Tha pan has to come off,and the VB needs to be removed to get to the manual lever easily.You'll be doing that when you drill the plate for the JMod anyway.MadGoat said:so I dont have to open up the tranny at all?
and what about the sileniods?
the shifter too? is any of this tough, I have NO exp in trannies... (other than putting them in)
Is this way over my head you think or do able?
MG
Anything newer than '99 is a good trans,and in '01 Ford revised the torque convertor lube feed in the VB,and made a few tiny changes that make it a better trans than the earlier models.JustinH said:Johnny.
I see alot of guys going for the 2001 GT transmission.
Is there some reason why they aren't going for a 2003 GT transmission, or even a 2003 F150 5.4 4r70w 2wd transmission for that matter?
Greenleaf has these 03 units pretty much brand new for dirt cheap, and they have them by the truckload.
A few months ago I posted something about my 4r slipping. It turned out that the cooler line was dripping and leaking fluid, and it was a couple quarts down. It has fresh fluid in it, and it shifts fine now, but i'm just getting ideas for down the road when the time comes.
Thanks,
JH
Also as an FYI I retained the mustang shifter and modified the cable attachment point and bracket without any issue. Much easier in my opinion but definitely not stockSilver95Bird said:While it is easier to replace the shifter with the VB out, I have done them without removing the VB. Also FYI it appears Ford is only making the stronger gearsets in at least the 04+ trannies... Dan Newman told me the OEM stuff we have was phased out, so even the new GT trannies should be real strong. And yes I've seen the 23 tooth white speedo gears, they're real thin and I've seen them just chewed up - so if you get one don't expect it to live forever. I'm kind of surprised my 21 tooth gear is working without a hitch this long, I've heard some short life stories of those too.
If you're not gonna JMod it-don't even bother changing it.modbird said:i left the shifter alone as well. easy, easy mod to get them to mate. no need to take out the VB unless yer gonna Jmod.