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Chapter 6 Manual gearbox and automatic transmission
3 Unscr(lw .1ml remove Ihe reversrnu IrUtli SWilch (rhOIO). 4 UnbO lt the clulch bellhousrrl\J f,om the /,onl of the ge~rbox. Removo Iho gaske t 5 Unscrew tllo bolts .111<1 w,thdr sleove 1101(1 tjolskCI from Ihe I,ont 01 the w~nrl)ox (phOIO). 6 Unscrew Ihe holts ilnd lemove the tal) cover lind gaskel (photo).
7 Inve,1 the UflilrllO x housrng (photos) Use il sc,ew to 'elllove the I)'''. 10 WOrk'no tllooulIlI the \le"r lever npr:,w,e. usc ,1 screw(l"ver 0' sm,,11 d,,/t to 1np 0,,1 Ihc exlrlO1s,on hOllSIII!] ,(:.lr covc, (l)hOlO)
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12 Unholl and removc Iho extension housing Irom the ,ea, of Ihe
!)en,box . t1 nece5snrv lilP tho housing wrth a soft·/aced mallet to releilse ,I t,om 1he dowels. Removo tho gnske ! {photo}.
13 P"se Ihe cove, from th e ex 1ension housing Dnd withcfrnw the speedome1e, d"vc\Jenr (photo). 14 Selec i neut, 1 7 Note tho loc.,t,on of Ihe selec to, components. 1hen w,thd,nw the Scll!CIOr shafl I,om Ihe rellr 01 the Ue ,
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Chapter 6 Manual g ea rbox and automatic transmission
18 EXlra ct the r."dp and pull the 5th gcar synchronise r ur1lt f'orn the
rnn in c,lsm\1. Icavlllg I t loose on thtl mninshaft (photos). 19 S II(le 51h IlcM from the synchroniser unit huh {photo) 20 S elect 3rd gem and either 1st or 2nd gear by pushin\) the re~peclivc synchronsrcr sleeves this will lock the mainshllft 21 Unscre w hOldS t:' e \Jf:arlJox st<1tion;;lry (pholo) The nut is lightened to;;l hrUh torque settrllli ;;Ind i ll1 e,rl),,,j,.rte hotrsrIl,J {photo).
24 US"'(I;' ~oft·f;,r.ed Ill;-rllm. wp the intermedrate hOtJS"'~1 (,,!e of tl,,; ",<1111 c . '.~ .
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hO(lSII1\1 25 Using a soft metal drift from tlte hont of the m ain cnsing. drive Ihe
layshilft rearwards to <11101'11 the \ .wm d,,~tn' t o he lowered 10 the hottoot 01 tlHl cas,,'U .
2G Ease tlte input Shaft f'om the frOllt 01 tlHl c;-rSlng, if oecess " small droft inside the Uearbo~ to Il"JV(~ t he healing sl'ghtly forwards_ Ihe" lIsin,J levers bene"th the he"""!J r.nchp (photo). 27 Remove the 4th ge 28 flernove lhe nlninsh;lit alld 1Ill<""'Hrllatn houslnll f,om the main \;aSII10 {phO to). R emove the g.lsk"t
29 Wllhdr,lW th e I,lyshalt ,11lel 0"_" eh";t,,, I,om Ihe 111<1111 C;-rSlIlg (phOlO)
30 In:;'''I; ' sUlwble bOl t (M8 x GO) Illto Ih" ,,,v',,:;c !Je,1( ,die, shnft. alld
11 18A Exlrar.t,nn 5th geM synchro ci,clip 11.18B 5th u em syl,(IHU hul) 11 18C 51h ~Je;-rr synclH O
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9 F it the 4th gCill syncluolliser "n9 to the 3rd/4lh sym;luOI"s(1f 'HUI with lhe c:ul-outs over the slidlllg k(lYs. then fit the UlPUl shalt asscnlhly i]n(l lilP the bearing fully into tho casing up 10 the rclo1llunu circtip (photo).
