1969 FORD MUSTANG wheel torque

07-04-16
C-6 Automatic Transmission

07-04-16

INSTALLATION—

THUNDERBIRD

1.
Torque the two converter drain

plugs to specification.

2.
Install the converter on the sta-

tor support.

3.
Secure the transmission on a

transmission jack.

4.
Rotate the converter so that the

studs and drain plugs are in alignment

with their holes in the flywheel.

5.
Move the transmission toward

the cylinder block until they contact

each other. Install and torque the at-

taching bolts to specification. Before

tightening the center bolt on the left

side,
make sure that the accelerator

linkage stop bracket is properly posi-

tioned so that the left upper bolt may

be installed later.

6. Connect the fluid cooler lines to

their fittings on the right side of the

transmission.

7.
Raise the transmission and in-

stall the engine rear support and tor-

que the bolts to specification. Make

sure that the hand brake equalizer is

positioned properly.

8. Lower the transmission and re-

move the jack.

9. Install the engine rear support-

to-extension housing attaching bolts.

10.
Install the drive shaft.

11.
Connect the speedometer cable

to the extension housing.

12.
Position the starting motor on

the converter housing and secure it

with the two lower bolts.

13.
Install the torque converter-

to-flywheel attaching nuts and torque

them to specification.

14.
Install the converter housing

dust shield.

15.
Secure the frame side rail sup-

port brace with the attaching bolts

and lock washers. Torque the bolts to

specification.

16.
Connect the downshift rod to

the transmission downshift lever.

17.
Connect the vacuum diaphragm

hose to the upper end of the vacuum

tube.

18.
Using Tool T67P-7341-A, in-

stall a new grommet in the manual

lever. Then, secure the manual selec-

tor rod to the lever.

19.
Position the vibration absorber

to the transmission extension housing

and secure it with the three attaching

bolts.

20.
Connect the muffler inlet pipes

to the exhaust manifolds.

21.
Lower the vehicle and install

the two converter housing upper bolts

and torque them to specification.
22.
Install the starting motor upper

bolt.

23.
Place a new O-ring on the end

of the fluid filler tube and insert it in

the transmission case. Secure the tube

to the rear of the right cylinder head

with the attaching screw and lock

washer.

24.
Fill the transmission to the

proper level with the specified fluids.

25.
Adjust the manual and throttle

linkage as required.

REMOVAL-

CONTINENTAL MARK III

1.
Working from the engine com-

partment, lift the fluid filler tube dio-

stick from the transmission.

2.
Raise the vehicle on a hoist or

stands.

3.
Remove the dust shield from the

front lower end of the converter hous-

ing.

4.
Crank the engine until one of the

converter drain plugs is accessible.

Then, remove the plug.

5.
Crank the engine until the other

plug is at the bottom. Place a drain

pan to catch the fluid, then remove

the pan and allow the fluid to drain.

6. Remove the driveshaft.

7.
Remove the frame side rail sup-

port brace attaching bolts and remove

the brace.

8. After the fluid has been drained

from the converter, install the plug.

9. Place the drain pan under the

transmission pan and loosen the at-

taching bolts and allow the fluid to

drain. Finally remove all of the pan

attaching bolts except two, to allow

the oil to further drain. After the fluid

has drained, install two bolts on the

opposite side of the pan to temporari-

ly hold it in place.

10.
Remove the. converter-

to-flywheel attaching nuts.

11.
Disconnect the downshift link-

age from the transmission downshift

lever.

12.
Using tool T67P-7341-A, re-

move the selector rod from the manu-

al lever.

13.
Remove the two screws that at-

tach the shift rod bellcrank bracket to

the converter housing and remove the

bracket.

14.
Disconnect the vacuum dia-

phragm hose at the transmission.

15.
Disconnect the speedometer

cable from the extension housing and

place it to one side.

16.
Remove the two idler arm

bracket retaining bolts at the frame

side rail and allow the linkage to

hang.
17.
Disconnect the starter cable

from the terminal on the starter. Re-

move the starter attaching bolts and

remove it from the housing.

