1969 FORD MUSTANG automatic

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C-6 Automatic Transmission
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16.
Position the manual and down-

shift control rod splash shield to the

frame side rail and secure it with the

attaching bolts.

17.
Connect the speedometer cable

to the extension housing.

18.
Connect the vacuum hose to the

vacuum diaphragm and secure with a

clamp.

19.
Connect the two oil cooler lines

to the fittings on the right side of the

case.
20.
Install the cooler lines under

the clip at the cylinder head.

21.
Position the reinforcement plate

and torque the attaching bolts.

22.
Install the equalizer and park-

ing brake cables. Install the equalizer

lever retracting spring.

23.
Install the drive shaft.

24.
Install a new seal on the filler

tube and install it in the transmission

case.
Secure the filler tube to the cyl-

inder head.
25.
Install the starting motor and

connect the cable.

26.
Install the idler arm bracket-

to-frame side rail.

27.
Lower the vehicle.

28.
Fill the transmission to the cor-

rect level with the specified fluid.

29.
Adjust the manual and throttle

linkage as required.

MAJOR REPAIR OPERATIONS

DISASSEMBLY OF

TRANSMISSION

1.
Mount the transmission in hold-

ing fixture T64L-6001-A (Fig. 22).

2.
Remove the 17 fluid pan attach-

ing bolts. Remove pan and gasket.

3.
Remove the 8 valve body attach-

ing bolts (Fig. 23). Lift the valve body

from the transmission case.

4.
Attach a dial indicator to the

front pump as shown in Fig. 24. In-

stall tool T61L-7657-B in the exten-

sion housing to center the shaft.

5.
Pry the gear train to the rear of

the case and at the same time, press

the input shaft inward until it bottoms

(Fig. 24). Set the dial indicator to

read zero.

6. Pry the gear train forward (Fig.

24) and note the amount of gear train

end play on the dial indicator. Record

the end play to facilitate assembling

the transmission. Remove the dial in-

dicator from the pump and the tool

from the extension housing.

7.
Remove the vacuum diaphragm,

rod and the primary throttle valve

from the case. Slip the input shaft out

of the front pump.

8. Remove the front pump attach-

ing bolts. Pry the gear train forward

as shown in Fig. 25 to remove the

pump.

9. Loosen the band adjustment

screw and remove the two struts.

10.
Rotate the band 90 degrees co-

unterclockwise to align the ends with

the slot in the case (Fig. 26). Slide the

band off the reverse-high clutch drum.

11.
Remove the forward part of the

gear train as an assembly as shown in

Fig. 27.

12.
Remove the large snap ring that

secures the reverse planet carrier in

the low-reverse clutch hub. Lift the

planet carrier from the drum.

13.
Remove the snap ring (Fig. 28)

that secures the reverse ring gear and
D16Q3-B

FIG. 22—Transmission Mounted in Holding Fixture

hub on the output shaft. Slide the ring

gear and hub off the shaft.

14.
Rotate the low-reverse clutch

hub in a clockwise direction and at

the same time, withdraw it from the

case.

15.
Remove the reverse clutch snap

ring from the case, then remove the

clutch discs, plates and pressure plate

from the case.

16.
Remove the extension housing

attaching bolts and vent tube from the

case.
Remove the extension housing,

and gasket.

17.
Slide the output shaft assembly

from the transmission case.
18.
Remove the distributor sleeve

attaching bolts and remove the sleeve,

parking pawl gear and the thrust

washer.

If the thrust washer is staked in

place, use a sharp chisel and cut off

the metal from behind the thrust

washer. Be sure to clean the rear of

the case with air pressure or a suitable

solvent to remove any metal particles.