10 Invert Ihe \jCo1rilox so Ihil! the l 11 USU1U iI soft llletJI doft, d,;v(llhc I;;!yshafl into the miJin CilSUlO unt,1 flush ilt the front lace -the flat on the rcar end 01 the Inyshilh must he horiZOlllal (Dhow)_
12 Us;n!).1 mel,lilllbe. lilfl the Inyshaf gear cluster be,IIPI'!J 11110 the inlcrmcd' 14 FII Ihe tlllu~1 wnshcr "nd ICl • ,
15 Seleci neulrnl. then slide 5th ge", IlItO mesh WIth the driVing Be",. 16 Slide the 51h gem synchroniser unll complete with sp"ce[ Onto 51h Oll"r. Then. usrng.l metal tube, drive Ihe dO\1 huh "lid 51h synchronlser flng OnlO Ihe 1ll",nsh,,11 splines whIle UlOld"l!) the synchronIse! 111111 onto Ihe shdlll[J keys. Fit the circhp (pholUs).
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T"p Ihe sp eedometer drivegeilr "HO ItS COrreCI poslilon on Ihe mollllsh"ft -the dlsWllce belwoon Ihe HeM 'Illd the 5th gO,l[ dOll hub c"cllp should be 123.0 to 1 24 .0 111m (4 843 10 <1 882 Ill) (nhoto). lB Loc"le Ihc 5th He", selector fOlk In liS syn ch ronlSN sleeve "nd loc"le Ihe Interlock sleeve in Ihe uroov", hhol! Shollider 10 front). then InSurt the seleClor sh~1t through the sleeve ,1nd SeleCIOr fOlk InlO the "'aOll r.,lsll1\J (photo).
19 LocnlC the lSI/2nd "nd 3rd/4th Sf)I'~rIOr IOlks 1(1 Ihell respecllve ~Yllcillonlser sleeves. posilion the selectOl !ross rd s the Irolll
20 If If!rnoverl. 'ef'l Ihe seleCIOr sh,,11 (:"nlr,, 11~1I1!1 sprinU ",ui 51h \Ie",
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15. 14A Tlghtelllng thc rn"insha fl nut
15.16B F'lllI'\) 5th genr synchlO to m~inshalt
15.148 Slak,n\1 the rH.lloslrall nul
15.16C 5th \le,,, haulk flng Jod hull
15.16A 5th gem synchro spacer
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1 5. 17 MC~Sll"nu corchp· 10·SPCI1(lOIllClcr drivcgc,l' dImension 1 5 .1 8 Sc lcCl0f Sholl! t1sscmlJ lcct 1521 FIlling selector sh1lft/boss fall pin
15.23 Speedome ter dJlvcgcn, cove.
IOCkmg cOI1l,ol hy Inserl;"y the 1)111 ;lnd 1>lu9 2 1 Ahgn the holes. then (lillie Ihe roll pin il1lo the sc lcCIOf boss ;111\1 SI~ICC1Of s h _ 3 Fit Ihc SPCCdOIllCICI dnV(!IJciII to tho r(!J' ex tenS Ion housing. Apply " ionic scali.., 1 10 Ihe cove. Ihe'l pro ss II 111\0 \he housinU (phOI0) . . nornavc the 1 (!U1llOHUl1y flHed bolts 1'001 Ihe mlCfllIcd.nle housing. •.• en scle<:1 4th {Jom. 25 Slick n new \Jaskot 10 the e~tcnSlO" housing with glC,1se. ,md fot the hOusing 10 Ihe inle,mcd'Jle housi"g T .. ke c", e nOI to (I,ml all seal. ,1"d m,1ke sUle th 26 Insert the bolt s .:md tighten them to thespcclflod to'Que In d,agon .. 1 sequence. Befo.e Inserting the Ih.ee bolts which go light through tllo
main c .. sing ... pply se se leclor rod . Support the rod wi th a piece of wood. then drive in the '011 pin_ Selec t neutral. 28 Press the .eil' cover into the extension housing .
29 Check that the 5th gea. interlock slceve is corrcctly .11ognoo. then 'nscrt thc Sth geil' locking pin and spring.
30 Appl y some scalallt to the 5th geilr locking plate. 10Cilte It on thO extensio n housing. an d inselt nnd t igh ten th e bolts to I h e specIfIed torque. 31 Fit the Ueilrbo~ top covcr. together WIth a new gas\(et. and lighten
the boilS to t he sf1eclf.ed tOfQue in diagonal sequence. 32 F u the clulC h relCilSe bearing guide sleeve (oil slot dow nwllfd s). together with a new gilsket. and lighlen th o boi lS to the specillt~d torque in d;ilgon;11 sequence. Where neceSS;1ry apply seal,.nt to the bolt threads_ 33 Fitthe clutch bell housing to the Iron t 0: the gearhox. together woth new gaske t. Apply sealant to the bolt threads. thcn inse n the boilS .~d tigh ten them to Ihe SIXlcllled 10rQue in diagonal sequence. 34 Inscrt and trgh le n the .ev(usinl.l Ioght switch in Ihe ex tensio n housing
