1969 FORD MUSTANG weight

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FMX Transmission

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

An oil impregnated plastic grommet

is incorporated in the end of the man-

ual shift linkage lever arm on all col-

umn shift vehicles. A special tool

T67P-7341-A is required to install the

grommet in the manual lever, and to

install the manual linkage rod into the

grommet. Refer to Part 7-1, Section

2,
for the grommet replacement pro-

cedures.

TRANSMISSION AND

CONVERTER REPLACEMENT—

FORD-METEOR

REMOVAL

1.
Drive the vehicle on a hoist, but

do not raise at this time.

2.
Remove the two upper bolts and

lock washers which attach the con-

verter housing to the engine.

3.
Raise the vehicle and remove the

cover from the lower front side of the

converter housing. Drain the fluid

from the transmission.

4.
Remove one of the converter

drain plugs. Then rotate the converter

180 degrees and remove the other

plug. Do not attempt to turn the con-

verter with a wrench on the converter

stud nuts. If desired, the converter

may be drained after the unit has been

removed from the vehicle.

5.
Disconnect the fluid filler tube

from the transmission case. Discon-

nect the vacuum hose from the vacu-

um diaphragm unit and the tube from

the extension housing clip.

6. When the fluid has stopped

draining from the transmission and

converter, remove the flywheel to con-

verter nuts and flat washers. Install

the drain plugs in the converter and

torque to specifications. Install the

converter housing front plate to hold

the converter in place when the trans-

mission is removed.

7.
Disconnect the starter cables

from the starter and remove the start-

er.

8. Disconnect the oil cooler lines

from the transmission. Remove the

transmission vent tube.

9. Disconnect the downshift linkage

from the transmission.

10.
Disconnect the selector rod from

the transmission manual lever with

T67P-7341-A.

11.
Disconnect the speedometer

cable from the extension housing, and

remove the driveshaft.
12.
Support the transmission on a

stand. Remove the engine rear support

to transmission bolts, and raise the

transmission slightly to take the

weight off the cross member. Remove

the cross member. Support the rear

part of the engine.

13.
Remove the remaining convert-

er housing to engine attaching bolts.

Move the assembly to the rear and

down to remove it.

INSTALLATION

1.
If the converter has been re-

moved from the converter housing,

carefully position the converter in the

housing, and then install the housing

lower front cover plate to prevent the

converter from slipping out of the

housing.

2.
Install the transmission vent

tube.
Rotate the converter until the

studs adjacent to the drain plugs are

in a vertical position.

3.
Rotate the flywheel as required

to align the drain plug holes with the

drain plugs in the converter. With the

transmission mounted on a support

stand, move the converter and trans-

mission assembly forward into posi-

tion, using care not to damage the fly-

wheel and the converter pilot.

4.
Install the converter lower

housing-to-engine bolts, then torque

the bolts to specification.

5.
Install the cross member.

6. Lower the transmission until the

extension housing rests on the cross

member, and then install the extension

housing-to-cross member bolts.

7.
The converter must rest squarely

against the flywheel. This indicates

that the converter pilot is not binding

in the engine crankshaft.

8. Install the converter attaching

nuts and flat washers. Install the ac-

cess plates.

9. Connect the oil cooler inlet and

outlet lines to the transmission case.

10.
Coat the front universal joint

yoke seal and spline with B8A-

19589-A lubricant, and install the

drive shaft.

11.
Connect the speedometer cable

at the transmission.

12.
Using tool T67P-7341-A install

a new grommet in the manual lever.

Then secure the manual selector rod

to the lever.

13.
Connect the downshift linkage

and bushing at the transmission

throttle lever.
14.
Install the starter motor.

15.
Connect the fluid filter tube to

the transmission case. Connect the

vacuum hose to the vacuum dia-

phragm unit and the tube to its clip.

16.
Lower the transmission support

stand. Then install the upper two con-

verter housing-to-engine bolts and

tighten them to specification.

17.
Lower the vehicle and fill the

transmission with transmission fluid,

following the recommended procedure.

18.
Check the transmission, con-

verter assembly, and fluid cooler lines

for fluid leaks, and then adjust the

manual and downshift linkages.

TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT

WITHOUT CONVERTER—

FORD-METEOR

The frame construction of the con-

vertible will not permit the transmis-

sion to be moved rearward enough to

clear the turbine shaft from the con-

verter. For this reason, the converter

and transmission must be removed as

a unit from this model.

REMOVAL

1.
Raise the vehicle on a hoist.

2.
Drain the fluid from the trans-

mission.

3.
Disconnect the hose from the

vacuum diaphragm unit and the tube

from its clip. Disconnect the fluid fill-

er tube from the case.

4.
Remove the cover from the lower

front side of the converter housing.

5.
Remove one of the converter

drain plugs. Then rotate the converter

180 degrees and remove the other

plug. Do not attempt to turn the con-

verter with a wrench on the converter

stud nuts.

6. Disconnect the drive shaft from

the rear axle, and remove the drive

shaft.

7.
Disconnect the fluid cooler lines

from the transmission. Remove the

vent tube.

8. Disconnect the downshift linkage

at the transmission.

9. Disconnect the selector rod from

the transmission manual lever with

tool T67P-7341-A.

10.
Disconnect the speedometer

cable at the extension housing.

11.
Remove the two engine rear

support to transmission bolts.

12.
Position a transmission jack

under the transmission and raise it

slightly to take the weight off the

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BAND ADJUSTMENT

INTERMEDIATE BAND

1.
Raise the vehicle on a hoist or

jack stands.

2.
Clean all the dirt from the band

adjusting screw area. Remove and dis-

card the lock nut.

3.
Install a new lock nut and tight-

en the adjusting screw to 10 ft-lbs tor-

que (Fig. 15).

4.
Back off the adjusting screw ex-

actly 1 full turn.

5.
Hold the adjusting screw from

turning and torque the lock nut to

specification.

6. Lower the vehicle.

EXTENSION HOUSING OR

GOVERNOR REPLACEMENT

REMOVAL

1.
Raise the vehicle on a hoist or

stands.

2.
Disconnect the parking brake

cable from the equalizer. On a Lin-

coln Continental, remove the equaliz-

er.

3.
Disconnect the driveshaft from

the rear axle flange and remove it

from the transmission.

4.
Disconnect the speedometer

cable from the extension housing.

5.
Remove the engine rear

support-to-extension housing attaching

bolts.

On a Lincoln Continental, remove

the reinforcement plate from under

the transmission oil pan.

6. Place a jack under the transmis-

sion and raise it just enough to re-

move the weight from the engine rear

support.

7.
Remove the bolt that secures the

engine rear support to the crossmemb-

er and remove the support.

8. Place a drain pan under the rear

of the transmission case.

9. Lower the transmission and re-

move the extension housing attaching

bolts.
Slide the extension housing off

the output shaft and allow the fluid to

drain.

10.
Remove the governor attaching

bolts (Fig. 16) and remove the gover-

nor from the flange.

INSTALLATION

1.
Secure the governor (Fig. 16) to

the distributor flange with the attach-

ing bolts. Torque the bolts to specifi-

cation.
TOOL-T59 P-77370-B

FIG. 75—Adjusting Band
D 1597-A

TUBES

DISTRIBUTOR

GOVERNOR

SPACER

D1598-A

FIG. 76—Governor Installed

2.
Clean the mounting surface on

the transmission and on the extension

housing. Position a new gasket on the

transmission.

3.
Hold the extension housing in

place and secure it with the attaching

bolts.

4.
Raise the transmission high

enough to position the engine rear

support on the crossmember.

5.
Secure the support to the cross

member with the attaching bolt and

nut. Torque the bolt to specification.

6. Lower the transmission and re-

move the jack. Install and torque the

engine rear support-to-extension hous-

ing attaching bolts to specification.

On a Lincoln Continental, install

the reinforcement plate and secure it

with the attaching bolts.

7.
Secure the speedometer cable to

the extension housing with the attach-

ing bolt.

8. Connect the parking brake cable

to the equalizer. On a Lincoln Conti-
nental, connect the parking brake

equalizer. Adjust the parking brake as

required.

