CrazyRN
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- Jul 26, 2012
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- Location
- North Carolina
- Vehicle Year
- 1997
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.3L
- Transmission
- Automatic
Battery disconnection is recommended and highly over rated. Heck, Ford's instructions for a tire rotation are "place vehicle in N, position on lift, and disconnect the battery". There should be some sort of retainer, possibly an entire retainer bridge, that holds the solenoid (or all of them) to the valve body. Probably two small bolts to remove it. Once that is out of the way it will pull out, but there are two or three o-ring seals on the neck that will help hold it in place. You may need to wiggle it a bit or use a small screw driver to pry it back.
Be careful taking it out, the valve body is a highly machined, very sharp piece of metal and the corners can easily slice into your fingers. Apply some clean ATF to the rings on the new unit before installation.
Also, do you know how much tran fluid I need to replace (that I drained from the pan)? Yeah, I'm a clueless PITA, sorry, lol