Parking Pawl: Service and Repair

Special Tools:

Removal
1. Raise and support the vehicle.





2. Drain the transmission fluid.





3. Remove the converter housing plug.





4. Remove the drain plug.
5. Remove the exhaust.
6. Remove the driveshaft.

7. WARNING: Secure the transmission to the transmission jack with a safety chain. Failure to follow these instructions may result in personal injury.

Support the transmission with a transmission jack.





8. Remove the shift cable bracket.





9. Remove the transmission mount.





10. Disconnect the shift cable.





11. Disconnect the digital transmission range (TR) sensor connector.

12. Note: The transmission fluid pan gasket is reusable, clean and inspect for damage; if not damaged, the gasket should be reused.





Remove the transmission fluid pan and gasket.





13. Remove the transmission fluid filter.





14. Remove the digital TR sensor.





15. Remove the manual control valve detent spring.

16. CAUTION: To avoid damage, make sure the wrench does not strike the manual valve inner lever pin.





Remove the nut.





17. Remove the manual lever shaft retaining pin.





18. Partially remove the manual control lever shaft.





19. Disconnect the manual valve inner lever from the parking lever actuating rod.





20. Remove the manual valve inner lever.





21. Remove the nut and discard.





22. Using the special tool, remove the output shaft flange.

23. Note: If damage is found to the parking gear, the transmission must be removed and disassembled.

Note: The parking pawl, parking pawl return spring and parking pawl shaft may fall out during removal of the extension housing.





Remove the extension housing.





24. Remove and discard the gasket. Inspect the parking pawl, parking pawl return spring, and the parking pawl shaft. Discard components if damaged or worn.





25. Remove the parking lever actuating rod.

Installation





1. Install the parking lever actuating rod.





2. Install the manual control lever.





3. Assemble the manual valve inner lever and parking lever actuating rod as shown.

4. CAUTION: Align the flats on the manual valve inner lever with the flats on the manual control lever shaft.





Align the flats of the manual inner lever with the flats on the manual control lever shaft. Install the manual valve inner lever and parking lever actuating rod onto the manual control lever shaft.





5. Install the manual valve inner lever onto the manual shaft and loosely install the nut.





6. CAUTION: Use care not to damage the fluid pan rail surface when installing the retaining pin.

Note: Align the manual control lever shaft alignment groove with the manual control lever shaft spring pin bore in the transmission case.

Install the manual control lever shaft spring pin.
- Tap the manual control lever shaft spring pin into the transmission case.

7. CAUTION: To avoid damage, do not allow the wrench to strike the manual valve inner lever pin.





Tighten the nut.





8. Install the manual valve detent spring.





9. Clean the extension housing and install a new extension housing gasket. Make sure that the parking pawl is correctly installed.

10. CAUTION: Make sure the parking lever actuating rod is correctly seated into the case parking rod guide cup.





Install the extension housing.

11. CAUTION: Lubricate the fluid filter O-ring seals with MERCON (R) V Automatic Transmission Fluid XT-5-QM or equivalent meeting Ford specification MERCON (R) V or they may be damaged.

Note: Make sure that the fluid filter O-ring seals are correctly seated on the filter.





Lubricate the seals and install the transmission fluid filter.

12. Note: The transmission fluid pan gasket is reusable, clean and inspect for damage; if not damaged, the gasket should be reused.





Install the transmission fluid pan and gasket and loosely install the screws.





13. Using a crisscross sequence, tighten the screws.

14. CAUTION: The digital transmission range sensor must fit flush against the boss on the case to prevent damage to the sensor.





Install the digital TR sensor and loosely install the screws.

15. CAUTION: Tightening one screw before tightening the other may cause the sensor to bind or become damaged.

Note: The manual lever must be in the Neutral position.





Using the special tool, align the digital TR sensor and tighten the screws in an alternating sequence.





16. Reconnect the digital TR sensor connector.





17. Note: A new converter drain plug must be used to prevent leakage.

Install the drain plug.





18. Install the converter housing access plug.





19. Install the shift cable.





20. Install the rear mount.





21. Install the rear mount.





22. Install the shift cable bracket.





23. Using the special tools, install the output flange.





24. Install a new nut.
25. Install the driveshaft.
26. Install the exhaust.
27. Fill the transmission to the correct fluid level and check for correct transmission operation.
- Use MERCON (R) V Automatic Transmission Fluid XT-5-QM or equivalent meeting Ford specification MERCON (R) V.