4R70W Teardown (Disassembly)

Learn how to disassemble the Ford 4R70W automatic transmission. Witness the basic 4R70W teardown techniques, along with some pro disassembly tips and tricks.
See what it takes to remove all of the 4R70W sub-assemblies from the transmission case:
1). 4R70W Pump.
2). 4R70W Intermediate Clutch.
3). 4R70W Reverse Drum (Reverse Clutch).
4). 4R70W Forward Drum (Forward Clutch).
5). 4R70W Planetary gear set (ravigneaux).
6). 4R70W Overdrive Band & 4R70W Low-Reverse Band.
7). 4R70W Valve-body and 4R70W speed sensors.
Numerous names & generations:
1). XT-LOD (Extension Lock-Up Overdrive).
2). FIOD (Ford Integrated Overdrive).
3). AOD (Automatic Overdrive).
4). AODE.
5). 4R70W.
6). 4R75W.
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[@azkards]

that's not me .......its the bench draining........ Gotta love Andy !!!

[@SouthpawAutoworks]

Haha right!

[@MidwestCoupe]

This gentlemen is such a great teacher. Thank you for your time.

[@SouthpawAutoworks]

He really is! I'll pass your comment along to Andy. The positive feedback is appreciated. Thanks for dropping us a line.

[@kenstreet1769]

Pro tips Was the (icing on the cake) best part of this video!👍

[@SouthpawAutoworks]

Glad you liked that!

[@isaiasrosado8119]

Thank you for your Time. Great video. Great teacher.

[@SouthpawAutoworks]

Much appreciated.

[@kenstreet1769]

nice touch explaining all the changes and upgrades!!

[@SouthpawAutoworks]

Thanks!

[@JeffDeanTheDeanZone]

This was THE most valuable video I've found so far on youtube! I now realize I will have no problem rebuilding my transmission when the time comes. Thanx.

[@SouthpawAutoworks]

Right on! Really appreciate the positive feedback. Thanks for dropping us a line.

[@Elcapulove]

Good afternoon family and good health to everyone. Thank you very much for the valuable information and for your time. 👍🏼👍🏼

[@SouthpawAutoworks]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for dropping us a line.

[@CobraR1993]

This man knows his stuff!!! Thanks

[@MrUbiquitousTech]

That's some great information, thank you for sharing!

[@MrBlk87]

Great video. your gonna help a lot of people with this... Regards

[@SouthpawAutoworks]

Glad to hear that!

[@442tcl]

Great video, thank you.

[@BostonMark]

Great vid guys clean work !

[@SouthpawAutoworks]

Appreciate it! Thanks for dropping us a line.

[@shawnrice3637]

Good video .

[@SouthpawAutoworks]

Appreciate your comment.

[@angelhernandez1340]

Helping my finals yhankmyou!!

[@SouthpawAutoworks]

Awesome!

[@fleetcaretrucks]

Great Video , Thanks so much for posting it. I have a question , I did a tear down yesterday of my 2000 4r70w and found no snap ring/spacer that the reverse band sits on. In your video you say its not an absolute so is it safe to re assemble without it or is best to try and locate one?

[@marklance033]

Do you have a video assembling it back?

[@Shalash87]

That was very enjoyable. Thank you. Though he did promise to talk about the valve body upgrade and skipped it (I take it for another video). Speaking of which, online I could seem to find a hydraulic circuit diagram for the AOD and the later models. Any chance you can share one?

[@SouthpawAutoworks]

Hopefully we covered that in the upcoming inspection video. I do not have a complete hydraulic diagram for this transmission family. Did a quick Google search...and nothing.

[@austinb254]

My truck is running good oil was topped off running like I do normally then also had a lot of wine like a power steering pump pulled over and checked for oil oil look good continue to drive and eventually lost 3rd 4th and Overdrive. Now when I drive I only have first and second and it'll kick itself in neutral for 3rd and 4th no overdrive if I turn the overdrive off it stays in first and second only it don't try to neutral shift I'm thinking the overdrive band snapped or that little clip dropped off in his valve body and clogged

[@paulrasmussen4810]

So quick question I have the 4r70w trans and when it's cold it will shift fine but when it warms up it starts slipping it's got about 285000 miles on it

[@topshattaa]

Love the content

[@villagecustoms1929]

Hello! Nice video! Can you help me? I have ltc3 2004, p0782, no 2-3 shift, gearbox works correctly beside 3rd gear, it is not slipping, only stayng on 2nd, when i reach 40mph it shifts 4th. Oil and filter replaced, it was ok, not fired. Thank you!

[@kenchaffin4946]

Amazing 👏

[@SouthpawAutoworks]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for dropping us a line!

[@troyt6006]

isnt later and earlier terms.. the same thing confussing

[@ahuggins6]

Will the gearset and valve body from an 01 work in a 92 or 93 case?

[@SouthpawAutoworks]

I will cover the accumulators in the future....when time permits. Appreciate your comment.

[@Fredness2300]

4x4 pan, 2x4 filter. Ouch.

[@АлександрЗагорский-з4ш]

Дякую

[@SouthpawAutoworks]

Ласкаво просимо. Дякуємо, що залишили коментар.

[@Isjix4410]

lol @ 25:06 "they're-" .. THEY'RE WHAT??!

[@SouthpawAutoworks]

Haha

[@cockasorrus7475]

Great information and thanks for sharing your time and knowledge brudda!

[@SouthpawAutoworks]

You bet!

[@villagecustoms1929]

Hello! Nice video! Can you help me? I have ltc3 2004, p0782, no 2-3 shift, gearbox works correctly beside 3rd gear, it is not slipping, only stayng on 2nd, when i reach 40mph it shifts 4th. Oil and filter replaced, it was ok, not fired. Thank you!