Originally posted by fastcougar:
Well, I got in contact with Terry and it turns out that this is a new modification that he is doing and I now remember him talking to me about before approving the work. I wasn't sure what the job involved, thus it didn't ring a bell to me when I saw it.

It's a reinforcement mod to stiffen the diff carrier area of the trans to reduce diff flex that can occur. If you look at the "new" Focus MTX-75 transmissions, this "span" is now filled for this exact reason. We all know FORD wouldn't do this for no reason as it ads costs to have an engineer figure out why it needs it and to retool the assembly line.



Thatâ??s a whole lot better than â??I accidentally dropped your case and cracked it, but donâ??t worry, I welded this lovely plate on the side to repair the damage!â?

Sounds like a good modification to me. I look forward to sending my transmission to Terry and will probably ask him to do the same modification. I hope he doesnâ??t get to busy for this kind of stuff in the future.

I think Iâ??ll skip the fluorescent paint though


99 Tropic Green SVT, Tan Leather, 20K miles, "Nice Twin" (factory stock). 99 Tropic Green SVT, Tan Leather, 28K miles, "Evil Twin" (Turbo AER 3L and more in progress) 96 Red LX, Opal Grey Leather 2.5L, ATX, 22K miles