18.
Remove the clip securing the oil

cooler lines to the support bracket.

19.
Disconnect the two oil cooler

lines from the right side of the trans-

mission.

20.
Disconnect the muffler inlet

pipes at the exhaust manifolds and

allow the pipes to hang.

21.
Remove the vibration absorber

from the extension housing.

22.
Remove the engine rear support

to extension housing attaching bolts.

23.
Place a transmission jack under

the transmission and raise it just

enough to remove the weight from the

support.

24.
Remove the two support attach-

ing bolts and remove the support.

25.
Lower the jack and secure the

transmission to the jack with a safety

chain.

26.
Remove the bolt that secures

the filler tube to the rear of the right

cylinder head and lift the tube from

the transmission case.

27.
Remove the six converter

housing-to-cylinder block attaching

bolts.

28.
Carefully lower the transmis-

sion and remove it from under the ve-

hicle.

29.
Remove the converter and

mount the transmission in a holding

fixture.

INSTALLATION—

CONTINENTAL MARK III

1.
Torque the two converter drain

plugs to specification.

2.
Install the converter on the sta-

tor support.

3.
Secure the transmission on a

transmission jack.

4.
Rotate the converter so that the

studs and drain plugs are in alignment

with their holes in the flywheel.

5.
Move the transmission toward

the cylinder block until they contact

each other. Install and torque the at-

taching bolts to specification

6. Remove the jack safety chain

from the transmission.

7.
Connect the fluid cooler lines to

their fittings on the right side of the

transmission.

8. Install a new O-ring on the lower

end of the fluid filler tube. Dip the

O-ring in clean automatic transmis-

sion fluid and insert the tube in the

transmission case. Install the attach-

ing bolt.procarmanuals.com

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C-6 Automatic Transmission
07-04-17

9. Raise the transmission and in-

stall the engine rear support and tor-

que the bolts to specification.

10.
Lower the transmission and re-

move the jack.

11.
Install the engine rear support-

to-extension housing attaching bolts.

12.
Install the drive shaft.

13.
Connect the speedometer cable

to the extension housing.

14.
Connect the muffler inlet pipes

to the exhaust manifolds.

15.
Position the starting motor on

the converter housing and secure it

with the attaching bolts. Connect the

cable to the terminal on the starter.

16.
Position the idler arm bracket

to the frame side rail and install the

attaching bolts.

17.
Install the torque converter-

to-flywheel attaching nuts and torque

them to specification.

18.
Install the converter housing

dust shield.

19.
Secure the frame side rail sup-

port brace with the attaching bolts

and lock washers. Torque the bolts to

specification.

20.
Connect the downshift rod to

the transmission downshift lever.

21.
Using Tool T67P-7341-A, in-

stall a new grommet in the manual

lever. Then, secure the manual selec-

tor rod to the lever.

22.
Connect the vacuum hose to the

vacuum diaphragm.

23.
Install the oil cooler line retain-

ing clip at the transmission support.

24.
Position the vibration absorber

to the transmission extension housing

and secure it with the three attaching

bolts.

25.
Lower the vehicle.

26.
Fill the transmission to the

proper level with the specified fluids.

27.
Adjust the manual and throttle

linkage as required.

REMOVAL-

LINCOLN CONTINENTAL

1.
Raise the hood and remove the

transmission dipstick.

2.
Raise the vehicle on a hoist. Re-

move the bolt that secures the trans-

mission filler tube to the cylinder

head.

3.
Remove the bolts that attach the

reinforcement plate at the rear of the

transmission oil pan and remove the

plate.

4.
Remove the three bolts that at-

tach the manual and downshift control

rod splash shield to the side rail and

remove the shield.
5.
Place a drain pan under the

transmission. Loosen all transmission

pan attaching bolts and allow the fluid

to drain. Remove the bolts from the

rear and both sides of the pan to

allow further drainage; then, finally

remove the pan. After all fluid has

been drained, install the pan using

four attaching bolts.

6. Remove the two bolts that attach

the cover to the lower end of the con-

verter housing.

7.
Remove the two front support

bracket bolts at the converter housing.