9. Install the drive shaft.

10.
Fill the transmission to the cor-

rect level with the specified fluid.

SERVO REPLACEMENT

ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT

LINCOLN CONTINENTAL

Removal

1.
Raise the vehicle on a hoist or

stands.

2.
Remove the engine rear

support-to-extension housing attaching

bolts.

3.
Raise the transmission high

enough to remove the weight from the

engine rear support.

4.
Remove the bolt that secures the

engine rear support to the crossmemb-

er. Remove the support.

5.
Lower the transmission and re-

move the jack.

6. Place a drain pan beneath the

servo.
Remove the bolts that attach

the servo cover to the transmission

case.

7.
Remove the cover, piston, spring

and gasket from the case, screwing the

band adjusting screw inwards as the

piston is removed. This insures that

there will be enough tension on the

band to keep the struts properly en-

gaged in the band end notches while

the piston is removed.

SEAL REPLACEMENT

1.
Apply air pressure to the port in

the servo cover to remove the piston

and rod.

2.
Remove the seals from the piston

(Fig. 17).

On a Continental Mark III, replace

the complete piston and rod assembly

if the piston or piston sealing lips are

unserviceable or damaged.

3.
Remove the seal from the cover.

4.
Dip the new seals in transmission

fluid.

5.
Install the new seals on the pis-

ton and cover.

6. Coat two new gaskets with pe-

troleum jelly and install the gaskets

on the cover.

7.
Dip the piston in transmission

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•TRANSMISSION

CASE SEAL-7D024

SEAL-7D025

COVER .7D027

D1599-B

FIG. 17—Servo Disassembled—Typical

INSTALLATION

1.
Position a new gasket on the

servo cover.

2.
Position the servo spring on the

piston rod.

3.
Insert the servo piston rod in the

case.
Secure the cover with the attach-

ing bolts, taking care to back off the

band adjusting screw as the cover

bolts are tightened. Make sure that

the vent tube retaining clip and service

identification tag are in place.

4.
Raise the transmission high

enough to install the engine rear sup-

port. Secure the support to the exten-

sion housing with the attaching bolts.

Lower the transmission as required to

install the support to crossmember at-

taching bolt. Torque the attaching

bolts to specification.

5.
Remove the jack.

6. Adjust the band as detailed in

Section 2.

7.
Lower the vehicle and replenish

the fluid as required.

LINCOLN

Removal

1.
Raise the vehicle on a hoist.

2.
Place a drain pan under the

servo.
Remove the bolts that attach

the servo cover to the transmission

case.

3.
Remove the three bolts that at-

tach the manual and downshift control

rod splash shield to the frame side rail

and remove the shield. Remove the

reinforcement plate from under the

transmission oil pan.
4.
Loosen the band adjusting screw

lock nut.

5.
Remove the two nuts that attach

the engine rear mounts to the

crossmember.

6. Place a transmission jack under

the transmission and raise it just high

enough to remove the weight from the

crossmember.

7.
Remove the engine rear

support-to-extension housing attaching

bolts and remove the supports.

8. Remove the servo cover, piston,

spring and gasket from the case, turn-

ing the band adjusting screw inward

as the piston is removed. This insures

that there will be enough tension on

the band to keep the struts properly

engaged in the band end notches while

the piston is removed.

Seal Replacement

1.
Apply air pressure to the port in

the servo cover to remove the piston

and rod assembly. If the piston or pis-

ton sealing lips are unserviceable or

damaged, the complete piston and rod

assembly must be replaced.

2.
Remove the seal from the cover

(Fig. 17).

3.
Dip the new seals in transmission

fluid.

4.
Install a new seal on the cover.

5.
Dip the piston and rod assembly

in transmission fluid and install it in

the cover.

Installation

1.
Coat two new gaskets with pe-

troleum jelly and position them on the

servo cover.
2.
Position the servo spring on the

piston rod.

3.
Insert the servo piston rod in the

case.
Secure the cover with the attach-

ing bolts taking care to back off the

band adjusting screw as the cover

bolts are tightened. Make sure that

the transmission identification tag is

installed utfider the lower front cover

bolt.