1525 Selec tor sh aft spring pin (arrowed)
35 FIt the clutch reLease l"l'lIIng and a.1Il wuh .efercnce 10 Chnl)\ el 5.
16 G e(lr box (5-spee{l) -d isellg i:lgem enl of 5th gear
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2 ThiS 1I0uhle Cilll he rcc tl',cd hy suhstitutinu nlod,hc componen1S t o Inc lude thO hub. o!\Ulk ""gs .. nd sci(.-ctor 'ork.
3 Rem ove Ihe gearbo_ "s de$("bed in SectIon 3. This wrll nCCCSSlla te lemov ing the ge(l' Icvcr "nd lu"C I cove. whIch is held In ,)OSltlo n by TOOK typc sClews . 4 Removo the clutch Hlleilse bearing and tevcl 110m the bclthousing . 5 Unbolt ami lemovc the lOP covel. 6 C"ory out the opel,1t'0"S dcsc llbed in par "graphs 8 10 1" 01 Seclion
" 7 M"r\( Ihe ex.1Ct IIOS""o n of t he speedometcl wormdrive on the milinshil lt (lnd then draw it off using a pulter .
8 Extr"ct the ci. et,p "nd H)move the 5 th sp(lcd sync hro unil/rom Ihe
mJinsh"lt. 9 Dismanlle the synr.hro "nd reasscmble using the new p" rts, When I Itting t he b"ulk lings. m"ko sure that theil bevelle( 1 side is tOwa.ds the
re,,' o f Iho ge",box. 10 Caffy out the ope,,,,,ons desCfibed in jh"lfilgraphs 16 to 22 and 25 1027 in Section 15. 11 Inser t the 5 th ge 1 0 the light whIle "1 tho} neul'il' mode and then tighten the locking plate nutS to ill o 'que 0125 NIIl (l8tbl It). 14 Fit the top cove. olnd gasket and I he clu tc h release components.
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When towing a vehic le wIth automl11ic uansmission it is impoltllllt to observe the precautIons gIven til ,he 'Jading and Towing' se<:,ion at the Iront 01 the manual. Due to the complexity of the au'oma',c tran smission unit. If performance IS not up 10 s tandard, or overhaul is necessary, it IS impera tive that this be left to the locallllain agents who will have the special equipment for fault diagnosis and rectiflcallon. The content of the following sections is thereforc confined to supplying gener", Informl11ion 1'Ind any service information and ins t.uc tion tha i cnn be used by the owner.
19 Routine Illilinte,wno
At the i!lle.vnls SI)CClfiecllll Iho ROllllne Milintennnce seCIlOll in the I.onl 01 th e Illanllal cnllY Oul Ihe follOWIng p'ocp.dwe
Luuricow selector link'1[}() , Applv the h;rrldh.,lke th(:n J,lck \lp the front of Ihc Cill ,'lid Support
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2 Orlthe Irnkn!JCs at cndl end 01 Ihe genrsh ,h rml on the Icfl·hnnd "le 01 Ihe Iransnll~s,on lowel the cnr \0 Iho wound,
Check /mn.Wllissioll fluid level 4 Elrlll!! the engIne and trnnsnllSSlon to nOllllal ope.IlIUl!IIp.llIperillllfe
and I)alk tho vehlchl on le vel grOllnd 5 Wi,h Ihe engIne idllll(l. move tht: 1.,lnsnllSj"on St:leclt>r lev!]r through ill! pOSlllons 1!lIee lImes. Ihen onuaue '1" ,11111 wall for ;rt lea~t one minute. 6 With ,he engine 51111 idling, wllhd.ilW Ihe lr.1nSnllSSIOll d,psllck.
