Remove auto trans and swap torque convertor

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Hey everyone, im after a bit of guidance here.

A month or 2 ago, what I believe was a squealing noise coming from the torque converter, I have bought a used torque converter and I want to swap it over.

The reason why I believe it is the torque converter is because the squealing occurred only while I held my foot on the brake and had the trans in gear/drive or reverse, it would go away in park or neutral, and would also go away once I actually started driving until I came to a stop.

Anyway, needing the car, I continued to use it And on the way to work after getting some takeaway (I noticed the noise was worse) the transmission slipped, and I just rolled along with just the engine reving, I parked the car and got a lift to work. I picked it up later that night and managed to drive it home fine.

I may also have a small leak somewhere under there as well, as I noticed some oil drips on the concrete under the trans, so I've lifted the car and cleaned up under the trans with degreaser, so I may be able to find where it is coming from.

Now, I have bought a replacement torque converter, a couple bottles of tq95 and a transmission service kit. The plan is to drop the auto, change the torque converter, put the auto back in and do a service and flush.


I've been looking everywhere for a guide on how to take out the auto, the best piece of information I could find is: (a single reply from a thread on fordmods)

If the engine is out of the car or even if it is not (assuming you have removed the driveshaft and disconnected the wiring already), first remove the inspection plate in the front of the trans. Turn the engine over until you can see the torque converter bolts. Undo one and then turn the engine over to the next one, there are 4 of them. Next remove the engine to transmission braces on the left and right sides of the engine. Now, you should be ready to undo the bell housing bolts.

from what I can see from under the car, I should unbolt the driveshaft from the diff and remove it from the trans, disconnect the wiring on the left of the trans, unbolt the 2 oil lines also on the top left of the trans, remove the support brace from the rear of the trans, unbolt the bell housing from the engine.

I could not see any bolts/seal under the trans which would be for an inspection plate?
Any other surprises I should be aware of, like leaking oil from driveshaft/oil lines etc.
I installed a bypass trans cooler about 20-30K ago to avoid transmission problems

After as much advice as possible, the more in depth the better, I will try and do this with a friend on the weekend.