1974 FORD CAPRI Workshop Manual

Chapter 6 M anual gearbo x and autom atic transmission 109
Fig. 6.10 Rcvcrsu [JC>lrill[J '"cill[J fo rwMd s (Scc 5)
10 l'I:IClllhl} syllchlonl~!"!! t,,1nlk "n[J onlO Ihe COl It! 01 second !Je,'. ,1n(1 511110 11 onl0 I he Ill:H(\sili,l t tOIJlHiler wltil h t/2nd lIe,,, wnclHOlliStH iluh. Thn \In", on Ilw huh should Iilcn 100war d. 11 Fit Ihe sync hronise, lJ;oulk WI(I >llld the c"clop ""Iudl holds th n
sV"ch'Olllser hub in ,)I;lCC 12 Slide on hisl Ulli". so th>ltthe sync hronise. conI.' pO"'Oll 10,,5 ins ide the synch'Onlsing .i"U which ha s lust ~en f'IlC(1. 13 Fit thc oil scoop. wilh the all [JIOOVC lilCinU .e;lfwa.ds. 14 Apply !11ulii-pu'l)oSC [Jrf:ilse to thc billl·hciI.il1!J seilt 01 the ilc,,,,"U rctaine •. flellt the lelllinCf with the be>lll"g insCrtll(1 >llId Ihell slldll on lhe sr)acer. 15 Insetlthe d.ive hall 01 rh e speedo meler geM inl0 rhe sh"lt >lnd shue the spcedomete. wo.1lI ueM over i\. 1 6 1: ,1 I h e loc kpl>lte so thm the twO wbs ht II1tO rhe speedolllelC. wOlin \lCi" I(.'C'"SS Soew all t he not alld tl{.lhlen II to the to.que wICnch
SCllln!) !/,vun III the SI)()Clhcallotls. Ihen lock Ihe IIUt hy bendi"" th C
I"IJ w;osh!"!! 11 Fit lhu synchltJIu~r iJ,IlIlk 1II'!110 thll COliC 01 thUd !Jea. ;lIId lit them to Ihu 1,0'11 01 Ihu I"al,,~,h,,1t ,"It the 3.d/wp !W~. sYlldllOliiSC' huh.
With Its Wide ho~s IOWiUd~ Ihe le,u illid (illlil leWII) I( III pl;lce hy IIlllll!)
"'e t.:llchp
11I1)ut shaft (4·slleed) -dism 'Hlllillg and reasscmbly
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not nccessa.y to (los",,,,lIlc Ihe Input sh pOssible to ht the la'!Jc cllch" whldl .etillllS Ihc I/Ca.ing in 1)lilCe III the housinu. 5 Eilhe. SIJnd the UlpUt shalt up.iUhl on a bench and tilt> the be~.ing IntO plncc U5in!J a piece oltllhc 01 suiwble diMlete •. or usc the jilws 01 a vicc to SUllpO I! the be;uill\J ""d wp the rem ollhe i"flut shill! with a soft l.1ccd hammer. 6 When the b earing IS lully home. III tilC cllel'l) which .etains the bearing 011 the shall.
7 lilY!Joa r (4·speed) _ dis milnlling and reassembly
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move iI shim Irol11 cilc h end of t he layUMr. ,elllove 22 needle
rolle.s hom each enu of tha \JC Wh",n alllh!;! rollers a.e III 1)lilCC. sm ear g.ease ovel thl;!m CO .etain them alld then sccule the sh un ave. Ihe ends ollho rolle.s Wllh y.ease . Due F
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6.1 1 Position o f oil scoop ring with groove facing gcar (Sec 5)
Fi ". 6. 12lDyshDIt and !Je>lr cluste r (Sec 7)
10 Ihe h'!Jh levels of corque lfanSllulled th.ough the gealbo~ " IS ,mllo.tilnt Ih;)t all the needle rolle.s have exac lly Ihe s,1me dlamele. II Ihe n eed le .ollers ,n iI be,ulng have dlffe.ent (liamelc,s. thiS Will cause
t HIeve" IOile! dls urbu!ion which call .e sul t In prelll;)lu.e we 8 GCiI.box (4·speod) -e xamination and rcnovation
ThO.oughly cleall the inle"Or of the gearbox. and check lor d.oppcd needle . olle.s ilnd spr ing pins.