4.
Adjust the band as detailed in

Section 2.

5.
"Raise the transmission high

enough to install the engine rear sup-

ports.
Secure the supports to the ex-

tension housing with the attaching

bolts.
Lower the transmission as re-

quired to install and torque the

support-to-crossmember nuts.

6. Position the manual and down-

shift control rod splash shield to the

frame side rail and secure it with the

attaching bolts.

7.
Remove the jack.

8. Install the reinforcement plate

and secure it with the attaching bolts.

9. Lower the vehicle and replenish

the fluid as required.

CONTROL VALVE

BODY REPLACEMENT

REMOVAL

1.
Raise the vehicle on a hoist or

jack stands.

2.
On a Lincoln Continental, re-

move the reinforcement plate from

under the oil pan.

3.
Place a drain pan under the

transmission and loosen the bolts to

drain the fluid from the transmission.

4.
Remove the transmission pan at

taching bolts from both sides and the

rear to allow the fluid to drain fur-

ther. Finally, remove the remainder of

the attaching bolts.

5.
Remove the valve body attaching

bolts and remove the valve body from

the case.

INSTALLATION

1.
Position the valve body to the

case making sure that the selector and

downshift levers are engaged, then in-

stall and torque the attaching bolts to

specification.

2.
Clean the fluid pan and gasket

surfaces thoroughly.

3.
Using a new pan gasket, secure

the pan to the transmission case and

torque the attaching bolts to specifica-

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taching bolt to turn the converter to

gain access to the nuts.

5.
Remove the rear mount to

crossmember attaching bolt.

6. Remove the two crossmember-

to-frame attaching bolts.

7.
Remove the two engine rear

support-to-extension housing attaching

bolts.

8. Disconnect the downshift rod

from the transmission downshift lever.

9. Disconnect the manual linkage

rod from the lever at the transmission.

On a column shift, use tool T67P-

7341-A to remove the rod.

10.
Remove the two bolts securing

the bellcrank bracket to the converter

housing.

11.
Raise the transmission with a

transmission jack to provide clearance

to remove the crossmember.

12.
Remove the rear mount from

the crossmember and remove the

crossmember from the side supports.

13.
Lower the transmission to gain

access to the oil cooler lines.

14.
Disconnect each oil line from

the fittings on the transmission.

15.
Disconnect the vacuum line

from the diaphragm located at the

right rear of the transmission. Remove

the metal line from the retaining clip

on the transmission.

16.
Disconnect the speedometer

cable from the extension housing.

17.
Remove the bolt that secures

the transmission fluid filler tube to the

cylinder block. Lift the filler tube and

the dipstick from the transmission.

18.
Secure the transmission to the

jack with the chain.

19.
Remove the converter housing-

to-cylinder block attaching bolts.

20.
Carefully move the transmission

away from the engine and, at the

same time, lower it to clear the und-

erside of the vehicle.

21.
Remove the converter and

mount the transmission in a holding

fixture.

INSTALLATION—FORD

MERCURY AND METEOR

1.
Torque the two converter drain

plugs to specification.

2.
Install the converter on the sta-

tor support.

3.
Secure the transmission to the

jack with the chain.

4.
Rotate the flywheel to place two

converter mounting stud holes that are

adjacent to the drain plug holes in a

vertical position.

5.
Rotate the converter so that the

studs and drain plugs are in alignment

with those in the flywheel.
6. Move the transmission toward

the cylinder block until they are in

contact. Install and torque the attach-

ing bolts to specification making sure

that the vacuum tube retaining clips

are properly positioned.

7.
Remove the transmission jack

chain from around the transmission.

8. Install a new Oring on the lower

end of the transmission filler tube. In-

sert the tube in the transmission case

and secure the tube to the engine with

the attaching bolt.

9. Connect the speedometer cable

to the extension housing.

10.
Connect the oil cooler lines to

the right side of transmission case.

11.
Connect the vacuum line to the

vacuum diaphragm making sure that

the metal tube is secured in the retain-

ing clip.

12.
Position the cross member on

the side supports. Position the rear

mount on the crossmember and install

the attaching bolt and nut.

