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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