1969 FORD MUSTANG motor

07-04-17
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

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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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