It is located at the front of the transmission, on the pump. You can see it on the pump were the torq converter goes into the transmission. The trans has to be pulled out of the car to do the repair.
The Ford Contour was produced from the years 1995 to 2000. The front pump transmission seal in a 1998 Ford Contour is located very close to the camshaft.
There are many transmission seals. Front/Rear and pan seal are some. There are also internal seals.
Replace the front seal which is located by the spline.
The front seal on your automatic transmission would be between the torque converter and the front pump of the transmission. The transmission would have to be removed along with the torque converter to replace the seal.
It is between the torque converter and the front pump of the transmission. The transmission or engine has to be removed to gain access to the front transmission seal.
You will have to remove the transmission and torque converter from the car to get to the front seal.
Front seal: remove engine or transmission and replace the seal. Rear seal, remove the drive shaft to replace the seal. Unfortunately, you typically only have problems with the front seal.
Remove transmission and replace front seal.
By removing the transmission from the truck, then removing the seal.
remove the trans. and get a seal puller
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Work needs to be performed. Also depends where it is leaking from. If pan is leaking just drain transmission fluid and install new pan gasket and refill transmission with fluid. If front seal leaking then you will have to pull transmission and replace front seal.