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Its aim The OIUll 01111'$ 111,11111;,1 IS 10 hel l} you lid the l}cS I v~llIe from yOl" vchicl.:!. 11 Cilll do SO III seve.;)1 ways II eml hOllp you dccllh~ wh,,! work Illust be done (eyell should YOIi chou$u 10 III!! 1 duno by OJ IF"Il\lu). pro v ide ulfo'Ill.1100tl 011 touiU1C Il"HIlICIl;UICU ;)lId SCfVIC"\~. "lid give 11 lo Uic .. 1 f01USC u l :'C I'OII nlld d"'!J"OSIS whe n ,,1Ildom f
SCCtlons. numuClcd wllh slll\lle IlyUles. eg 5. and the Sec tion s "ltO p",ag'ilphs (01 sub·seCllons). wllh Occll11,,1 numbels following 011 110111 Ihe Sociion Ih ey nlc III . <)1.1 5 1. 5 2. 5 3 elc . h IS froely illusltnted. espccl"lIy III those paris where Ihele is il delalled sequcnce of opel allons 10 be carricd ou1. Thelo ilre Iwo fo rm s
of IILUS";I\IOII 1r!IUfeS ;111f1 ph(lt
1'1>010g'"ph 5 C,lllY Ihe s,"lle ",""llO' (ell hOI rrld ,v l{h lollly 01 III 'el"led Uroups) '"S Ihc Sec lion 0' $1I1I,s(lCIIO" 10 which Ihey rel"I". There IS (III illph(lllcllCillllidex ;lllhe h.lr.k of Ihe I11"nuill;1S well , 's il COl1lell iS Irs t ill Ihe !r OIll E.1Ch Chilplel IS ilho 1}leceded hy liS own rn(lrl/rdu(ll coments IrSI Rclerence~ 10 the ·Ie ft· or 'tI~h" 01 Ihe III;h ,r;le arc III Ihe sensc 01 n person In Ihe (Irll/er's scm filCIIIO lorw,lrds. Unless olhclwlsc stilted. nulS ilrld holls ;lIe rcrllow,d hv '<11111119 nntl·clockwlse. "lid lighlclled hy l",n"'\1 r;i {){ :kwls,) Vehicle 1lI11Iwl" clu.ers conllnually 1Il., ke chilll!Jcs to spcr;lloco1llUIIS ~lId reCO IIIIllCl1d lltloIiS. (l1I(t Ihese. wiron notified. ,,'e IIlCO rPOI(lI"d 11110 our rll""Uills ill Ihc eilrlrest oppOllunlly Whils t el/ery care is la ken to ensure Ihnl the in lorrnillion in this mant"'! is correct. no liilbility can be ilecelHed by Ihe auth ors o r publishers fo r loss. dam~ge o r injury cilused by any errors in. or omissions from. the inlorma tion gil/en.
Proje ct veh icle The vehic le u se d In the prep,lfillion aflhis mo1nu~l . and ilppcnrinu in Illilny of Ihe phO IOIJr"phiC sequences. \V,lS a Ford Cilj)ri 2.8 InJeCllon.
