1995 Mercury Cougar XR-7 4.6 w/ T-45

Blackwid0wXR7 · January 25th, 2011, 01:10 AM

Hey there everyone, I'm new to MM and a Mercury(Ford) Owner

Well I had a '95 4R70W that came stock with the car up until it started to have problems getting into 3rd and OD then I decided to do a T-45 swap into my Cougar. I finished the swap two weeks ago and went to drive the car home. I bought the tranny for $200 bucks off of craigslist. Seems like a big mistake, I have first gear, no second, third, or fourth. Fifth does work, and reverse grinds.

So far the best I can think of, from knowing the T-45s is that 3rd and 4th must be the shift fork for me to not have either gear and it's a known weakness of the T-45. Reverse I think is just user error and I need to adjust my hydraulic Slave cylinder's rod. As for 2nd gear I have no clue, I'm guessing maybe a bad synchro or maybe the fork for 1-2 as well.

Any and all input would be greatly appreciated

I'm in the Virginia Beach area and I think I'm probably the only MN-12 4.6 5 speed cougar in the area haha. I'm also part of the TCCoA car club.

Tang Stang · January 25th, 2011, 10:06 AM

Originally Posted by Blackwid0wXR7

I'm also part of the TCCoA car club.

My screenname over there is Racecougar.

Blackwid0wXR7 · January 25th, 2011, 03:00 PM

Haha hey Rod! I'm '95Cougar_XR-7.

mach1soldier · January 27th, 2011, 05:52 PM

It's a small world. All of us thunderbird people hanging out on a mustang site....

Blackwid0wXR7 · January 27th, 2011, 07:37 PM

Well it's hard to get help with a T-45 on an MN-12 site

Tang Stang · January 28th, 2011, 08:28 AM

There's at least a few of us over at ford-trucks.com, too. I'm "White Max" over there.

Apparently it's hard to get help with a T-45 over here, too.

Blackwid0wXR7 · January 28th, 2011, 01:51 PM

Yeah it's starting to look that way, I'm a car guy in general. I'll help anyone if I can and provide info. To everyone except the imma jdm fanboi look at meee go fasttt vteccccccccc

January 25th, 2011, 01:10 AM	#1
Blackwid0wXR7 Regular 1995 Mercury Cougar XR-7 15.77@87.23 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 219 iTrader: 1 reviews	1995 Mercury Cougar XR-7 4.6 w/ T-45 Hey there everyone, I'm new to MM and a Mercury(Ford) Owner Well I had a '95 4R70W that came stock with the car up until it started to have problems getting into 3rd and OD then I decided to do a T-45 swap into my Cougar. I finished the swap two weeks ago and went to drive the car home. I bought the tranny for $200 bucks off of craigslist. Seems like a big mistake, I have first gear, no second, third, or fourth. Fifth does work, and reverse grinds. So far the best I can think of, from knowing the T-45s is that 3rd and 4th must be the shift fork for me to not have either gear and it's a known weakness of the T-45. Reverse I think is just user error and I need to adjust my hydraulic Slave cylinder's rod. As for 2nd gear I have no clue, I'm guessing maybe a bad synchro or maybe the fork for 1-2 as well. Any and all input would be greatly appreciated I'm in the Virginia Beach area and I think I'm probably the only MN-12 4.6 5 speed cougar in the area haha. I'm also part of the TCCoA car club.

January 27th, 2011, 05:52 PM	#4
mach1soldier Regular Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 94 iTrader: 0 reviews	It's a small world. All of us thunderbird people hanging out on a mustang site.... __________________ 2003 mach 1 12.7x @103 4600 stall, 4:30, slicks & skinnies, ALUM DS, VMP tune. 1996 ford thunderbird (13.02 @104) pi block, all the bolt ons minus cams, 3.73, 3800 stall.

January 28th, 2011, 08:28 AM	#6
Tang Stang Hardcore Enthusiast 2004 Mustang GT Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Imperial, MO Posts: 1,961 iTrader: 2 reviews	There's at least a few of us over at ford-trucks.com, too. I'm "White Max" over there. Apparently it's hard to get help with a T-45 over here, too. __________________ Rod @ AzzKicker Cars 2004 Ford Mustang GT-The Driver-BBK CAI, PP TB & Inlet, Steeda UD's, SLP LM1, & 3.73's. 1990 Mercury Cougar XR7-The Meth Addict-5.0L DOHC Stroker w/2.1L KB SC. 1995 Ford F150-Mud Toy-5.0L, 4x4, 33's, & Warn 8274 Winch

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January 25th, 2011, 03:00 PM	#3
Blackwid0wXR7 Regular 1995 Mercury Cougar XR-7 15.77@87.23 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 219 iTrader: 1 reviews	Haha hey Rod! I'm '95Cougar_XR-7.

January 27th, 2011, 07:37 PM	#5
Blackwid0wXR7 Regular 1995 Mercury Cougar XR-7 15.77@87.23 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 219 iTrader: 1 reviews	Well it's hard to get help with a T-45 on an MN-12 site

January 28th, 2011, 01:51 PM	#7
Blackwid0wXR7 Regular 1995 Mercury Cougar XR-7 15.77@87.23 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 219 iTrader: 1 reviews	Yeah it's starting to look that way, I'm a car guy in general. I'll help anyone if I can and provide info. To everyone except the imma jdm fanboi look at meee go fasttt vteccccccccc

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