19.
Compress the reverse clutch pis-

ton release spring with tool T65P-

77515-A (Fig. 29). Remove the snap

ring. Remove the tool and the spring

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PARKING

PAWL
ROD
FLUID

SCREEN

INTERMEDIATE

SERVO

LEVER

FIG. 23—Transmission with Pan Removed

Tool-4201-C

D1605-A
D 1606-A

FIG. 25—Removing Front Pump

SLOT
BAND ENDS
D 1607-A

FIG. 26—Rembving or Installing

Band

REVERSE-HIGH OUTPUT

CLUTCH DRUM SHAFT

D 1608 -A

FIG. 27—Removing or Installing

Forward Part of Gear Train

LOW-REVERSE OUTPUT SNAP

CLUTCH DRUM SHAFT RING

D1609-A

FIG. 24— Checking Gear Train End Play
FIG. 28—Removing or Installing

Reverse Ring Gear Hub Retaining

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SNAP RING

LOW-REVERSE

CLUTCH PISTON

Tool -

T6SL-77515-A
RETAINER Toof - T65L- 77575- A

D1610-A

FIG. 29—Compressing Reverse Clutch Spring

AIR NOZZLE

Tool- 7000- DD

LOW- REVERSE CLUTCH

APPLY PASSAGE

D1611-A

FIG. 30—Removing Low-Reverse

Clutch Piston
20.
Remove the one-way clutch

inner race attaching bolts from the

rear of the case. Remove the inner

race from inside of the case.

21.
Remove the reverse clutch pis-

ton from the case as shown in Fig. 30.

PARTS REPAIR OR

REPLACEMENT

During the repair of the sub-

assemblies, certain general instructions

which apply to all units of the trans-

mission must be followed. Following

these instructions will avoid unneces-

sary repetition.

OUTER

MANUAL LEVER

AND SHAFT

PARKING

PAWL ACTUATING

ROD

D1612-A

FIG. 31—Downshift and Manual Linkage

7"oo/ - 77288

D1613-A

FIG. 32—Installing Manual Lever

Seal
All transmission parts must be

handled carefully to avoid nicking or

burring the bearing or mating surfa-

ces.

Lubricate all internal parts of the

transmission with clean automatic

transmission fluid before assembling

them.

Do not use any other lubricants ex-

cept on gaskets and thrust washers.

These may be coated with vaseline to

facilitate assembly. Always use new

gaskets and seals when assembling a

transmission.
Tighten all bolts and screws to the

recommended torque as outlined in

the Specification Section.

TRANSMISSION CASE

AND LINKAGE

Downshift and Manual

Linkage

1.
Remove the nut and lock washer

that secures the outer downshift lever

to the transmission and remove the

lever.

2.
On a Mustang or Cougar, re-

move the two bolts that secure the

neutral safety switch to the case. In-

sert a screwdriver between the switch

and case as close as possible to the

shaft. Gently pry the switch from the

case.

3.
Slide the downshift lever out

from the inside-of the case (Fig. 31).

Remove the seal from the recess in

the manual lever shaft.

4.
Remove the C-ring that secures

the parking pawl actuating rod to the

manual lever. Remove the rod from

the case.

5.
Remove the nut that secures the

inner manual lever to the shaft. Re-

move the inner lever from the shaft.

Slide the outer lever and shaft from

the case.

6. Remove the seal from the case

with Tools T59L-1OO-B and T58L-

101-A or 7600-E.

7.
Dip the new seal in transmission

fluid and install it in the case as

shown in Fig. 32.

8. Slide the outer manual lever and

shaft in the transmission case.

9. Position the inner lever on the

shaft and install the attaching nut.

Tighten the nut to specification. In-

stall the parking pawl actuating rod

and secure it to the inner manual lever

with a C-washer.

10.
Install a new downshift lever

seal in the recess of the outer lever

shaft. Slide the downshift lever and

shaft into position.

11.
On a Mustang or Cougar, posi-

tion the neutral switch on the manual

lever and secure it with the two at-

taching bolts. Leave the attaching

bolts loose to adjust the switch after

installing the control valve.

12.
Place the outer downshift lever

on the shaft and secure it with a lock

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C-6 Automatic Transmission
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Parking Pawl Linkage

1.
Remove the bolts that secure the

parking pawl guide plate to the case

(Fig. 33). Remove the plate.

2.
Remove the spring, parking pawl

and shaft from the case.

3.
Working from the pan mounting

surface, drill a 1/8 inch diameter hole

through the center of the cupped plug.