Introduction to the Capri V6
Tile C(lpri It mode ls wcrc lirs t Introduccd '" Ihe UK in February 1974 uSing il Wide rilflUC of engrncs prcl/iously used on olher Ford I/chicles. T he mod(lls cOl/ered III Ihls ","llu,,1 usclhe V6 3.0 hlrc Esse~ alld V6 2 8 litre Cologne engines The restyled Sories III models were Introduced in Marc h 1978 W,lh a Ironl spoll!;:r (Ind 10Ul headlilnlps. and lollowrng Ihls Ih e 2.8InJCCIIOfl vers.on was launchcd on July 1981. Seplernl»e r 1984 saw Ihe Inlroductloll 0 1 the high pcrlolJ.l1(1nce 28 Injection Special which
leatwed a IrnHwd shp d,f!elcI1tlal. lockilble spoked alloy whecls (Ind il higher lel/el 01 Inlellor III'" In 1987 Ihe lilS I CilprrS w ere mildo .. Ihe limiled edllrOI) 280 The Cilr 1$ conl/cnilonai III IlIcch"nlCilllayoul. dlil/e from Ihe ellgille being trnnstllilled 10 Ihe re"r ilxle IhrOllgh iI II or 5·speed nl;111Uill gearbox or alternatll/ely Oil S(llies II JIIodels. a 3 ~Jlecd (Iulomat>c IransmlSSlon
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34 Chapter 1 Engine
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9 .33A flerllovlllU n m,l'" /)(:,lrrl1g h011 934 flemovinu Iho crnl1kshah 9 35A n"movino In upper rnolill henrillO 5oh(:11
935U flernovrllU the llppe. hil!f 01 No 3 mJrl1 bCilrrng shell
liu(iom half of ench i>CIIIIIlU shr,lI. Iilk"'11 I:"rr) 10 kccp Ihe hea"ll
35 Removc Ihe upper hnlvos 01 the m,un Iw.nrtrlg shells ;lIlt! thll upper hillf 01 tho No 3 hc:um!j Ih,ust wilshers (whe.e illlphcnlJle) "am lire crilnkcnso ilnll Illacc them wI,h the lespectlve m,lln h en""ll C.lpS (photos )
1 0 SUnIl) -rClllovl.1 and refitting with enuine in c;or
1 Disconnect thO hillhlry neU ,lIlve leJd.
2 RomOve the d,Slrrhuto. enl) (Chilpte. 4) Jnd the rad'ilIO' silloud (Chapte. 2).
3
App'y Ihe hil'l('h.ake Ihen l ilCk u', Ihe fronl 01 I he C,1' ilnd suppori on axlo Slo1nds.
I;ilc h end (arrowed)
11 EnUino eOlllpollent:; -(!x ,1Il1i nation fo r WCilr
Whcn Ihe enUIIlc hil~ heen siripped down ilnd all Ihe pilrts h 'mr~n cleilned. Illey should be exarllinc(t fo r w car. In cases where delrllile we", hn1l1 IS !IIv,~n. II ",ust be a mailer of ,udgmenl on whe: or IIOt J PM I IS 10 be ICllcwe(1 o. relilled. Iilklng inlO conSIdClatlon 'urthel "'e expeCled hom Ihe engine. Ihe degree 01 reliabllily reqlJl' Iho COSI ollhe new pilrt ilntl Iho:! nmount of diSfllillltlrng which wII, necess.1fy 10 renew Ihe pilrt lat e •.
12 Rocker ilssemlJly -dismantling. examination ilnd reassembly
Tilp o u, 'he rotl pin !rom one end 0' ' he rocker shall and removo spllng w,'she. (phO IO) . 2 Shde the rocker amlS. rocker Suppor,s and springs 011 Ihe '0(, Shill!. Keep Ihem in Ihe COllecl Older so thaI they can be reassemble r the same pOSition It il rocker support sticks it can be removed 'ilpping " with a solt·lilced hal11mer.
ID ~~t:, rL'O'~COO' f0 .: . . , -111'" . . , . II . ,.: , -' /')')')')-" . .
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f iU· 1.2 Exploded view 01 rocker shafl ilsselllhly (Sec 12)
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"00 Chapter 5 Clutch
53 Locmlll\J the (flCllon disc on the
f lywheel 5 .6 Cent,.,l ising the friction disc 5.7 TI\)htIJnlll!) 111" ,: 1,,[, h cover holls
6.4 The plilSllC wlls which .cWin the fclcJSC hcnrinl] in the lever (""owed) G 5 nt:lcas(l levor IOC,11;01) 011 the 1"1101 stud
5 The f"~lI()n rt.!;c must now be Cclltrilloscd SO Ihill when the (IllUme imd !Jci"loo~ .1<0 milled Ihe input shall splmes Will pass 1I110uUll the splines III Ihe )HCIIO!) diSC Id(!,lIly a wlille.s;,' dUh;h (;C!l!r
Remove thc gcarbox "s dcscflbed in Chaptcr 6. Alternal,vely. illhe cngi ne is to bc removed for repairs. acccss 10 the rclcilse bcminy ,s possible leaving lhe gearbox in position. 2 loosen and back oil the cable adjustmcnl milS. 3 Whcre npplicable. plisc lhe ciulCh cnble fuhhel gaitcr flOm the bell housing nnd unhook thc cahle end lotting from the release fevel. <1 Puilihe release I)ealing hom the \Juide tube. Whcre necessary use a scrcwdrlver to pflse the f)Caring flom the Icvcr and lelease the pfas\lC
tabs (photo).
