I blame only myself for tinkering with something I know so
little about, but it would've been nice to hear a warning from
the boards SOS "experts" that one should never unscrew the
band adjusting screws more than one turn. If you do this, a
strut will drop off the band and it will cost you $2500 to get a
shop to repair it.
Both "manuals" Ford and IT don't think to warn the owner.
Here's what the Ford manual says: " Remove No. 2 band-
adjusting screw as much as possible...Note: No. 2 band must
be completely free and the cover cover removed evenly..."
The IT manual is just as bad.
mooger came closest to warning me about struts dropping,
but he was referring to the servo side of the band---and I'm
and idiot when it comes to these things. With further research
I found a thread where he mentions the band screw/strut
dangers.
Again, I only blame myself. Hopefully this warning will save
some other sap from doing what I did---plus, band #3 seems
like it was messed up already so I was probably in for it
anyway.
little about, but it would've been nice to hear a warning from
the boards SOS "experts" that one should never unscrew the
band adjusting screws more than one turn. If you do this, a
strut will drop off the band and it will cost you $2500 to get a
shop to repair it.
Both "manuals" Ford and IT don't think to warn the owner.
Here's what the Ford manual says: " Remove No. 2 band-
adjusting screw as much as possible...Note: No. 2 band must
be completely free and the cover cover removed evenly..."
The IT manual is just as bad.
mooger came closest to warning me about struts dropping,
but he was referring to the servo side of the band---and I'm
and idiot when it comes to these things. With further research
I found a thread where he mentions the band screw/strut
dangers.
Again, I only blame myself. Hopefully this warning will save
some other sap from doing what I did---plus, band #3 seems
like it was messed up already so I was probably in for it
anyway.