Pull the plug from the case with a

wire hook.

4.
Lift the end of the spring off the

park plate pin to relieve the tension.

5.
Thread a
1/4-20
inch or # 8-32

x 1 1/4 inch screw (Fig. 34) into the

par1: plate shaft. Pull the shaft from

the case with the screw.

6. Position the spring and park

plate in the case and install the shaft.

Hook the end of the spring over the

pin on the park plate.

7.
Install a new cupped washer

(Fig. 33) to retain the shaft.

8. Install the parking pawl shaft in

the case. Slip the parking pawl and

spring into place on the shaft.

9. Position the guide plate on the

case making sure that the actuating

rod is seated in the slot of the plate.

Secure the plate with two bolts and

lock washers.

Servo Apply Lever

1.
Working from inside of the

transmission case, carefully drive on

the servo apply lever shaft to remove

the cup plug. The shaft (Fig. 35) can

be withdrawn from the case by hand.

2.
Hold the servo apply lever in

position and install the new shaft.

3.
Using the fabricated tool shown

in Fig. 35, drive the cup plug into

position in the case. Be sure the plug

is flush with the shoulder of the count-

erbore. The cup plug may be coated

with Loctite, Part No. C3AZ-

19554-A, before installation.

Thread Repair-Case

Thread service kits may be pur-

chased from local jobbers or the

Heli-Coil Corporation. To repair a

damaged thread, the following proce-

dures should be carefully followed:

1.
Drill out the damaged threads

using the same size threads as the

thread OD. For example, use a 5/16-

inch drill when repairing a 5/16-18

inch thread.

2.
Select the proper special tap and

tap the drilled hole. The tap is marked

for the size of the thread being re-
GUIDE PLATE PIN SPRING CUPPED PLUG

PARKING

GEAR

SHAFT

SPRING

PARKING PAWL
PARK PLATE

D1614-A

FIG. 33—Parking Pawl Mechanism

1/4 - 20 x
1
1/4 INCH BOLT

OR #8 • 32 x 1 1/4 INCH BOLT
INSTALL CUP PLUG FLUSH WITH

SHOULDER OF COUNTERBORE

PARK PLATE

SHAFT

D 1629-B

FIG. 34—Removing Park Plate

Shaft

paired. Thus, the special tap supplied

with the repair kit marked 5/16-18

will not cut the same thread as a

standard 5/16-inch tap. It will cut a

thread large enough to accommodate

the insert, and after the insert is in-

stalled, the original thread size (5/16-

18 inch) is restored.

3.
Select the proper coil inserting

tool. These tools are marked with the

thread size being repaired. Place the

insert on the tool and adjust the sleeve

to the length of the insert being used.
INSTALLING TOOL

MAKE FROM 1/2" DIA. DRILL ROD

D 1783-A

FIG. 35—Servo Apply Lever

Installation

Press the insert against the face of

the tapped hole. Turn the tool clock-

wise and wind the insert into the hole

until the insert is one half turn below

the face.

4.
Working through the insert, bend

the insert tang straight up and down

until it breaks off at the notch.

5.
If the inserts are not properly in-

stalled, they can be removed with the

extractor tool. Place the extractor tool

in the insert so that the blade rests

against the top coil
1/4-1/2
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C-6 Automatic Transmission
07-04-22

LOWER VALVE

BODY

7A101
UPPER VALVE

BODY

7A092

PLATE

7C056

PLATE

7D259

FIG. 36—Upper and Lower Valve Bodies Disassembled

Tool - T64P.7A128-A

ROLL PIN

D 1617-A

FIG. 37—Removing Manual Valve

from the end of the coil. Tap the tool

sharply with a hammer so that the

blade cuts into the insert. Exert down-

ward pressure on the tool and turn it

counterclockwise until the insert is re-

moved.

CONTROL VALVE BODY

Disassembly

1.
Remove the nine screws that at-

tach the screen to the lower valve

body and remove the screen and gas-

ket (Fig. 36).

2.
Remove the twelve screws and

the 2 plates that attach the two valve

bodies.

