Keith Browning Posted May 17, 2015 Share Posted May 17, 2015 Well, I WAS warned. My 2007 Freestyle is making the helicopter noise in Park and Neutral with 66,000 miles. I am trying to figure out what the best way to approach this financially. Try fixing it, trade it in or drive it until it fails and then install an expensive reman or junk it. We love this car. I am freaking out to say the least because on top of this my Explorer is all used up as well. So, has anyone here had any experience with this? Fixing these CVT transmissions or know how long I might expect this to last? I am researching this and I read a lot about input shafts and bearings. The unit operates fine otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Mutter Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 When I worked next to the trans guy he did the tsb for a noise at idle on an 2006 cvt and it did not fix it, he called the hotline and they got him to look at the flat roller bearings. Sorry this information might be a bit vague but what I can remember from this is that a six dollar bearing fixed his transmission noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forddieseldoctor Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I've done a few of them. It's been a few years since the last one. But I do remember that everyone of them had a bunch of pitting on the inside of the input shaft where the bearing rides. But all in all it wasn't a huge deal to fix them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 Bearings is what I am reading... Ran my VIN on OASIS and did not get any SSMs or TSBs. One thing I have found on line is that there has been a class action suit files against Ford for CVT owners of 500, Freestyles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 I have replaced the bearings in a few units. It's a pretty straight forward job, the trans comes out like usual and as long as you have the tool kit to separate the case and hold the variators and stuff, then your good to go. Not too many gaskets just a bunch of orings and little tubes that seal the mechatronix to the case. Caution some are different lengths, don't ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted May 18, 2015 Author Share Posted May 18, 2015 Which bearings brad? ALL of them? Even though the symptom points to the input shaft I am advised that some of the other bearings can and do go as well. The seal kit from what I understand is pricy and it contains all of the bolts needed for reassembly. Originally aluminum I understand replacements are steel. We have a tech here that says he has done a few of these so I am getting good advice. I don't think anyone else in our shop has done one. We don't see too many and they are unfixable most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted May 19, 2015 Share Posted May 19, 2015 Any bad shaft bearings are super easy to spot whilst inspecting them. If she's got some miles on her and they aren't to pricey then all of them may be the way to go. All the ones I did were under warranty and you know how that goes, it gets what's bad and that's it. I tried to cost cap a couple and man was that impossible. Getting a complete unit never happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 This will be on my dime. I quoted out a unit as a worst case scenario. $4,603 with tax. Labor for free of course. My plan is to do all of the bearings as I have heard that its not always/only the input shaft. I found the TSB - attached. Not for 2007 Models but I cant see it not being applicable... or at least it's good for the basic part numbers. Scenario 1 is what I am dealing with. So the obvious repair here is input shaft and bearing, filters, seal/bolt kit and fluid. tsb06-11-04.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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