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FORD CD4E

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DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION........................................... ............................................................................... 3

PRESSURE TEST....................................................................... ................................................................................. 3

DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING...................................................................................................................................... 5

SENSORS................................................................ ..................................................................................................... 6

SOLENOID OPERATION................................................................... ..................................................................... 13

DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES........................................................................................................................... 16

TROUBLESHOOTING....................................................................... ....................................................................... 23

TRANSMISSION DIS-ASSEMBLY........................................................................................................................... 49

TRANSMISSION RE-ASSEMBLY OF COMPONENTS......................................................................................... 61

VALVE BODY....................................................................... ........................................................................................ 98

TRANSMISSION RE-ASSEMBLY............................................................................................................................ 104

MEASUREMENTS........................................................... ......................................................................................... 113

ADJUSTMENTS............................................................ ............................................................................................. 116

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INTRODUCTIONFORD CD4E

DALE ENGLANDFIELD SERVICE CONSULTANT

ED KRUSETECHNICAL CONSULTANT

WAYNE COLONNATECHNICAL SUPERVISOR

PETER LUBANTECHNICAL CONSULTANT

JIM DIALTECHNICAL CONSULTANT

GREGORY LIPNICKTECHNICAL CONSULTANT

JERRY GOTTTECHNICAL CONSULTANT

JON GLATSTEINTECHNICAL CONSULTANT

DAVID CHALKERTECHNICAL CONSULTANT

MIKE SOUZATECHNICAL CONSULTANT

ROLAND ALVAREZTECHNICAL CONSULTANT

GERALD CAMPBELLTECHNICAL CONSULTANT

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Copyright © ATSG 1994

RevisedMarch, 2006

The FORD CD4E is a computer controlled, four speed automatic overdrive transaxle and first appeared in the 1994 Probe with the 2.0 Liter engine. This unit is also found in the Ford Contours and the Mercury Mystique. This manual covers the procedures necessary for diagnosis, teardown, repair and overhaul of the CD4E transaxle. We wish to thank Ford Motor Company for the illustrations and information that have made this booklet possible

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DIMENSION"A"

DIMENSION"B"

DIMENSION"C"

DIMENSION"D"

DIMENSION"E"

DIMENSION"F"

Forward One-Way Clutch and Low-Intermediate Sun Gear Assembly

THE FORWARD SPRAG ASSEMBLY HAD NUMEROUS DIMENSIONAL CHANGES FOR 1998 AND UP MODELSREFER TO THE CHART BELOW FOR THE CORRECT APPLICATION

DIMENSION "A"

94-97 MODELS 98 & UP MODELS

DIMENSION "B"

DIMENSION "C"

DIMENSION "D"

DIMENSION "E"

DIMENSION "F"

1.760" 1.685"

.117" .114"

.593" .543"

.134" .114"

.693" .616"

.592" .640"

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New SelectiveSnap Ring

New DesignReturn Spring

New .100" TallerCoast Clutch Piston

New .020"TallerForward Clutch Piston

New Forward ClutchSnap Ring Location

Forward ClutchPressure Plate

"Added"Wave Plate

New .170" ThinnerPressure Plate

Coast ClutchSteel Plates

Coast ClutchFriction Plates

"Added"Steel Plate

F8RZ-7D483-AA = .058"F8RZ-7D483-BA = .065"F8RZ-7D483-CA = .071"F8RZ-7D483-DA = .078"

1998 and UP Forward and CoastClutch Drum

NOTE: The 98 and UP Drum requires the use of the 98 and up Forward Sprag assembly. The dimensions are listed on Page 70.

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THE NOTCHES IN THE HUBMUST LINE UP WITH THE

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