NWTPilot
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- Hay River, Northwest Territories
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- 2000 Explorer XLT
Hi Folks - been reading through the forums for the last few weeks, preparing for this job. Boss gave me a 2000 Explorer XLT ( 4x4, V6, 4.0L, SOHC ) that had a a blown reverse band in the tranny.
Picked up a donor tranny ( 5R55E ) from a local guy and now putting it in.
Just a note, I live in the Northwest Territories in Canada. The nearest auto wrecker is a 6 hour drive, shipping is horrific. I can order parts from a local shop, but cant just run down to the pick-a-part like I used to...
Picked up a Ford Service Manual and a Haynes manual ( the Haynes is to mop up coffee spills off the service manual..haha )
Anyhow, inevitably....challenges...
So, I got the rear drive shaft off, no problem. Front drive shaft at the front diff, no sweat. Front drive shaft from the T.Case, problem.
The propeller joint / CV assembly does'nt want to come off the output flange of the T Case. I did some googling and reading through a billion forum posts here and it looks like it is supposed to just slide out of the transfer case flange once the 6 bolts w/ strap plates are taken off.
Nu-uh, wont budge. Beat it with a rubber mallet, no joy. screwdriver and hammer to try and break ( what I think is just corrosion in the flange ) it apart, no luck.
Finally, looking at the transfer case, I " think " I can simply undo the T Case, with the front driveshaft disconnected at the diff, giving me enough room to slide the transfer case off the transmission shaft and rotate it down and out of the way, STILL CONNECTED TO THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT. Since the tranny will have enough room to back off the flexplate with the t/case hanging down, rotated down and out of the way, hanging off the front driveshaft.
Nagging doubts tell me that they wouldn't tell me to take it (the t/case )out without good reason, but I'm at a loss to try and disconnect the d/s from the front output flange on the T Case.
Went ahead and unbolted the t/case and slid it back far enough to come off the transmission shaft, where it sits in the garage right now, draining into my catch bin. Havent tried rotated it downward yet, as my fat fingers needed to be cooled off around a cold aluminum beverage can from getting that top $%&#@ bolt off the t/case.
Oh, and I'm aware of the sensitivity of the rubber boot on the propeller joint / CV of the front driveshaft and would make sure that any weight of the transfer case is taken up with blocks to make sure the front shaft doens't pinch the boot.
Also, want to thank all the folks who went before me and posted lots of fantastic info on this site. Its been a great help so far for this novice knuckle-banger. I'd like to think I can contribute a bit with this thread as I'm sure I'll have more questions as I go.
Looking forward to my new wheels!
Picked up a donor tranny ( 5R55E ) from a local guy and now putting it in.
Just a note, I live in the Northwest Territories in Canada. The nearest auto wrecker is a 6 hour drive, shipping is horrific. I can order parts from a local shop, but cant just run down to the pick-a-part like I used to...
Picked up a Ford Service Manual and a Haynes manual ( the Haynes is to mop up coffee spills off the service manual..haha )
Anyhow, inevitably....challenges...
So, I got the rear drive shaft off, no problem. Front drive shaft at the front diff, no sweat. Front drive shaft from the T.Case, problem.
The propeller joint / CV assembly does'nt want to come off the output flange of the T Case. I did some googling and reading through a billion forum posts here and it looks like it is supposed to just slide out of the transfer case flange once the 6 bolts w/ strap plates are taken off.
Nu-uh, wont budge. Beat it with a rubber mallet, no joy. screwdriver and hammer to try and break ( what I think is just corrosion in the flange ) it apart, no luck.
Finally, looking at the transfer case, I " think " I can simply undo the T Case, with the front driveshaft disconnected at the diff, giving me enough room to slide the transfer case off the transmission shaft and rotate it down and out of the way, STILL CONNECTED TO THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT. Since the tranny will have enough room to back off the flexplate with the t/case hanging down, rotated down and out of the way, hanging off the front driveshaft.
Nagging doubts tell me that they wouldn't tell me to take it (the t/case )out without good reason, but I'm at a loss to try and disconnect the d/s from the front output flange on the T Case.
Went ahead and unbolted the t/case and slid it back far enough to come off the transmission shaft, where it sits in the garage right now, draining into my catch bin. Havent tried rotated it downward yet, as my fat fingers needed to be cooled off around a cold aluminum beverage can from getting that top $%&#@ bolt off the t/case.
Oh, and I'm aware of the sensitivity of the rubber boot on the propeller joint / CV of the front driveshaft and would make sure that any weight of the transfer case is taken up with blocks to make sure the front shaft doens't pinch the boot.
Also, want to thank all the folks who went before me and posted lots of fantastic info on this site. Its been a great help so far for this novice knuckle-banger. I'd like to think I can contribute a bit with this thread as I'm sure I'll have more questions as I go.
Looking forward to my new wheels!