13.
Secure the engine rear support

to the extension housing and torque

the bolts to specification.

14.
Lower the transmission and re-

move the jack.

15.
Secure the crossmember to the

side supports with the attaching bolts

and torque them to specification.

16.
Position the bellcrank bracket

to the converter housing and install

the two attaching bolts.

17.
Connect the downshift rod to

the transmission downshift lever.

18.
Connect the selector rod to the

manual lever at the transmission. On

a column shift, use tool T67P-7341-A

and install a new grommet in the

manual lever. Then, secure the manual

selector rod to the lever.

19.
Secure the converter-to-flywheel

attaching nuts and torque them to

specification. Use a wrench on the

crankshaft pulley attaching nut to ro-

tate the flywheel. Do not use a wrench

on the converter attaching nuts to ro-

tate it.

20.
Install the converter housing

dust shield and secure it with the at-

taching bolts.

21.
Secure the starter motor in

place with the attaching bolts. Con-

nect the cable to the terminal on the

starter.

22.
Install the driveshaft.

23.
Adjust the shift linkage as de-

tailed in Section 2.

24.
Lower the vehicle.

25.
Fill the transmission to the cor-

rect level with the specified lubricant.

Start the engine and shift the trans-

mission to all ranges, then recheck the

fluid level.
REMOVAL—FAIRLANE,

MONTEGO, MUSTANG

AND COUGAR

1.
On Mustang and Cougar, dis-

connect the neutral switch wires from

the harness connector and the retain-

ing clip on the dash.

2.
Remove the bolt that secures the

filler tube to the rear of the right

cylinder head.

3.
Raise the vehicle on a hoist or

jack stands.

4.
Remove the converter drain plug

access cover from the lower end of the

converter housing.

5.
Place a drain pan under nhe con-

verter housing and remove the two

converter drain plugs. Install the plugs

after the fluid has drained.

6. Place the drain pan under the

transmission fluid pan. Starting at the

rear of the pan and working toward

the front, loosen the attaching bolts

and allow the fluid to drain. Finally

remove all of the pan attaching bolts

except two at the front, to allow the

fluid to further drain. After the fluid

has drained, install two bolts on the

rear side of the pan to temporarily

hold it in place.

7.
Disconnect the drive shaft from

the rear axle flange and remove it

from the transmission. Install tool

T61L-7657-A in the rear of the exten-

sion housing to prevent the fluid from

leaking.

8. Disconnect the downshift rod

from the transmission downshift lever.

9. Disconnect the shift rod from the

manual lever. On a column shift, use

tool T67P-7341-A to remove the rod.

10.
Disconnect the speedometer

cable from the extension housing.

11.
Disconnect the rubber hose

from the vacuum diaphragm at the

rear of the transmission. Remove the

vacuum tube from the retaining clip at

the transmission.

12.
Disconnect the starter cable

from the terminal on the starter. Re-

move the starter attaching bolts and

remove it from the housing.

13.
Lift the fluid filler tube from

the transmission case.

14.
Remove the four converter-

to-flywheel attaching nuts.

15.
On a Mustang or Cougar, dis-

connect the complete exhaust system

and allow it to hang on the rear axle.

16.
Remove the two nuts that at-

tach the engine rear support to the

crossmember.

17.
Raise the transmission with a

jack just enough to remove the weight

from the crossmember.

18.
Remove the cotter pins from

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port attaching nuts and remove the

nuts.
Lift the crossmember from the

frame side supports.

19.
Remove the bolts that attach

the engine rear support to the exten-

sion housing and remove the support.

20.
Lower the transmission, then

disconnect the fluid cooler lines from

the transmission case.

21.
Secure the transmission to the

jack with a chain.

22.
Remove the six bolts that at-

tach the converter housing to the cyl-

inder block.

23.
Move the jack rearward until

the transmission clears the engine,

then tip it forward to provide clear-

ance. Lower the transmission and re-

move it from under the vehicle.

24.
Remove the converter from the

transmission. Mount the transmission

in a holding fixture if repairs are nec-

essary.

INSTALLATION—FAIRLANE,

MONTEGO,
MUSTANG

AND COUGAR

1. Mount the transmission in a

transmission jack and secure it with a

safety chain.