5 Pull t he rclease IiNCI sldcways to d,sengage it from t he pivot retaining stud (photo). thcn withdraw ,t ovcr thc IJuide tube ,1nd input shah
6 The rele ase beann\) is supplied completc w ith lhe huh (photo). If fC(luired. thc two componenlS can be scparated usinU a VICC and soh metal drill.
)Before relltllng (hc releasc bcariny. apply a lillie molybdcnum "."ase 10 the \llude tubc and contact laces of the release lever 8 flefl!1lng is a ((,versal of remov~l. butllnally chcck the clutch pedal and cable ndlUsllllenl JS descflbed in Seclion 2_
7 Clutch c;lllic -Icnewnl
Apply tlol) Io.",dl!<"k" llien lilCk "I' lilt: j'onl of 11"1 Gil o1l1d suppor( on ax il! ~!and~ 2 PIIS" th" dUlch callie whlJel (jilll'" horn lh" h'·lIhou~u'(j. lousel! the ati,US111l'JllI nul(s). ;IIHI unhook the c;,I,I" ,·nrl IlIllllB hOIll lhe release h,v,,, Pull off the !Jalter (phOlUS) 3 Ikmuv" ti,,) c,lhle frorn lhe hole II) lh., 1,,·lIh"u~"l\J. nUlo)\) lhe posltlun of lhe slccve (phOIO) <1 WOlkln\l illS Ide (hC Cilf. remove the luw,,, I,,,",,, pallel lor
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7.2A Prisc all the rubber Ualtef
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Chapter 6
Manual gearbox and automatic transmission
Contonts
oIrt 1: Mamml gCMhox
It d'''unosis - m,Ulllal ijc(l.box .!l)()x -'emav,1I ;lIld ,efluing . Gc;ubo. (II-speed) -d'smamlln{J GC:UhOK (II -speed) -cxarninallon and renovatIon GCiui)o x (
Plut 1." Manual gearbox
Type ...
R ntios
Four·speed gcarbOI( : 151. ')n(! jrd 4th .... __ ........ .
Reyerse ....... _ ....... . 17
3 ,
8
9
16 11
" 15 10 1 6
13
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Mil"'shah (4·spccd) Millnsh;'!!! (5,sJ>Ci.Idl nOut,nc Ill"mlcn;",ec
d,smamhng and reassembly _ Ihsm
OownsllIll cillJle removal. reflUing ilnd adlusunelll F.~ttlns,on hous"lg all seill -lenewal
Fault dlilgnOSIS ilutomilllC transmIssion ................................... . General dCSCflPilon ............... . Rouline milinlen;lflCC SeleC10l mechilmsm -MiluslfllCnt ................ . Selector mechilmsm removal. ovcrhaul ond refitling ................. . Stillier Inhllmor/revcrse lamr> switch _ removal and refitting
Four Or "'Ie forw,ud speeds (all synchromesh) and reyerSe
3.16 : 1.94 :
1.41
1 1 3346: 1
5 12 2
20 23 25 26 18
I" 22 21 24
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Chapter 6 Manual gearbo x and automatic tran smissio n
F1VO.Sp()od \joiuhox:
'" 2nd 3rd 41h .. 51h f\ovr;,so
Laysh aft cluster gear (f our-speed gearbox )
Elldfio
Luh"(.
InplIl shafT hoaun» 11,IJIIUlr ExtellSl!lIl hous',,» ... Sf:h,ClOr Shilh IJJil~kel . Sciccto! housinO cove, .... Extension housin\1 cover . GeJlhO x casc cover
Flve·spccdgc,lfbox Guide sloeve Ex lOnsion housing. Geol,hox top cover Seleclor locking mechanism .... FilII), plu(1 51h He,ll cull,H nul 5th
Type
Torque converter
if! IWtlO
Transmis s io n ra tios
1 st 2nd. 3'd . Reverse
Lubricant
C~pacily (ilpprOX) . Type :
Early models (blnck dipsl ic k ) Laler Illodels (red dipstic k) ..