Wipe it dean, reinsert II, wilhd •• 1W 11 for Ihe second !line nnd read off the levol. 7 Two tv pes 01 automatic transnllssion fluid a.e nvarlilblc (sec SpccifiCiltions 10' tv,>c numbe.s) .1nd It is ImpO,I,ln , Ihilt IheV 'lIe nOI mixed. The colour 01 the dipstick. 10' flUId level checklllg denotes which fluid tvpe to use , 8 If a tlr1nsnllssion requlII"U 1,1ter tvpe fluid IS I'lled 10 " to' COllsult your I'ord dealer rI thIS cond,t ron arIS"~ 9 If III)r.CS~.1rv IOp·up with til'.! spec.rlled orl, thr ough tire drpSlrck tube. 10 tire MAX m, uk, The '1" Adjust Iront brake /)(In(/ '" ApplV Iho handb."ko tholl lack 1'1) th'.! ',ollt 01 the ca. and sUPPO.I axlo stands 11 D,sconnoC t the downshIft ca!)le at Iho t'.1nsmISSlon 12 Slacken Iho brnke band adJusto, sClew locknut and unSClew the
adjus'or screw n lew h,fIlS . 13 Tlghlolllhe adJuslo, sOcw to 14 Nm (10 Ihl II) IISIilU a SUItable lo,que wrcnch From Ih,s poSlllon slaCken the adJusle r screw bv exact Iv I'll \Urns (pre·1983 models) or 2 Iwns ( 1983 and late,
model), Ihen tighten Ihe locknut Wllhoul diSlUrblllg Ihe pOsition of Ihe adjuster sc,ow .
14 R econnec t the downshift cable and lowe' Ihe car 10 Ihe ground.
20 Automalic transmission -removal (HId refining
If l)Osslble, ,aise the car on a hOlsl o. place it over an inspectIon pit. Alternatively, it WIll ho necessary 10 Jack up Ihe car to obtain the Illaximum possible amount of wOlking room undernealh. 2 Place a large d.ain pan benealh the transmiss.on sump (011 pan)
Ihen. working horll the ,car, loosen the a!laching boilS and allow ,he lIuld to drain. nemove all thO bohs excep t tho two I.onl ones to draIn as mIlch fluid as pOSSIble, th on temporarilV .efit Iwo bolls at th e re,1I 10 hold it in place . 3 Remove tho Slilrte. moto. as desc.ibed in Chapter 12 . • jWhero apphcable, rernove the access cover Dnd ad3pto, plale bolts,
Ie the engine untrl the to.qu e converter drain plug is visible, then
unsc.ew Iho plug and d.ain Iho Ihud Into a suit3ble con winer. Refl! and l'Uh ten Iho plug.
Fig. 6 .25 Checkill{J tho au tomatic transmission lIuid lovel (Soc 19)
Fig. 6.2 6 FrQ,1 bn'ko band adjustment (Sec 19)
A Arllf/SICI sc/t'w a Locknut
C Downslu/t Icvel D Downs/u/t c.lblc
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5 Unsc rew and remove the tolque conve rter·to·driv eplme b ol ts
t h rough the stader mot o r openrng. turning the engine ,1S neces sary to position the holts rn the opening.
6 Rem ove the propel ler s h alt. reI erring 1 0 Chap te r 7 as necess,u y.
Place a po ly thene bag over the end of t he transmiss io n to preven t dirt Irom ente ring. 7 Detach the sp eedome te r cable from I he extension housing .
8 D iscon nec t the shIft rod althe trans miss ion manual lever. an d the downshift c sh if t r od may be completely r emove d by d isconnec ting il frOIl1 t he
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D D isconnect the downshift ouler cable hom the support bracket. 10 D,SCOI1l10Ct th e StMter rnhlbilOr (noullal Start) switch leads. II Disconnoctthe vacuum lines from the vacuunl unll. 1 2 POSItion a Irolley lac k bcne Fig . 6.29 Downshifl cahle locknut A. Ir[lnsmission lover B
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6 Remove the l ubbe r 1)lug hom t h e side 01 the sctcctmlcve. housing.
unscrew the nut and prcss the lowe. lever oul of the housing . 7 Unscrew the loc knut on the inhibitor cable alld wit hdraw the pawl. spring ilnd guide bush . a Remove the Allen screw from the T handle ilnd remOve Ill(! hllnd lo. Remove the push button and spring. 9 Using iI pin punch. drive oul the retaining pin ilnd remove thO inhib,jo, mechanism and inhibi tor cab le . 10 Refltling is iI reversa l 01 the above procedure. nOling lhilt lhe
T .handle Allen screw is inserled Irom lhe IrOnt. SO lhilt lhe pus hbtJll0rl rs neareSl the drive r. " Adjust the mechanism liS described In Section 22.
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Se lector mechanis m -adjustment Fig. 6 .35 Removing the inhibi t o r cable (Se<:: 21)
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