2.
Install the converter on the front

pump.

3.
Rotate the flywheel so that the

drain plug holes are in a vertical posi-

tion. Rotate the converter so that the

drain plugs are in the same relative

position as the drain plug holes in the

flywheel.

4.
Roll the transmission into posi-

tion under the vehicle and raise it to

alignment with the engine. Move it

forward until the converter housing

contacts the cylinder block. Install

and torque the converter-to-cylinder

block attaching bolts.

5.
Remove the jack safety chain

from the transmission.

6. Connect the two fluid cooler

lines to the fittings in the transmission

case.

7.
Secure the engine rear support to

the extension housing with the attach-

ing bolts. Torque the bolts to specifi-

cation.

8. Position the crossmember on the

frame side supports and install and

tighten the attaching nuts to specifica-

tion. Install cotter Dins to retain the

nuts.

9. Remove the transmission jack

from under the vehicle. Install and

torque the engine rear support-

to-crossmember attaching nuts.

10.
Install the exhaust system on

Mustang and Cougar.
11.
Install the converter-to-flywheel

attaching nuts and torque them to

specifications. Tighten the drain plugs

to specification.

12.
Secure the converter drain plug

access cover to the lower end of the

converter housing with the attaching

bolts.

13.
Install a new O-ring on the

lower end of the fluid filler tube. Dip

the O-ring in clean automatic trans-

mission fluid and insert the filler tube

in the transmission case.

14.
Secure the starter to the con-

verter housing. Connect the cable to

the terminal on the starter.

15.
Connect the speedometer cable

to the extension housing.

16.
Connect the shift rod to the

manual lever at the transmission. On

a column shift, use tool T67P-7341-A

and install a new grommet in the

manual lever. Then, secure the manual

selector rod to the lever.

17.
Connect the downshift rod to

the lever on the transmission. Adjust

the rod.

18.
Remove the tool from the ex-

tension housing and install the drive

shaft.

19.
Lower the vehicle.

20.
Working from the engine com-

partment, secure the fluid filler tube

to the rear of the right cylinder head

with the attaching bolt.

21.
On Mustang and Cougar, con-

nect the neutral switch wires to the

harness. Secure the wires to the dash

with the retaining clip.

22.
Fill the transmission with the

specified lubricant as detailed in Part

7-1.

REMOVAL—THUNDERBIRD

1. Working from the engine com-

partment, remove the fluid filler tube

bracket attaching screw that secures it

to the rear of the right cylinder head.

Lift the tube and dipstick from the

transmission.

2.
Remove the starting motor upper

attaching bolt using a long extension.

3.
Remove the two converter hous-

ing upper attaching bolts.

4.
Raise the vehicle on a hoist or

stands.

5.
Remove the dust shield from the

front lower end of the converter hous-

ing.

6. Crank the engine until one of the

converter drain plugs is accessible.

Then, remove the plug.

7.
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.
8. Remove the drive shaft.

9. Remove the frame side rail sup-

port brace attaching bolts and remove

the brace.

10.
After the fluid has been drained

from the converter, install the plug.

11.
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.

12.
Remove the converter-

to-flywheel attaching nuts.

13.
Disconnect the downshift link-

age from the transmission downshift

lever.

14.
Using tool T67P-7341-A, re-

move the selector rod from the manu-

al lever.

15.
Remove the two screws that at-

tach the shift rod bellcrank bracket to

the converter housing and remove the

bracket.

16.
Disconnect the vacuum dia-

phragm hose from the upper end of

the vacuum tube.

17.
Disconnect the speedometer

cable from the extension housing and

place it to one side.

18.
Remove the starting motor two

lower attaching bolts and place the

motor to one side.

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 two 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 just enough to

remove the weight.

26.
Remove the four remaining

converter housing-to-cylinder block at-

taching bolts and the accelerator link-

age stop from the left side of the

housing.

27.
Carefully lower the transmis-

sion and remove it from under the ve-

hicle.

28.
Remove the converter and

mount the transmission in a holding

fixture.procarmanuals.com

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

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

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