Here is a quoted piece of feedback from one of my customers. I had to post this as it put a smile on my face.
Andy "Dear Mr. Wanie, You are a genius! I’m a skeptic. But I ordered both your servo fix solution back in May 2011. The order arrived way down in Florida in just a few days. Sure enough they are altered genuine Ford transmission servo pistons, first quality. It took me a few weeks to get up the courage to tackle the install but here is how it went. I studied what it would take to remove the exhaust on a 4 X 4 and I decided to definitely cut the crossover pipe at the center, removed heat shields and one bolt holding the exhaust finger-like mount from the transfer case. I pressure washed the area of the servo covers. I had to remove the oil filter. Installed the wood dowel against the cap. Used a bent 8" hemostat to remove the snap ring. Popped the cover with a few mallet taps. Removed the piston with tip of the hemostat in the hole. Cleaned the snap ring ridges with liquid wrench. Used synthetic grease on the new servo. Popped it in NOT all the way. Put the cap back on and used the wood dowel to drive the servo with cap into the seated position. I was careful to keep the dowel in position and not release pressure. I took the snap ring and with my dremmel and sanding disc to improve the curvature on the snap ring slots to handle the tips of my small 90 degree snap ring pliers. With three tries I compressed the ring and snapped it back into position. Bing Bang Boom. I then slugged a beer. Put back on the exhaust pipes with a 2 1/4" coupler hammered on to one side of the pipe exposing only 3/8" of the coupling. I had to use pipe expanders to do this. I was able to manuver the pipe back into place with the 3/8" of the coupling covering the other cut side of the crossover pipe. Did a band adjustment. Drove it to a muffler shop and they heated it up and centered the coupling and welded for $40. I AM A SKEPTIC NO MORE!! The tranny shifts like new. THANK YOU VERY MUCH DOC!"
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jason
7/31/2013 11:25:12 am
I bought a 2004 explorer and was wondering if I should go ahead and apply this mod prior to any problem or just do it as soon as any problem arrises. The truck has 53000 and has no issues whatsoever. Also there is a service bulletin ford issued about this problem even if they deny it, it is listed on the manufacturer manual database thru Alldatapro library. The SB is 09-12-12 issued on 06/29/2009 and titled A/T - Loss Of 2nd/3rd/5th Gears/Ratio DTC's Set. That is for all the people that claim Ford claims no knowledge of this problem.
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Andy Wanie
7/31/2013 11:40:53 pm
Ford is in denial and does no wrong just like some people in government now a days. In response to your questions about using this as a PM, it is what some people have already done. Our kit does two things. When we machine the oring grooves we also grind down the sharp edges on the OEM machining which is what causes most of the wearing in the transmission. So eliminating that may stop the problem from ever happening. 2nd sealing off on either side of the cross port makes all the pressure go where it is supposed to do. You could also just remove your old servos and take down the sharp edges of the machined surfaces yourself with a stone, file and or emery paper. You want to make sure you have a nice rounded edge instead of the aluminum shaver Ford put in.
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