September 30, 2005
Anatomy of a Transmission: Oil Flow in the Pump-PR-Converter-Cooler Lube Circuits
Gregg Nader
Required tool kit F-96201-TL3 is no longer in production. Check with your distributor for availability.
Constant movement of the converter regulator valve wears the pump body bore in Ford 4F50N, AX4N, AX4S and AXODE transmissions. A worn bore causes high or low converter apply pressures depending on area and extent of wear. The most common is wear at the balance end, causing high converter pressure and internal converter damage. Severe wear in other areas of the bore allows large amount of converter oil to leak to exhaust, lowering converter and converter apply pressure and cooler/lube flow. Sonnax oversized converter regulator valve kit 96201-23K corrects these problems by resizing the pump body bore and restoring circuit integrity.
Works in 2- or 4-spooled OE applications.
Sonnax valve body layouts provide a detailed overview of individual units making it quick and easy to determine what’s available for the specific valve body you’re working on. See all Sonnax valve body layouts.
September 30, 2005
Gregg Nader