1969 FORD MUSTANG oil level

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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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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-

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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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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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