3.
Separate the bodies and remove

the separator plate and gasket. Be

careful not to lose the check valves

and springs.

4.
Depress the manual valve detent

spring with the tool shown in Fig. 37.
Remove the retaining pin from the

upper valve body. Remove the spring

and detent plunger.

5.
Slide the manual valve (Fig. 38)

out of the valve body.

6. Cover the downshift valve port

with a finger, then working from the

underside of the body remove the

downshift valve retainer. Remove the

spring and downshift valve.

7.
Apply pressure on the pressure

booster valve retaining plate and re-

move the two attaching screws. Slowly

release the pressure and remove the

plate, sleeve and the pressure booster

valve. Remove the two springs and the

main regulator valve from the same

bore.

8. Apply pressure on the throttle

booster valve retaining plate and re-

move the two attaching screws. Slowly

release the pressure and remove plate,

throttle booster valve and spring, and

the manual low 2-1 scheduling valve

and spring from the body.

9. Apply pressure on the remaining

valve retaining plate and remove the

eight attaching screws.

10.
Hold the valve body so that the

plate is facing upward. Slowly release

the pressure and remove the plate.

11.
When removing the various

valves from the control valve body,

keep all ports covered with your fin-

gers except the bore the valve is being

removed from. Remove the spring and

the intermediate servo modulator valve

(Fig. 38) from the valve body.

12.
Remove the intermediate servo

accumulator valve and springs.

13.
Remove the 2-3 back-out valve,

and spring.

14.
Remove the 2-3 shift valve,

spring and the throttle modulator

valve.
D1616-A

15.
Remove the 1-2 shift valve, D2

shift valve and the spring from the

valve body.

16.
Remove the coasting regulator

valve from the body.

17.
Remove the cutback control

valve.

18.
Remove the 3-2 shift timing

valve retainer and remove the plug.

Remove the 3-2 shift timing valve and

spring to complete the disassembly of

the control valve. Do not remove the

3-2 shift timing valve plug if it is

found to be peened, preventing the re-

moval of the plug and the 3-2 shift

timing valve. This condition will not

affect transmission operation and is

not cause for replacement of the main

control. The 3-2 shift timing valve is

non-functional and removal of the

plug, 3-2 shift timing valve and spring

is not required.

Assembly

1.
Place the spring 3-2 shift timing

valve and plug in the valve body if

they were previously removed. Install

the plug retainer.

2.
Place the downshift valve and

spring in the valve body. Compress

the spring and install the retainer

from the underside of the body.

3.
Place the valve body on a clean

surface and the passage side facing up.

Place the converter relief valve spring

in its bore (Fig. 39). Coat the convert-

er relief valve check valve with vase-

line and place it on top of the spring.

Place the 2-3 shift check valve ball in

its cavity. Place the throttle pressure

relief valve spring in its bore (Fig. 39).

Coat the throttle pressure relief valve

check ball with vaseline and place it

on top of the spring.procarmanuals.com

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C-6 Automatic Transmission

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2-3 SHIFT

1-2 SHIFT VALVE

CUT-BACK VALVE

LINE PRESSURE

COASTING REGULATOR VALVE

DR-2 SHIFT

THROTTLE MODULATOR VALVE

UPPER VALVE

BODY
PLATE

2-3 BACK-OUT VALVE

INTERMEDIATE SERVO

MODULATOR VALVE

RETAINER

3-2 SHIFT TIMING VALVE

INTERMEDIATE SERVO

ACCUMULATOR VALVE

MANUAL LOW

2-1 SCHEDULING VALVE

,v.i4
THROTTLE PRESSURE

BOOST VALVE

7***W,

.4 .-^.» »! A
*i*Swito!**i

DETENT PLUG, SPRING AND PIN

THROTTLE PRESSURE

RELIEF SPRING

THROTTLE PRESSURE

RELIEF BALL 1/4 INCH DIA.

