quote from: Hipo giddyup on November 22, 2017, 02:30:27 PM ---This shop is very well liked in the area with great reviews. I've been thinking that $180.00 could fund other desirables I need on the car. Plus I'm getting a free educational class out of doing it myself.  ;D

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No, you will spend in the neighborhood of $50 in parts, so $130 to spend elsewhere, more or less ;)

Hipo giddyup:
Ah-ha... but I was given 8 quarts of type F from my buddy who had the car before me. Only spent $9 for the gasket/ filter on Amazon. I also hope to have it done in under an hour.  8)

But I see where your going. Of course it could be hundreds  $$$ if I mess it up too!  Point taken

carlite65:
you won't need all 8 qts. unless you also drain the t-converter. i would drain it all but that's just me.

67gtasanjose:

--- Quote from: carlite65 on November 22, 2017, 08:19:45 PM ---you won't need all 8 qts. unless you also drain the t-converter. i would drain it all but that's just me.

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+1

One of Ford's "Better Idea"s...the TC drain-plug that is. I usually drain it first, perhaps the night before or an hour before the rest of the job ;)

Hipo giddyup:
 Just closing the loop...

I got some time to perform this fix yesterday and it took me a few hours. This is do to me cleaning up parts, working on my back, and ultimately taking my time since its my first at doing this. It went pretty smooth and I didn't really have any issues. I will say it is difficult to get the new shaft seal in place due to the exhaust and closeness of the floorpan but was able to get it replaced by tapping it in with a small  hammer, tapping it with the side of the hammers head. The tricky part was also getting the valve body back in place. As mentioned you really need to pay attention and see how it looks as soon as you remove it (shift arm, downshift lever placement , etc..) I took it down twice just to make sure I had it in correctly and it seems it will go one way, which has  a good "feel" to it.
The shift shaft went in real snug so I have high hopes that the new seal will correct the leak. I made sure the pan edges were "flat" by using a small hammer on a flat piece of steel stock and making sure they were flat and true. All in all I was glad I got this completed and I hope nothing leaks from here on out!!! Not something I would want to do anytime soon but I've had worse projects.  8)

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