Lincoln Corsair: Automatic Transmission - 8-Speed Automatic Transmission – 8F35/8F40 / Removal and Installation - Transmission Range (TR) Sensor

Special Tool(s) / General Equipment

Removal

1. Remove the main control valve body.
   Refer to: Main Control Valve Body (307-01A Automatic Transmission - 8-Speed Automatic Transmission – 8F35/8F40, Removal and Installation).
   

1. Disconnect the manual park release cable from the manual control lever.
   

1. NOTE: Do not rotate the park rod shaft after the support bracket and spring are removed. You can over stroke the rod and it will go over the park pawl and stop you from pulling it back to gain access to the roll pin. Use a screw driver to push pawl down, then rotate the rod back if necessary.

   Remove the bolt and position aside the park-by-wire support bracket and spring.
   

1. Secure the manual control shaft and lever to the transmission case with a strip clamp.
   

1. Using a 5/32 punch, measure 16mm from the tip and apply several layers of electrical tape.
   Use the General Equipment: Punch

1. NOTE: Roll pin may fall into transmission case if driven more than 16mm.

   Using a 5/32 drift punch, carefully drive the TR sensor roll pin into the manual control shaft 16mm.
   Use the General Equipment: Punch

1. 
   Remove the TR sensor.
   
   1. Remove the manual control shaft and lever.
      
   2. Remove the TR sensor and the park pawl actuator rod as an assembly
      

Installation

1. NOTE: Make sure the actuator rod is positioned inside the park pawl rod guide.

   
   Install the TR sensor.
   
   1. Install the TR sensor and park pawl actuator rod as an assembly.
      
   2. Install the manual control shaft and lever.
      

1. Install the TR sensor roll pin.
   

1. NOTE: Make sure the transmission range sensor is aligned with the park-by-wire support bracket.

   Position the park-by-wire support bracket, the spring and install the bolt.
   Torque: 97 lb.in (11 Nm)

1. Connect the manual park release cable to the manual control lever.
   

1. Install the main control valve body.
   Refer to: Main Control Valve Body (307-01A Automatic Transmission - 8-Speed Automatic Transmission – 8F35/8F40, Removal and Installation).