240k Mile Ford Focus Gets New Dual Clutch, Forks & Input Shaft Seals!

[@speedcap_]

Got 215k on the original clutches in mine, thinking of doing the replacement myself soon, thank you for being such a wealth of knowledge on these problem boxes, seeing it done the way you have before gives me confidence to take it on in my driveway.

[@andrewhurley2379]

Awesome once again, thanks for taking the time and Love the mmm-k!

[@frankgagnier4805]

Great Videos! I just rebuilt my 14 focus transmission by using your videos. I didn't use any special tools. I already have torx bits and the clutch actuator tools. It drives great! I was having issues with stick clutch fork B but it's driving smooth now. I wouldn't have been able to do it without you. The only thing that I can suggest to others is to price out some of tge sensor's on the transmission. They could be damaged during removal or installation so you might save some money by removing them before removal and installing them after installation. I'm not a mechanic. The only snags I had were ball joint removal, driver side axle removal and i broke Input Shaft Speed Sensor 2. I also removed the intake manifold for easier access to the flywheel bolts. It's also a good thing that I did because it's a Direct Injection engine and the intake valves were caked with carbon so I went ahead and cleaned them while I had everything apart. Thanks for the great videos Ben.

[@francoisoosthuizen6663]

Great video mate. You save a lot of people a lot of money. Thanks

[@Inkadomination]

Ben idk why you don’t get 100k views . You saved me tons in mechanic shops. Some shops didn’t even want to work on my vehicle and here I am riding this 160k miles ford till the wheels fall off .

[@BigBensCarsAndCycles]

I hope to get to that level one day! I'm glad the videos helped 👍

[@francoisoosthuizen6663]

I have numerous videos of the Focus clutches. Love working on them, thanks to your videos

[@BigBensCarsAndCycles]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching

[@4stringb]

Great job !

[@andresquinonezramirez9373]

I just installed my transmission rebuilt kit that I got last week and also I bought the special tool kit which it made it easy and save me alot of labor work and time

[@Gmesi]

I wished you lived closer to Detroit… I don’t trust anyone with my focus but would trust you

[@BigBensCarsAndCycles]

Road trip? 😆

[@Gmesi]

Haha I totally would man, my focus is also most at 130k miles on original clutches still purring along for now..

[@Inkadomination]

Thanks!

[@BigBensCarsAndCycles]

No problem!

[@antonlimbo]

thanks for sharing, can you give me an advise to prevent the reverse synchronizers from being broken...

[@BigBensCarsAndCycles]

Changing the transmission fluid every 30k miles will extend life of the synchronizers

[@antonlimbo]

thank you very much

[@genesislandscape]

Big Ben good stuff, were are planning on doing the same job, but what's your take on putting a hole in the transmission housing, plug it. So you can have access to blow it out once while to help mitigate the dust.

[@BigBensCarsAndCycles]

Hi, I've never done that, but it seems like a good idea. Except for, the dust needs somewhere to go. It'll make a big cloud inside there and won't come out of that little hole

[@francoisoosthuizen6663]

What about washing it out with brake clean through that hole?

[@vidaiautomation]

​@@francoisoosthuizen6663I've done it. I drilled 3 holes. 2 just above each actuator and 1 at the bottom next to the block for drainage. The brake clean works but the problem is that when it's sprayed into an area where there is no air it creates a ton of moisture which creates rust on the forks and the clutch pack. I found this out after removing the trans after. But honestly.... Blowing out the dust doesn't do anything because the fork roller bearings are probably already clogged and once that happens you're screwed. The trans needs to come out.

[@francoisoosthuizen6663]

@@vidaiautomation Thanks for the info. Won't be doing that then.

[@frankgagnier4805]

I drilled a hole next to clutch actuator A, actuator B and the bottom of the bell housing. It worked for about 3 months. I did the cleaning again and it worked fine but I went ahead and ordered everything to rebuild it. It drive but I went ahead and rebuilt it by using Ben's video this weekend. I'm thinking about blowing it out every few oil changes. I tapped out the holes and cut some bolts short enough to not interfere with the innards. I used copper washers so moisture won't get in the housing. I was blowing out a lot of dust and when I opened the transmission it wasn't quite as dusty as some of the videos I've watched. My 14 Focus has 255k miles on it. Let's see how much more life I can squeeze out of it.

[@seniorfroggy2052]

Ben. Thank you so much for the videos I just recently pulled my transmission out of my 2013 ford focus se and once it was all put back together I finished everything up today. Now the car won’t start or even crank but everything else has power. I have no idea where to go from here. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[@BigBensCarsAndCycles]

Hi, glad the videos helped. Is your battery measuring around 12v? Test ok? Ground strap installed on the bellhousing bolt by the starter? Starter wires tight?

[@seniorfroggy2052]

@@BigBensCarsAndCycles I will check again today but yes all of that should be good I even put a new starter on it last night no clicking no nothing

[@happygarage6310]

Great video. Is this the most common problem with this transmission? I have only heard they're bad, but this repair doesn't look to be substantial labor wise.

[@BigBensCarsAndCycles]

Yeah the clutch or apply components are the most common failure. Or if you have the original tcm that fails. But the updated design Ford oem tcm doesn't fail

[@Coldest23]

I'm getting a po7A4 code. My reverse isn't working and only few forward gears but now it's only looking first gear. Last week I could go top speed and now only a few forward gears up to 20 mph. Ford is telling me clutch and forks ? Should I try to replace actuators? I switch the bottom and top with no change in performance. They do spin smoothly.

[@BigBensCarsAndCycles]

I suspect throwout bearing failure kzbin.info/www/bejne/bICzhJubhJ2Enc0

[@Austonmckezie]

So I have a 2016 ford focus and I pulled the transmission and did a clutch job and I followed all your videos on how to do it and now it won't start and it doesn't light up or show up on the dash that it is it park or anything I can shift it but it doesn't show that it is in gear. I'm thinking it's the tcm but it was good before I took it out any ideas what it could be

[@BigBensCarsAndCycles]

I would make sure the range sensor (near the vent) is plugged in & not damaged

[@victort2176]

I can’t find anyone that will rebuild the clutch on my 2014 focus….Dfw Texas. The dealership will only put in a completely ne transmission

[@BigBensCarsAndCycles]

That's terrible. I'm in VA , kind of far for you

[@stanleyuche2875]

how much will this service cost a dealership ? I meant need new forks and possibly new clutch.

[@BigBensCarsAndCycles]

2800 to 3500

[@nicksimadis2086]

What happens if you install the clutch with it unlocked? Just curious.

[@BigBensCarsAndCycles]

When unlocked, the clutch won't go in far enough to install the snap ring

[@damonheilweil613]

Im replacing forks clutch on a 2014 focus… is it also worth replacing the TCM with a 2018 salvaged TCM?

[@damonheilweil613]

@BigBensRanch thanks for the reply. Is forscan capable of programming the tcm?

[@BigBensCarsAndCycles]

I haven't tried programming the TCM with forscan, I believe it is capable of inhale/exhale programming or as-built

[@damonheilweil613]

After removing axles and starter, im unable to rotate engine clockwise to access flywheel nuts. I removed the plugs to see if compression was causing an issue. Any advice?

[@damonheilweil613]

@BigBensRanch thanks for the thought, I havent removed any, but I got the car used and the lower fork was clearly busted so perhaps a piece is blocking the flywheel… i’ll borescope tomorrow

[@edwardmyers1746]

Someone knows how to drive clutch 😂 got the money's worth of that thing.