- How difficult is it to remove the lower part of the transmission housing, in order to beat it out hollow (cf. 5 years' wear and rust)?
- If the part must be replaced, is it expensive?
2005 Focus automatic (ZXW wagon). Symptom = horrid scraping noise in reverse, although car otherwise reverses OK Probable cause = driving past road works, I drove over a heap of gravel higher than expected, sufficient to lift the nose of the car perceptibly. Diagnosis by Guess: I think the transmission housing has been dented (bent upwards) so that (only when in reverse gear) the flywheel scrapes the housing. (Heavy rain today so I would need a wet suit to inspect the site.)