Transmission maintenance on a Bronco

[@BigC72]

Nice!! Good to watch a good looking female work on Broncos!😊

[@kawikaseri]

Thanks for posting this I need to do this on my 85 Bronco ii. Good luck with yours. Good job

[@12Orrin1]

Having fun and saving money! Back when I was a starting off apprentice as an aircraft mechanic we had a slow day and I got tasked with changing our filter and oil on our aircraft tug transmission since it didn’t seem to shift well and I was a farm kid. Tug shifted like it pretty much like it didn’t have second gear. Popped the pan off and it started raining internal transmission parts on me. Went to my boss with the parts in my hand and told him I found second gear 🤣. Cool idea with the string for the gasket. In the past I bought a can of Permidex “aviation form a gasket” to have on hand. Paint it in one side and stick the gasket to it. Keep at it!!

[@broncobabeadventures4316]

Hahaha oh my gosh that’s funny! 😂 I can imagine his face when you handed him second gear, lol!

[@baneofsinstheoneandonly8477]

Hello, once again very good to see you continuing this journey on camera for many of us who have never done this to follow along

[@broncobabeadventures4316]

Thanks for watching and following the journey!

[@Purozamachihue]

How many quarters of transmission fluid u put in I have ford bronco 1987 whit that 4.9300 but I never change transmission fluid

[@dangriffiths613]

Great job. A couple FYIs. Next time that you service the transmission there is a cover on the front of the transmission remove it and rotate the torque converter until you find a drain plug so that you can drain most all of the ATF. Most of the ATF is in the toque converter and not the pan. Also if you purchase a quality A/T pan gasket it will have some smaller holes so that you can start the pan bolts into the gasket to hold it in place. You are doing a great job.

[@broncobabeadventures4316]

Awesome! Thanks for the tip!

[@jasonwalker999]

Nice work. I figured I would add a couple pointers. As someone already mentioned you left the extension tube out of the filter. Make sure you don’t throw it away. The trans could cavitate in off camber situations. Also you can use shellac (permeatex) or a gasket glue like gascacinch from Edelbrock to hold the gasket in place. Make sure the pan rail is flat where the bolts clamp. People have a tendency to over-tighten and distort the gasket surface of the pan. If it isn’t flat find a flat hard surface and use a hammer to massage it flat.

[@broncobabeadventures4316]

Awesome- thanks for the tips! I’m a wee bit salty I have to redo it, but maybe I guess I’ll really know this job well after this. Will I need to take the filter out to put the old tube in?

[@jasonwalker999]

@@broncobabeadventures4316 the extension tube should slide into the rubber grommet in the round hole on the filter (so no need to take the filter off). The new filter should come with the grommet, I can see the grommet in the video. The grommet ensures it won’t cavitate with the tube in place. Make sure the openings are to the bottom (it can only go in one way). This tube goes to the bottom of the pan and rests against it. The openings ensure it can pull fluid. There is also a lip towards the top of the extension so it doesn’t go any further up into the filter. Some folks say you don’t need the tube, but you would need to buy a 2WD filter as it extends a little further than the 4WD filter. I say keep the parts together that Ford intended to have in it. I’m pulling a transmission out now that has a 4WD filter with no tube and a 2WD pan. My transmission had a ton of clutch material in the pan and it’s not functioning properly. So I’m rebuilding because of the transmission sucking dry. It sucked dry because the pan leaked (previous owner) and was low on fluid. The filter wouldn’t even pull the fluid.

[@dannycardin8966]

Great job your definitely getting better at everything just think when your all done with this bronco you will be a real pro and then you will be ready for your 1st gen. Bronco restoration job. I got a feeling we will be watching you for a long time. 👍👍

[@broncobabeadventures4316]

Thank you! It feels really good to make progress in my abilities. And I’m sad to say I’ve got the 68 on the market right now. I won’t be able to afford the adventure part of Bronco babe adventures if I try and restore both. I’m going to use that money to travel with my 78 ☺️. I also really want to restore my dads 74 fiat spider- he proposed to my mom in that car and it’s been sitting for my whole life

[@dannycardin8966]

@@broncobabeadventures4316 wow I completely agree don’t get to many irons in the fire at one time definitely get out and enjoy the adventure with the big bronco for a while before you start on the car. That will be a great story piece when you start that project that will be epic for you and your family can’t wait. Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work.👍❤️😊

[@McHighler]

I've never seen that job done before so cool to watch it

[@broncobabeadventures4316]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@lawrencelarson988]

Cant wait to see your progress on the first gen bronco!

