Pontiac FIREBIRD 1972 Service Manual page 931

TURBO HYDRA-MATIC (M-40) TRANSMISSION
7E-4 1
UNITS OR PARTS THAT C A N BE
and/or seal, park lock actuator, parking pawl and/or
REMOVED AFTER OIL P A N REMOVAL
shaft and cup plug, electrical connection (In case), rear
ARE:
servo, detent solenoid, control valve assembly and/or
spacer plate and/or governor screen assembly, pressure
switch assembly, froniservo and control valve check balls.
Filter assembly and "0" ring, manual detent lever, shaft
REMOVAL AND DISASSEMBLY OF TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY
REMOVE
Before raising the car, disconnect the battery and release
the parking brake.
1. Remove propeller shaft.
2. Disconnect speedometer cable, electrical lead- to-
case connector, speed control switch electrical lead
from engine wire harness, vacuum line at modulator
and oil cooler pipes.
3. Disconnect shift control linkage.
4. Support transmission with jack.
5. Disconnect rear mount from transmission and frame
crossmember.
6. Remove two bolts at each end of frame crossmember
and remove crossmember.
7. Remove converter dust shield.
8. Remove converter-to-flex plate bolts.
Loosen exhaust pipe-to-manifold bolts approxi-
mately 1/4" and lower transmission until jack is
barely supporting it.
Remove transmission-to-engine mounting bolts.
Raise transmission to its normal position, slide rear-
ward from engine and lower it away from car.
CAUTI 0 N: When lo wering transmission, keep
rear of transmission lower than front so as not
to lose con verter, or retain converter by using
Con verter Holding Clamp J 21366.
The installation of the transmission is the reverse of
the removal.
CONVERTER A N D MODULATOR
REMOVE
1. With transmission in cradle on portable jack, remove
J 21366 and remove converter assembly by pulling
straight out.
Fig.
7E-39 Transmission In Holding Fixture
Fig.
7 E - 4 0 Removing Modulator Retainer