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Reply #15 – January 06, 2006, 07:22:32 PM

AOD is one of the easiest trannys to do. Especially in a FOX. Take out the driveshaft, 12mm 12 point. Take off front dust shield, remove 4 T/C nuts, they should be 9/16, and Ford suggests to replace with new, but I never have and have yet to have one come loose. disconnect shift linkage and TV cable, they just snap onto the trans shifter input. Shift cable might be held on with a 13mm nut. Support rear of trans, remove crossmember, and lower rear of trans. Then you can get to the bell housing bolts. You might need a medium prybar to get the bellhousing off of the dowels if the trans has never been out before. You will need to have a jack under the trans before you pull it off of the dowels, or you might get smushed. Oh yeah, pull off the front part of the exhaust before you do anything, the part that goes from the manifolds to the Y. Should take you about a full day on the ground, especially if you have never done one before. I can R&R one on a lift in about 3 hours, and that includes butt scratching time.

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Reply #16 – January 06, 2006, 07:28:39 PM

Direct replacement, 2 hours work your done, The only issue you might have is the neutral safety switch connector. I cant remeber what year you car was but my 85 (V6) had a different pin out then the 92 mustang (V8) mine came from. But its is an easy fix either swipe a connector off another car or bypass it.

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Reply #17 – January 06, 2006, 10:24:40 PM

Is the kickdown a cablee on the Mustang and a long lever on the TBird? Will this be a complication?

James