T orque wrench settings Torque convcrter 10 dr;veplille .
Do wnshift cable brac ke l
Downshift lever nUl: Duler. Inner.
Inhibito r swilCh
R'ake b;"Uld ~d!usling screw loc knu l .. .
lid l ine .... ... .. ...... ........................... .... . ULI cooler Ime . AU10lllilllC t",n~lI1ission t o engine. To rque conveilei drJin plug
3.36 : 1 1.81.1 1.26: 1 1 ,
0.825. 3.365 :
0.15100.45 mill (0.006 to 0.018 in)
1 .55 to 1.60 m!11 (0.061100.063 in)
SAE 80 EP oil 10 Ford spociflCatlon SCM 2C 9008 A
20 lit,e (35 pim) 1.9 lilH! (3.3 PUlt)
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39104 8 30 to 37 35 to 4 1 17 10 2 1 54 to 61 71010 161021 9 to 11 17 to 21
9 to 11 4 5 10 49 9 to 11
17 to 19
231027 12010150 21 to 26
2 1 1026
Ford C3
Tnlock (hydrnulic)
222.1
2.47 : 1.4 7 : 1: 1 2 11 : 1
7 .5
htre ( 1 3 2 pUl1)
Ih l It
29 10 35 22 to 27 261030 12 to 15 40 to 4 5 5107 12 10 15
7 to 8 1 2 10 15
7108 331036 7 to 8 13 10 1 4
17 1 0 20 89101 1 1 1610 19
16101 9
ATF to Ford spec,fIC~lion SaM 2C 9007 AA ATF to Ford specification SCM 2C 9010 A
N m Ill f It
361041 27 10 30
16 to 2 4 1
2 to 18
1
010 15 7
to 1 1 41 1054 3010 40
1 6 10 20 12 10 15
4 7
10 61 35 10 45
9 10 1 4 7 10 10
1610
20 12 10 1 5
3010 37 22 1
0 2 7
2 7
10 40 2
0 to 30
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104 Chapter 6 Manual g earbox and autom ati c transmission )
PART 1, MANUAL GEARBOX
Gener"l description
The nl
At the "It,,"v
J.1ck up th,! C;lr amI SUPpO'{ on a xle s!;lIlds. m;lklll\j sure lh"lll 'S levI,1 Alt""l.ltlvely PO~III()n Ihe Cill over .111 "lsfH:r.IIUIl I"l 01 on lamps
) US"'~J ,I s\III, II,le SqLl,lIU key. un~r:",w IllI< hiler pili" f'O'l1 Ilw Idt h;1I1d ~I(h, of Ih(, oe"rI)Ox (pholo) Not" Ihm Oil Ihc lo"r-sp<:ed 11".101)0 the hll", ph,O IS 101:
\Jearhoxes . ,11l(1 f,ve·speed ge.1rhoxes m.1nufactlltud ,,(w, M"y 191;1S (!wlld code FIl) the 011 should be level with (]I a milx"num of 5 0 111111 (02 Ill) helow Ihe iJottOIll edne of the ph)~J hole. I: or ('ve-speed !1(;"'IJ()XI!~ m;lIlufactured liP t o Ap,,1 1984 (Iwlld co(ie EG) Ihe 011 "'list I,,, I"v'" W ill, 11,,; bOllom of Ihe plUH hoi" On I,ve· speed Ilca,hox cs "h"nda<:tu,,,,II,(,twe,)Il M"y 198<1 ,IIld 1\.11111 1985 (Iall sulf,x (,n(iIlHI II'
E) the o'("ltI~1 h" ""'w""" 1 0 0 ""d 150 """ (0 <1 alld 0 G 'n) 1,,;low 110" I)()UDl Il "d~I'! of Ihe I'lu~1 hoi,!