PRESSURE BOOST VALVE
PLATE

V

"^^RETAINER

MANUAL VALVE

PLATE
SLEEVF

D 1764-C

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CONVERTER PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE

THROTTLE PRESSURE

RELIEF BALL1/4 INCH

DIA. AND SPRING

CONVERTER

PRESSURE

RELIEF

SPRING

2-3 SHIFT

CHECK VALVE

D 1765-C

FIG. 39—Converter Pressure Relief Valve, Throttle Pressure Relief Valve,

and
2-3
Shift Check Valve Locations

FRONT PUMP

Tool
-
7775-AS

Tool -
T50T-
100-A

or 73-760

Tool
-T63L- 77837 -A

D 1636 -A

FIG. 40—Removing Front Pump

Seal

4.
Carefully position
the
separator

plate,
new
gasket
and the
lower valve

body
on the
upper valve body
and in-

stall
and
torque
the
attaching bolts
to

specification.

5.
Secure
the
screen
to the
lower

valve body with
the
attaching bolts

and torque them
to
specification.

6. Place
the
cutback control valve

(Fig.
38) in the
valve body.

7.
Place
the
coasting regulator

valve
in the
body.

8. Place
the
spring
D2
shift valve

and
the 1-2
shift valve
in the
body.

9. Place
the
throttle modulator

valve
and
spring
and the 2-3
shift

valve
in the
valve body.
D 1637-A

FIG. 41—Installing Front Pump

Seal

10.
Place
the
spring
and the 2-3

backout valve
in the
valve body.

11.
Place
the two
springs
and the

intermediate servo accumulator valve

in
the
valve body.

12.
Place
the
intermediate servo

modulator valve
and
spring
in the

body.

13.
Carefully place
the
valve retain-

ing plate
on the
body
and
secure
it

with
the
eight attaching screws. Tigh-

ten
the
screws
to
specification.

14.
Place
the
throttle booster valve

and spring
in the
valve body. Place

the manual
low 2-1
scheduling valve

and spring
in the
valve body
and in-
stall
the
retaining plate. Torque
the

attaching screws
to
specification.

15.
Place
the
main regulator,
two

springs, pressure booster valve
and the

sleeve
in the
valve body.

16.
Install
the
pressure booster

plate
and
torque
the two
attaching

screws
to
specification.

17.
Place
the
manual valve
in the

valve body
and
install
the
detent plug,

spring
and the
retaining
pin in the

body.

FRONT PUMP

The front seal
can be
replaced after

the pump
has
been installed
on the

transmission (Figs.
40 and 41).

Disassembly

1.
Remove
the two
seal-rings
and

the selective thrust washer (Fig.
42).

2.
Remove
the
large square-cut seal

from
the
O.D.
of the
pump housing.

3.
Remove
the 5
bolts that secure

the pump support
to the
pump hous-

ing. Lift
the
support from
the
housing.

4.
Remove
the
drive
and the
driven

gear from
the
housing.

Assembly

1.
Install
the
drive
and
driven gears

in
the
pump housing. Each gear
has

an identification mark
on one
face.

The identification mark
on
each gear

must
be
toward
the
front
of the
pump

housing.

2.
Position
the
pump support
in the

pump housing
and
install
and
torque

the five attaching bolts
to
specifica-

tion.

3.
Carefully install
two new
seal

rings
on the
pump support. Make sure

that
the
ends
of the
rings
are
engaged

to lock them
in
place. Install
a new

square-cut seal
on the O.D. of the

pump housing.

4.
Install
the
selective thrust wash-

er. Make sure that
the
correct thick-

ness selective washer
is
being used
to

obtain
the
specified
end
play.

5.
Place
the
pump
on
converter

making sure that
the
drive gear enga-

ges
the
converter
hub.
Rotate
the

pump
to
make sure that
the
gears
ro-

tate freely.

REVERSE-HIGH CLUTCH

Disassembly

1.
Separate
the
drive train
as
shown

in
Fig. 43.
Remove
the
pressure plate

retaining snap ring
as
shown
in Fig.

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07-04-25

FRONT

PUMPSEAL-7A24&
DRIVEN

GEAR-7C011

FIG. 42—Front Pump Disassembled
STATOR SUPPORT-7A109

SELECTIVE THRUST

WASHER

7D014

GASKET

7A136
SEAL

RINGS

7D429

D 1619-B

2.
Remove the pressure plate and

the drive and driven clutch plates (Fig.

