Ranger 4WD V6-3.0L VIN V Flex Fuel (1999)
Valve Body: Service and Repair
Removal and Installation
Removal
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Raise and support the vehicle.
3. NOTE: Transmission servo heat shield needs to be unclipped from the fluid pan rail and positioned out of the way for fluid pan removal.
Drain transmission fluid.
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Unclip the servo heat shield and position out of the way.
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Remove all the transmission fluid pan bolts except for two in the front. Loosen the two transmission fluid pan bolts. Pry the rear of the
transmission fluid pan down and allow fluid to drain. After fluid is drained remove the two remaining transmission fluid pan bolts.
4. NOTE: If a transmission has been disassembled to replace worn or damaged parts and the valves in the main control valve body stick repeatedly
from foreign material, the torque converter must be removed and cleaned by using a mechanically agitated cleaner, such as the Torque
Converter/Fluid Cooler Cleaner.
Remove the transmission fluid pan.
1
Remove the transmission fluid pan.
2
Remove and discard the transmission fluid pan gasket.
5. Remove and discard the transmission fluid filter.
1
Remove the transmission fluid filter screw.
2
Remove the transmission fluid filter.