2 Ca.elully clean ilnd thcn e xamine all the component pa.ts fOf gene,al wea •. d,stOltion, slilckncss of f it . and damage to IlIac hi ned
I"ces and th.ead s. 3 E~alllllle the gea,s for e xccsslve wear and chipping of the teeth. Renew them as necessa.y . beDr. II a small rodge can be felt at eilhe. end 01 Ihe shah il Will be necessa,y to renew it. R ene w the thrU St w ashe.s at eilch end. !i The four synchroniser baulk rings a.e bound to be badly worn and II is lalse economy no! 10 .enew thelll. New rings W ill Imp,ove tile
smOOlhness 7 Exam ine t he condilion o f the twO batl·beDring assemblies. ono on the Inpu l Shaft and one of Ihe mainsha Check Ihem for nOIsy
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~10 Chap ter 6 Manual gearbo)( an d automatic transm iss io n
operlltlon. looseness between the inner ;mel oulC. ';)ces. imd 10f genera' wear. NOfIll.llly they should be .enewed on a gearbox lh<11 IS being .ebuil l. 8 II Clther 0' the synchrOnise. unllS ;nc WOUl II w Ill be ncccssmy 10 buy" complete assembly as the Pill ts ,lIC not sold individually. Also check the sliding keys 10' we;'!. 9 Examine tho ends 0' IhO scl(!C I(ll' lor ks where they rub "g.1In51 the channels in the peJiphery of the synchrOntSfl f units_If I)()Ss,ble cOIllp.."e the sclecw. lorks with new Units to hell) dC1Crminc the weill lh,,1 h,IS occtJUcd Renew thelll " worn. 10 If the bCilring bUSh ,n Ihe CXI(mSlon is b;uliy worn II,s OOS110 [ J Ge1Hbox (4·speed) -reassembly
When any hOlt screws "110 a throuUh hor". JOllll11\!J COlllpnulI/t Should hc nj)lllted to I he lhwads 011l11! holl helorc It ," InS/"h~1 2 Fit Ihe /cve.so Idle. He"r WIlli Ihc It,oolle on the !le;1I tuw;IId,. Ih,' lenr.lnsel! Ihe .dle, s h ah nnll dlllle 11111 with .1 pla~t.c·IIIl:IIIt].1 h;""""" unllllhc OOltOnl ollhe Slel) on the end ollhe shalt.s IIIIsh WIth lhl! ,,11.1 0 1 the gCJloox. Thc mIlled " t he OIl lellHn horo 01 Ihe Ui ls k e l ,1nd tW:illnlJ IfJlilinur .lte ah\jl1fJd as III
FlU. 6 13 Apply 101ll1lng compoullll to the threilds 0 1 Ihe bolts. lIl~e SpecIIIC(ltIOns .
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the new IIlput sh,ll! ncedle rollel heilrlllg ilnd push I t 11)10 tllC oJorc 01 the input sha ft Slide the lOP gC(lr synchroniser baulk IInu on to the cone olthe IIlJ)u I sha h 8 FIt the extension houSll19 gnske!. lhen InSerl the ,1s~",hlcd mainsha/t into Ihe rca. 01 the box anll (frille II III untIl the nose 01 Ihe Illalnsh~h is fully engaucd in I he II1PUI shilh necdle l>c,l11nU 9 Carefully lu.n the ge;ubox upSIde down. so thilt the layshalt \}e,lr elusler dIOI)S mto engJgelllenl with the malnshillt Jnd IIlpIII shalt Check thilt the gear and the two lluust wilshe.s il.e III line and then c,l.elully push in the layshalt from thc leal. If necessary till) Ihe S h ,ll! In with the p lasuc·headed IHI/llmer. bllt take grC;lI CJre not to dlslodUe Ihe thruSI washels or needle .olle.s . When fully home. the h Ollom of Ihe slep on the .dlel shalt shOuld be In hnc with Ihe face 01 the box and Ihe mIlled flats should be in IIno wllh the Idler shalt oo.e. 10 Turn the geilrbo~ the lighl w;ly UI) Jnd align the hole in the 1>.111 bemll1g SUpj)Orl WIth the dowcl on Ihc cxtcnsion housing. Fit the eXlenSlon housing. Apply jOlllllnu coml)ound to the ttlle<1ds of Ihe bolts. InSClt them and tightcn 10 thO torQuc wrench seHlng gillen In the SpeCll l
C3tions . 11 1/ a new cxtension bush has been fllle(1. check Ih~t the notch 01 011 groolle III II ilhgns wllh lhe o ll,elurn grOOlle In thoJ extension housing. If thc now exlension housinU 011 senl hilS not illready been filled. slide It Ollel the extension Shill t and enrelully tap it in wilh n h~nllller and n
b lock 01 wood.
