Mtn8er
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- City, State
- Portland, OR
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 98' Mountaineer 5.0
Well after my recent transmission problem that I was having I decided to take it in to a well known transmission shop here in Portland to get it diagnosed . My transmission wasn't shifting from 1-2 unless I got the RPM up to around 3000 then let up on the gas or did it manually. When it would shift to 2nd it felt like it would take a second or two then it would grab, almost like it was slipping. So I took it in and the transmission shop test drove it and then hooked it up to a machine and sure enough I had clutch slippage. With the mileage it had (120K) it was time for a new rebuilt tranny. So, I could have rebuilt it with all stock and basic parts or go all out and spend the extra money for the high performance stuff. Of course I had to go high performance. So I dropped my vehicle off last Monday and I picked it up on Friday. All I can say is WOW! Probably the best mod I have done yet next to the TM headers. When you give it gas she goes! Very quick and snappy shifts. The 1-2 shift is pretty firm but not neck snapping. It shifts hard enough to make all my change rattle in my cup holder though when I really get on it. I'm more than happy with everything and how it turned out. I actually went back to the shop on Tuesday to give them my Amsoil ATF to put in and my new aluminum FMS tranny pan to put on. He took me back into the shop and showed me exactly what went bad. They already had my transmission out and sitting there on the counter completely gutted, it was just the housing. They even heated the tranny up and painted it silver to look factory new again. Anyways, every single part in my transmission is brand new. I have to take it back in 10 days for a quick check-up to make sure nothing is leaking (which it's not) and to make sure it's working OK. It also has a 1 year 12,000 mile warranty so if there's any problems I bring it back and they fix it.
After I got my vehicle back with the new transmission it was time to drop my front bumber and hook up my 2nd tranny cooler with a B&M cooler and a remote mount filter with an Amsoil oil filter. Thanks to Aldive's thread that he got from MONMIX for the mounting ideas. Everything turned out great though. As for the transmission and the parts that went into it, here's the list:
- 4R70W automatic overdrive complete rebuild
- TransGo HD2 Reprogramming Kit (stage II) not the shift kit. The Reprogramming kit & the Performance Shift kit use the same parts, except that the Reprogramming kit has an HD clutch spring pack that requires that the transmission be disassembled...which is what I got.
- Alto Redline High Energy clutch
- Alto Kevlar front band
- Kolene Steels in intermediate drum
- Complete Sonnax kit w/additional Sonnax parts that they used that weren't in the kit
- Updated servo pin
- H.D. retainer ring
- 2000 stall Police Interceptor torque converter. If I would have went with a 2500 stall (which I almost did) he said I would have lost power. The 2000 stall was a perfect choice and will still be good when I throw in a cam because my overall HP/Torque even with a cam wont put me at the point for a higher stall.
- All new Amsoil ATF
- Ford Racing aluminum transmission pan which holds an extra 2-3 quarts with a FilterMag transmission magnet. I had them epoxy it in my new pan, that sucker is powerful!
- B&M transmission cooler
- Perma-Cool remote mount filter with Amsoil oil filter
Total Cost = lol you don't want to know
Here are some pics:
New B&M cooler and remote filter. You can see the cooler/filter through my lower grill, plenty of airflow.
Turdle's very nicely powdercoated 5.0L plaque which has nothing to do with the tranny. Thought I would show him..
After I got my vehicle back with the new transmission it was time to drop my front bumber and hook up my 2nd tranny cooler with a B&M cooler and a remote mount filter with an Amsoil oil filter. Thanks to Aldive's thread that he got from MONMIX for the mounting ideas. Everything turned out great though. As for the transmission and the parts that went into it, here's the list:
- 4R70W automatic overdrive complete rebuild
- TransGo HD2 Reprogramming Kit (stage II) not the shift kit. The Reprogramming kit & the Performance Shift kit use the same parts, except that the Reprogramming kit has an HD clutch spring pack that requires that the transmission be disassembled...which is what I got.
- Alto Redline High Energy clutch
- Alto Kevlar front band
- Kolene Steels in intermediate drum
- Complete Sonnax kit w/additional Sonnax parts that they used that weren't in the kit
- Updated servo pin
- H.D. retainer ring
- 2000 stall Police Interceptor torque converter. If I would have went with a 2500 stall (which I almost did) he said I would have lost power. The 2000 stall was a perfect choice and will still be good when I throw in a cam because my overall HP/Torque even with a cam wont put me at the point for a higher stall.
- All new Amsoil ATF
- Ford Racing aluminum transmission pan which holds an extra 2-3 quarts with a FilterMag transmission magnet. I had them epoxy it in my new pan, that sucker is powerful!
- B&M transmission cooler
- Perma-Cool remote mount filter with Amsoil oil filter
Total Cost = lol you don't want to know
Here are some pics:
New B&M cooler and remote filter. You can see the cooler/filter through my lower grill, plenty of airflow.
Turdle's very nicely powdercoated 5.0L plaque which has nothing to do with the tranny. Thought I would show him..