What is the Rubber PLUG in the front of the Bell Housing for on the '03s?

[woodsracer]

I am getting ready to service my '03s tranny....finally.....is the rubber plug on the front of the bell housing put there in order to drain the torque converter? I know that on later models this plug is deleted, so I was wondering if the only model year you can actually drain the converter on is the '03s. Does anyone know? [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif[/img]

I'd like to do the complete flush but without a PICTORIAL guide on how to do it, I am somewhat lost. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

Kinda figured I'd drain the pan (7.5 quarts), and the converter (? quarts), and call it good----which BTW is all my local dealer was going to do. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img] I'm not even sure where the tranny's external filters are. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif[/img]

Boy do I ever wish teamroper60 lived closer. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

Thanks.

[koolkat812]

That plug is there to allow easier access to the converter bolts. I don't beleive out TC have a drain plug on them.

Thanks

[Casey_1]

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I was wondering if the only model year you can actually drain the converter on is the '03s. Does anyone know?

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Ford stopped installing drain plugs in late 2001, so you can't drain the converter on the '03s, either.

You could modify the intructions in the faq to flush the trans. Instead of removing the line from the trans remove the remote filter near the radiator and drain it there.

Make sure the trans is well warmed up before starting the procedure.