Band adjustment tool???

[72_EB]

What are folks using other than the tool they have listed in Ford Shop Manual for adjusting the bands on the C4?

I would like to remove the nuts and put new o-rings on there. What do these things look like? Can I maybe take the old one and find a matching o-ring at the hardware store? Someone know where I can find new nuts with the o-rings. I tried a local trans place today and they gave me the it's too old deal. Lazy lazy lazy.

 

[BwoncoHowie]

You should ask that shop if they can service your trans. If so then does that include a band adjustment? Prolly not. When I service the C-4 it automatically gets band adjustments and 2 new nuts. There is no o-ring here, the nuts have a built-in sillicone seal. A properly equipped transmission shop should have these nuts in stock. The place you dealt with, I wouldn't let them work on my wheelbarrow. Keep checking around until you find a shop that has them. Let me know if you still have no luck and i'll send you some.

You dont need a special tool to adjust the bands just a 5/16" open-end wrench and a 3/4" Box-end wrench. Remove the old band nuts and turn both band studs (front an rear) in all the way wrist tight (about as tight as you would get something with a screwdriver) then back off the front adjustment exactly 1 and 1/2 turns, then cinch down the jamb-nut. The rear band back-off 3 turns and cinch it down. These adjustments work better than what the factory manual specifies.

Hint: don't let the stud screw out while removing the old nut that is being replaced.

~BH