8. Remove the two drain plugs

from the converter and allow it to

drain.

9. Remove the four nuts that attach

the converter to the flywheel.

10.
Lift the fluid filler tube from

the transmission case.

11.
Remove the two idler arm

bracket bolts from the frame side rail

and allow the idler arm to hang free.

12.
Disconnect the starter cable

from the starter. Remove the starter

attaching bolts and remove the starter.

13.
Disconnect the oil cooler lines

from the transmission.

14.
Disconnect the vacuum hose

from the diaphragm.

15.
Loosen the parking brake ad-

justing nut at the equalizer and re-

move the retracting spring. Disconnect

the rear brake cables and remove the

equalizer from the bracket.

16.
Disconnect the speedometer

cable from the extension housing.

17.
Disconnect the drive shaft from

the transmission flange and position

the shaft out of the way.

18.
Disconnect the downshift rod

from the transmission downshift lever.

19.
Using tool T67P-7341-A, re-

move the manual selector rod from

the manual lever.

20.
Remove the lower bellcrank at-

taching bolts and remove the bell-

crank.

21.
Pry the upper bellcrank out of

the converter housing and allow it to

hang free.

22.
Remove the cooler lines from

the clip at the cylinder head.

23.
Remove the converter housing-

to-cylinder block lower attaching

bolts.

24.
Remove the two nuts that at-

tach the engine rear mounts to the

crossmember.

25.
Place a transmission jack under

the transmission and raise it just high

enough to remove the weight from the

crossmember.

26.
Remove the engine rear

support-to-extension housing attaching

bolts and remove the supports.
27.
Remove the crossmember-

to-frame attaching nuts and remove

the crossmember.

28.
Secure the transmission to the

jack with the safety chain. Lower the

transmission and remove the upper

converter housing-to-cylinder block at-

taching bolts.

29.
Move the transmission away

from the cylinder block.

30.
Carefully lower the transmis-

sion and remove it from under the ve-

hicle.

31.
Remove the converter and mount

the transmission in a holding fixture.

INSTALLATION-

LINCOLN CONTINENTAL

1.
Torque the two converter drain

plugs to specification.

2.
Install the converter on the sta-

tor support.

3.
Secure the transmission on a

transmission jack.

4.
Rotate the converter so that the

studs and drain plugs are in alignment

with those in the flywheel.

5.
Move the transmission toward the

cylinder block until they contact each

other. Install and torque the attaching

bolts to specification.

6. Secure the converter to the fly-

wheel with the four attaching nuts.

Torque the nuts to specification.

7.
Secure the converter access cover

to the converter housing with the at-

taching bolts.

8. Secure the two front support

brackets to the converter housing with

the attaching bolts.

9. Raise the transmission high en-

ough to position the crossmember. In-

stall the bolts, but do not tighten at

this time.

10.
Secure the engine rear support

to the extension housing and torque

the bolts to specification. At this time,

install and torque the crossmember-

to-frame attaching nuts to specifica-

tion.

11.
Lower the transmission and in-

stall the engine rear support-

to-crossmember attaching nuts and

plates.
Torque the •"its to specifica-

tion. Remove the transmission jack.

12.
Install the upper bellcrank in

the left side of the converter housing.

13.
Position the lower bellcrank to

the transmission and floor pan and se-

cure it with the two attaching bolts.

14.
Connect the downshift rod to

transmission downshift lever.

15.
Using tool T67P-7341-A, install

a new grommet in the manual lever.

