Ford COUGAR 1968 Shop Manual page 163

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GROUP 6-
Manual
Shift
Transmissions
FIG. 5
(Continued)-Diagnosis Guide-Transmissions
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TROUBLE. SYMPTOMS
H A R D SHIFTING
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POSSIBLE CAUSES
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5. Alignment of. column to steer-
ing gear pilot bushing.
6. Loose screws securing die cast-
ing to bottom of tube. Excessive ra-
dial movement in the column link-
age. (If the vehicle has high mile-
age or is subjected to hard use, -even
though the crossover has been prop-
erly set, the column may have de-
teriorated to a point where proper
crossover engagement will not occur
due to excessive radial movement in
the column linkage (lost motion).
7. Lack of lubrication at column
lower plate.
CLUTCH LINKAGE
1. Loss of clutch pedal reserve,
free play and total travel.
TRANSMISSION
1. Excessive shift effort.
A.
Shift levers, shafts or forks
worn or bent.
B. Synchronizer worn or bro-
ken.
C. Shift rail components not
functioning properly.
D. Worn shifter forks or sleeves.
CORRECTION
5. Align properly.
6. Replace defective parts. Tight-
~"CreWS securely.
7. Clean and lubricate with Lith-
ium base grease (no Polyethylene).
1. Adjust to specification.
A-B.
Replace worn or defec-
tive parts.
C-D. Install correctly, replace
defective parts, if necessary.
2.
A.
Fill to bottom of filler plug
hole.
B-D. Free-up and clean parts,
replace if necessary.
C-E. Replace defective parts.
F.
Torque shifter fork set
screw to specification.
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r
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1-2. Adjust levers and rods to
proper crossover. Torque nuts to
specification. Replace bell-mouthed
rods or levers.
3.
Replace bent rods or levers.
4. Clean and lubricate with Lith-
ium base grease (no Polyethylene).
5. Install correctly.
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GEAR JUMPOUT
2.
Sticking in Gear.
A.
Low lubricant level.
B. Corroded
transmission le-
,
vers (shaft).
C. Defective (tight) input shaft
pilot bearing.
D. Stuck detent pl'ug.
E. Burred or battered teeth on
synchronizer sleeve and/or input shaft.
F. Shifter fork loose on shift
rails.
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SHIFT LINKAGE
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I. Improper crossover.
2. Loose nuts at transmission le-
vers and shift rods. If the nuts are
loose, check for bell-mouthing of
slots.
3.
Bent transmission shift rods or
linkage interference.
4. Lack of lubrication of shift
linkage, trunnions and external shift
mechanism (floor shift).
5. Improperly located console and
excessive boot compression (floor
shift).