G WI",,,! "'";"s~.,,y top "I' l h " lev,,! with II", ~1'(!<:I(oed !jI;I(),., 0 1 001 (phulo)
" n,,(ot and "!Ih,,,n Ihn fill", plu!) Ihen lowe, Ihe "II to lloe ~)lolllHf
-;;e.1l'lJox -rmll()val ancl .efiuinu
If the IJ"ilrl,ox IS to he 'emov"d from Ih e Cill wllhcHJI romovlIIU Ihe ""II"l(J, Ih" !1'''"j,UX IS rumov,!d Irom heneallo lloe car Jnd il (,IIUe wound cle.11
Fig. 6,1 four-spoed \Joarhox (Sec 1)
Fi\J. 6,2 Five-speed !Jcarhox (Sec 1)
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t 25 W II I !
t A • I I I 15 I
7 (11) no I I ~
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~ 10\,
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Fig. 6 .3 Wire dimensions for IlHlking a geilrhox oil level dipstick (Sec 2)
All dUllet/SIOIIS J/l IIUn A File lIole/n's
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live-speed 25 TopP lng'up the gearbox oil 3 ,4 A On the lIve -spee d UOilfhox remove the pack,n g
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) Chnpter 6 Manual gearbox ililel
Fin. 6.<1 Usi",! a cranked spalliler to unscrew the goar Inver retainer (Sec 3)
Uus';",,,, 111" !I";)' '"'1''' knOiJ and ",lllOv,! 1he COVlJt
Fig. 6_5 Gearhox erossltH!lllhcr {Sc. ; 3)
'I 0,,,(I)I)I
:C1 the cl,,[r,h c
hn ekpl.,,!! (photos) Pull the ['.lI1SIlHS",OIl ;,sselllhly I() Ihn 'c;" 10
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3.13A Two upp.:. cllllCh houSIIlU-lO·engrne boilS (arrowed)
3 13B A lowe, clutch houslflg-lo·hackpl"te I)olt (I,ve'speed (JeJrbox)
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·06 Chapter 6 Manual gearbox and automatic transmiss io n
disengilge the gearbox inpu t Shill! hom ,ho clutch p,Iot bearing ,111(1 clu tc h friction disc. I, is imporlanllhal,hc engine and transmi ssion <'lre kept in lino while this is being done. 14 When the gearbox shaft is cleDr of the clutch, remove th e
tran smissio n assembly from bCn(!illh the car.
15 When refiuing, ensure 1il1 the clut ch pilot h earing in the end althe tfilnksha h is ill plilce Jncl is scrviceDble. Tic the clutch lever 10 the clutch housing, 1 0 pr(!venllhe release le.rertrolll slipping out while the ,Wnsmission assembly is being lined. 16 Smear some molybdenum-based grease OntO the end and splines 0' the gearbox input s!mh lind refit the gearbox by reversing the fcmovili p.ocedure. 17 II is impO.IMll when offering up the {jOMOO)(. th,lt il is e~
slightly until the splines enter Do not iluempltO lo.ce the tfilllsmisslOn
ontO thO enlJlnO ThiS Illay (i
'8 Ahe •• el,uinn has been completed. chuck the 011 level Ifl t he .r
Romoye the lou. bolts hom the 1011 cove. 01 the t.ansm.sslon c~t()"sion housin!J ilnd f.om the lri"'snHs~ir)Ol eo'S<' Ilcmovflthc \:oye. s.
t.1king c
R emoYo the .eyerse idle , shah by sc.ewing a suitable bolt into Ihe end of Iho shah and then leye.ing the Sh;'lit Out uSing Iw o open ·ended spanne.s. Fi\)
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6.6 Removing the seleclor 10lk rolillins (Sec 4)
A CIfC/'11
Fin. 6 .7 Revorso gear interlock nnd light swil c h (Sec 11)
A Ravelse liyh, switch 8 Swing C Plf/ngcr
o h!/ellocl< ball E Sc,ew IJlug
Rct.1ininy bolt F
5 M
Remoye 3rd/top gear s yn chron ise. hub ci.clip Ense the hub amf
thud gear lotwald lly lel/erinu the,n gently wrth a p
their condition. Smear all Pi/ItS wilh tr3nsmission 011 befo.e fitting .
9 Reassemble the synchroniser sleeve and hub so that the nlafks on thorn align . Inse.t the sliding keys and 1IIIhe shdrn\) key sp"ngs so Ihat Ihei. open ends afe stagge.ed re lat ive 10 each other
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