Then, secure the manual selector rod

to the lever.procarmanuals.com

07-05-13
Specifications

07-05-13

C6 TRANSMISSION -LINCOLN CONTINENTAL AND CONTINENTAL MARK III VEHICLES WITH 460-4V ENGINES

Throttle

Closed

(Above

17"

Vacuum)

To Detent

(Torque

Demand)

Through

Detent

(W.O.T.)
Range

D

D

D

1

D

D

D

D

D

D

D

Vehicle

Lincoln Continental

Continental Mark III
Shift

1-2

2-3

3-1

2-1

1-2

2-3

3-2

1-2

2-3

3-2

3-1 or 2-1

Axle Ratio

2.80:1

3.00:1

2.80:1

3.00:1
1

8-10

8-22

8-10

21-30

29-42

59-76

27-42

43-50

83-92

2-81

26-34
2

7-10

7-21

7-10

20-28

27-39

55-71

25-39

40-47

77-86

67-76

25-32

Tire Size

9.15 x 15

9.15x15

8.55 x 15

9.15 x 15

8.55 x 15

9.15 x 15
3

8-10

8-22

8-10

20-29

29-41

58-75

27-41

42-49

81-90

70-79

26-33
4

7-9

7-21

7-9

19-28

27-38

54-70

25-38

40-46

76-85

66-74

24-31

Use Column No.

1

2

3

1

4

2

TORQUE LIMITS

Item

Converter to Flywheel

Converter Hsg. to Trans. Case

Front Pump to Trans. Case

Front Servo to Trans. Case

Rear Servo to Trans. Case

Upper Valve Body to Lower Valve Body

Overrunning Clutch Race to Case

Oil Pan to Case

Rear Servo Cover to Case

Stator Support to Pump

Converter Cover to Converter Hsg.

Guide Plate to Case

Intermediate Servo Cover to Case

Regulator to Case

Planetary Support to Trans. Case

Control Valve Body to Trans. Case

Dia;
'iragm Assy, to Case

Cooler Return Check Valve

Distributor Sleeve to Case

Governor to Counterweight

Governor Valve Body Cover Screws

Pressure Regulator Cover Screws

Control Valve Body Screws (10-24)

Front Servo Release Piston

End Plates to Body

Stator Support to Pump

Inner Downshift Lever Stop
Ft-Lbs

FMX

23-28

40-50

17-22

30-35

40-45

4-6

—

10-13

-

-

12-16

-

-

17-22

20-25

8-10

20-30

9-12

-

50-60

20-30

20-30

20-30

20-30

20-30

23-35

-
C4

23-28

28-40

28-40

-

-

-

13-20

12-16

12-20

12-20

12-16

-

16-22

-

-

-

15-23

-

12-20

-

-

-

-

-

20-35

-

40-55
C6

20-30

-

12-20

-

-

-

18-25

12-16

-

12-16

12-16

12-16

10-14

-

-

-

15-23

-

12-16

-

-

-

-

-

20-30

-

20-30
Item

Extension Assy, to Trans. Case

Pressure Gauge Tap

Band Adj. Screw Locknut to Case

Yoke to Output Shaft

Reverse Servo Piston to Rod

Cooler Tube Connector Lock

Converter Drain Plug

Rear Band Adjusting Screw to Case

Front Band Adjusting Screw Locknut

Manual Valve Inner Lever to Shaft

Downshift Lever to Shaft

Filler Tube to Engine

Filler Tube to Pan

Transmission to Engine

Transmission to Engine: Falcon

Mustang-6-Cyl.

Lower to Upper Valve Body

Reinforcement Plate to Body

Screen and Lower to Upper Valve Body

Neutral Switch to Case 2^

Neutral Switch to Column

Accumulator Plate to Body

Lower Valve Body Cover and Plate to

Valve Body

Control Assy, to Case

Gov. Body to Collector Body

Cooler Line Fittings
Ft-Lbs

FMX

30-40

7-15

-

-

-

-

15-28

35-40

20-25

8-12

17-20

20-25

-

40-50

-

-

- ;

-

-

20

-

48-72

96-120

-

-
C4

28-40

9-15

35-45

60-80

®

-

20-30

-

-

8-12

12-16

20-25

32-42

40-50

23-33

40-55

40-55

40-55

55-75

20

50-90

-

80-120

80-120

80-120
C6

25-30

9-15

35-45

-

-

25-35

14-28

-

-

8-12

12-16

20-25

-

40-50

-

40-50

20-30

40-50

55-75

20

-

-

90-125

80-120

-

r^ Tighten to 10 ft-lbs and back off 5/8
turn.

-• Mustang and Cougar only.procarmanuals.com