Ford 8F35 maintenance tips: Planetary failure and no-pressure conditions
Our shop has had several vehicles come in with the Ford 8F35 transmission having planetary failure. Apparently, there was a run where the pinion needle bearings had a hardness problem (see Figure 1). Ford has a bulletin out (bulletin number 22-281), which provides a part number for this planetary assembly: the part number is JM5Z-7N473-C and