1 2 FIt J ncw O ·ring to the spcedomeler pll110n assembly. relit the ~Sembly and f it the C llcli l) to socure i1. ,3 Inser t the r(,lIerse gear interlock plungel. ball and spring. Fllihe boll with aloek plate and lIl$crl tI,c l.Iol t. TIghten the boll and bend Ihe lock plilles to seCure ,to
Fig. 6.1 3 Posilionin g of Iront hearin\} .e lainer oil return \}Ioove (Sec 9)
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FiU . 6.14 R olitting the Inyshaft (Sec 9 )
A hlSC//ing /,1vs/!I!f/ B ClJflec / lIi1:qlll!!efl/ of /,J)'$/I,III illld 'fJve.se IdlfJf sl!,lfl
1/1 Insert ~II Ihrce selecto, 10l~s Into Ihcn I)ositlons 111 lhe gearl)o~ 15 Shllc 1~1/2n(1 \le,1r selector ,,111 through Ihe r,ghl-hilll(1 bo.e mille
I:ilse. Ihell tluead ,t through the 1 S I/2nd gCM selector lo.k Align Ihe holes 111 tile lo.k and r~11 ,111(/ t<1l) in the 101l1)ln. Insert the plunUe/ into thc c,lse 16 FIt Ihe pltlllgc/ '1110 Iho 3rd /lOI) ge,ll selecto. lad. inscrt lhe 'illl
t h .ough Ihe ccnHe hore III the C,lse ;lnd Ihread the raIl Ihrough Ihe 3rd 101) gea. sel()(: tor lo.k. Fit the clfchp to Ihe groolle ;n the se lecta' lilll Ahon Ihe holcS III the selectol 100k and ,;lil. insert the loll pIn and lal) .t home. 17 PUSh lellerSC gc,'1 seleelo, r;llt Ih/ough Ihe lelt·hand bore in the hou$"'g. and then thread 11 through the rellerse gear seleclol fork. Align Ihe holes III Iho IOrk and 101.1. inserl a roll pin and tap it home. 18 FIt Ihe interlock plungC/< apply sealing compound to the plug and dfille In Ihe plug 19 Inse!! ICllerSe ueJI ,clay lever and secu/c it wilh a roll pin. 20 Inse't thO sCleCtOr shalt ItHough the selcctol housing COllel and fit the co~er using a new gaskel Insert the COlier rewining bolts and screw them in Iingel lIghl. 21 FII the sel/lCIO' sh:lh b'lIcket 22 Shdo lhe S(lIOClOr flnge. onto the selec tol shalt. Eng~gc the strew III the ,ece~~ in th O shaft ~nd tIghten the sc rew. 23 0101) lhe Ihloo dctent ba lls 1I1tO thcir bores in t he casc. g1Case the thleo sprinus alld Ilise rt thcm Into the recesses 01 tile yeJ.1>ox COllel. FII
a new COlier gasket and positIon Ihe COllcr onto II Insert the COllel holtS and tlghtcn Ihem to tho 10Ique wrench suiting (Jillen III lhO SpeClf,callons
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Chapter 6 Manual gearbox and automatic transmiss ion 111
24 Chec k the plilY between the selector finger and 3.d/top geM selC{;lOr .a,1 (F,O. 6 .1 6) . lh,s d,mens,on shou ld be 0.9 mm (0.035 in). lo m"ke t he chec k. move the selec to. leve. up to the .everse gea. SlOp. Us.ng a lever. push 3.d/top gear selector .all \0 the rear and then
measure th e clea .ance by rnsel1lng leeler gauges betwee n 3rd/top gear selector rild "nd seleClOr finger. If th e cleM,mce 's no t ns specified. it shou ld he conecled by chnnging lhe .everse interlock geM plunger for one whIch will give the ,'PI).opria te clearance. 25 F,t a new gasket 10 the e~lension housing cover. Posilion the
cove •. ,nSOI I the fi~ing bolts nnd lighten Ihem 10 Ihe torque wrench Solt1inlJ g,ven in the Specifications. 26 M,1kc su, e th atthe geMl>o~ dmin plug is I,tted and tigh tened where apphc, 1hlc. then I,ll the uenlbo~ 10 the COffect level with the specl l'ed
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10 Gcnrchnnge lever (4,sjleccl ) - m odificnlions
1 To ,mp,ovelhe \]flnr ch nngc movemcntlJctwecn lh(: Hea.s. , smallm CO".,r levcl Sl)!"'g ,s 1'lIr,<:I. the new 51)/,nU d,amclr'!' bc inU 20 mill (008 aga,nst the orig,n;r l sp.,n!) IIiarllctm 01 2.5 nUll (0 .1 0 inl.
Fig. 6 .15 Cover. d ewnt balls and sprinus (Sec 9)
Fig. 6.1 7 Gearchange lever components (Se c 10)
A Spliny B Rct.1illiny pin C Pf;JSlic C ilP
Dlillcnsion X mUSI be gloater Ilran dimension Y
2 To renew Ihis sp.ing. lir sl remove the gear lever unit from the trnnsmission as given in Section 3. 3 Press or drive out the roll pin and remove the plastic cup (F ig . 6.17 ) ;rnd spring .
4 When reassembhng. check that the pin di('!meter is less thiln the width 01 th e slots (X ,n Fig. 6.17), II necessary grind down the pin and
d e·llUrr the slots by ca.e ful filing . When filled the pin slotS mus t face upwMds. 5 If the gear leve. was loose when in use. an O-ring can be filled in placo o f Ihe retainer sOill as shown in Fig. 6.1 8 .
6 When this flng ,s fmed an(I the gear leve. reIOCalr:!d. screw the retainer cap inlO pos,tlon so th ilt It jus t touches th e O·ring . Mark the relntlve pOSitions of tile cap 11 Goarbo~ (5·speod) -disillantling
1 Clean the e~tello. 01 Ihe gearbox w.th paraffin .,nd w.pe d.y. 2 Remove the clutch release beallng and allli lele",ng 10 Chapter 5.
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Fig. 6.16 Plav between selec to r finuer and 3rd/4th geM selector rail (Sec 9)
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Fig. 6 .18 Cross· section of gear lever showing 0 ·rin9 (A) location (Sec 10)
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