45).

3.
Install Tool T65L-77515-A (Fig.

46) on the reverse-high clutch drum.

Make sure that the legs clear the

snap ring enough to permit expanding

it enough for removing it. Remove the

snap rings and remove the tool.

4.
Remove the spring retainer and

the piston return springs.

5.
Apply air pressure to the piston

apply hole in the clutch hub (Fig. 47)

and remove the piston.

6. Remove the piston outer seal

from the piston and the inner seal

from the clutch drum (Fig. 45).

7.
Remove the front and rear bush-

ings from the clutch drum if they are

worn or damaged. To remove the

front bushing, use a cape chisel and

cut along the bushing seam until the

chisel breaks through the bushing

wall. Pry the loose ends of the bushing

up with an awl and remove the bush-

ing.

To remove the rear bushing, use the

tool shown in Fig. 48, and press the

bushing from the drum.

Assembly

1.
If the clutch drum bushings were

removed, position the drum in a press

and press new bushings into the drum

with the tools shown in Figs. 48 or 49.

2.
Dip the new seals in transmission

fluid and install one on the drum and

one on the piston.

3.
Install the piston in the clutch

drum.

4.
Position the piston return springs

in the piston sockets. Place the spring

retainer on the springs.
5.
Install Tool T65L-77515-A (Fig.

46) and compress the springs. Make

certain that the spring retainer is cen-

tered while compressing the springs.

Install the snap ring. Before releasing

the pressure on the tool, make certain

that the snap ring is positioned inside

of the four snap ring guides on the

spring retainer.

6. Clutch plate usage varies with

each model, refer to the Specifications

Section for the number of plates re-

quired. Dip the clutch plates in clean

transmission fluid. Install the clutch

plates alternately starting with a steel

drive plate (Fig. 45).

7.
After all clutch plates have been

installed, position the pressure plate in

the clutch drum. Install the pressure

plate snap ring.

8. With a feeler gauge, check the

clearance between the pressure plate

and snap ring (Fig. 50).

9. The pressure plate should be held

downward as the clearance is checked.

Refer to the Specification Section for

the proper clearance. If the clearance

is not within specifications, selective

thickness snap rings are available in

the following thicknesses: 0.065-0.069,

0.074-0.078, and 0.083-0.087 inch. In-

stall the correct size snap ring and re-

check the clearance.

FORWARD CLUTCH

Disassembly

1.
Remove the clutch pressure plate

retaining snap ring (Fig. 51).

2.
Remove the rear pressure plate,

the drive and driven plates and the

forward pressure plate from the clutch

hub (Fig. 52).
3.
Remove the snap ring (Fig. 53)

that secures the disc spring in the

clutch cylinder. Remove the disc

spring.

4.
Apply air pressure to the clutch

apply passage in the cylinder (Fig. 54)

to remove the piston.

5.
Remove the seal from the piston

and the seal from the clutch hub (Fig.

52).

Assembly

1.
Dip two new seals in transmis-

sion fluid. Install the smaller seal on

the clutch hub and the other seal on

the clutch piston.

2.
Install the clutch piston in the

cylinder.

3.
Make sure that the steel pressure

ring is in the groove on the piston.

Position the disc spring in the cylinder

with the dished face downward. Install

the spring as shown in Fig. 56. Secure

the disc with the retaining snap ring.

4.
Install the forward pressure plate

with the flat side up and the beveled

side downward. Install first a compos-

ition driven plate and a steel drive

plate (Fig. 52). Install the remaining

plates in this sequence. Refer to the

Specification Section for the number

of plates required. The last plate in-

stalled will be the rear pressure plate.

Install the snap ring and make certain

that it seats fully in the groove.

5.
With a feeler gauge, check the

clearance between the snap ring and

the pressure plate (Fig. 55). Down-

ward pressure on the plate should be

maintained when making this check.

Refer to the Specifications Section for

the proper clearance.procarmanuals.com