Before I tare into the auto transmission on my '98 contour (2.0L)-The shop has previously diagnosed some solenoid errors. I am tentatively planning a valve body replacement, shift kit install and solenoid pack replacement. I am assuming these can all be done at the same time. I have also researched and found that bulkparts.com is out of lots of the parts listed by previous posters here on the forum.
Just wanting to make sure I can do all three when my valve body pan/cover is off. Looks like I need to pull my AC condenser, battery and tray, as well as the range selector. I found sporadic info on each individual swap. I have modified manual valve bodies before-and that procedure doesn't scare me-just want to make sure I have all the correct tools before I dig in. Anything special I need or would be good to invest in at this point. I want to have everything together before I rip into this project-and hopefully crank it out in an afternoon.
I was also wondering if it would be worth yanking the components from the local u pull it yard before buying all brand new stuff-or is it everyone's opinion that I should just go new from the beginning. I believe that my previous solenoid failures (posted in the last few days)- Any help is appreciated and I will post some good pictures and steps along with the swap and install to help people in the future.
~TIM~