[@broncobabeadventures4316]

I think I’m actually going to sell it. I’d rather have the money to take my 78 on all the adventures 😊

[@lawrencelarson988]

@@broncobabeadventures4316 good choice! If your ever in the PNW would love to wheel with you guys!!

[@broncobabeadventures4316]

Where in the PNW are you? I’m planning on heading that way this summer!

[@lawrencelarson988]

@@broncobabeadventures4316 we are in Spokane, it’s close to the north Idaho boarder. There are a lot of runs near us. Like in Avery and Wallace. The 2021 jeep jamboree is there this year. jeepjamboreeusa.com/pdfs/silver-valley.pdf. You can show the keep guys what a bronco can do 🤪

[@broncobabeadventures4316]

Haha that’s awesome! If we make it that far I’ll 100% hit you up! Are you on insta or Fb?

[@CinemotiveShopcraft]

Needing this resource for my own project! Thanks!

[@broncobabeadventures4316]

So glad it helped you!

[@sherwoodbaker2714]

You are too funny! Nice one with Cris…how about an electric or air powered ratchet? Very impressive way to keep bolts in the correct holes!

[@broncobabeadventures4316]

Yah that trick was so handy! I was getting really frustrated wrestling with that gasket

[@TimCaldwell-d2z]

Was there supposed to be an extension on the filter for the deep oil pan?

[@cottonballford6112]

You had to remove the cross member? To get some of the bolts out the back of the pan? On a c6 trans

[@meredithjohnson7145]

Is that a Bonnaroo bandana?!?! Ok now we gotta be friends one day!!! 😆✊🎯

[@broncobabeadventures4316]

Yuuuuuus!! I went as a volunteer for 5 years in a row 😄🤘🏻🎶

[@franciscocrcabrerar9028]

Do you need any sealer on Gasquets?

[@paulmontgomery8459]

Maybe I just didn’t catch it, but did you ever say what kind of transmission it was

[@danielnewton6078]

Hi love your work❤ I have a 78’ f150 2wd and I’m having trouble getting it to reverse it reverse’s a little but after that it stops the back driver’s side tire doesn’t move idk if it’s the transmission or something dealing with the rear end any advice would be nice thanks❤

[@broncobabeadventures4316]

Hey Daniel! Thanks for watching my stuff! I’m no where near as qualified or experienced as a lot of truck guys and I’m afraid I don’t have any good advise for you. Have you asked in any fb groups? I’ve gotten so much help from bronco groups and old ford truck groups. Are you on fb?

[@PaperBeatsRock]

So. How much ATF did you end up wearing lol? Solid investment doing it yourself vs what they would have charged you. Loved the video so much.

[@broncobabeadventures4316]

Haha I actually kept surprisingly clean! I mean I was covered head to toe in grease, ATF and dirt…but not that much more than usual 😅

[@aaronvillegas6784]

I seen your hat said Lakeland power sports I bought a dirt bike from there i live in winter Haven

[@broncobabeadventures4316]

Oh that’s awesome! A friend of mine works there

[@edwardfast4525]

You didn't put the pickup tube in your new filter from the old one so don't drive it and those rubber gaskets are the worse one's to use cork is better good job for getting in to it 😊

[@Newhaulin]

Great catch, that is a bummer

[@broncobabeadventures4316]

Dang it! I have this reoccurring theme of needing to do each job twice 🙃 Thank you got catching that- that could have been disastrous. And it makes sense why I had to add more fluid than the book said to. I did this job over a month ago but I’ve been working on the body work so it’s been sitting (Thank God)

[@nolanryan8180]

Lmao I always say I want to record myself doing “I have no idea what I’m doing” videos 😂

[@broncobabeadventures4316]

Doooooo it

[@asdfjklasdfjkl1988]

wow love that cardboard bolt template idea will copy

[@broncobabeadventures4316]

Thank you!

[@poe8843]

Next time put gasket sealer on the gasket