Ford COUGAR 1968 Shop Manual page 168

PART 6-2
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Model
3.03
Three-Speed Transmission 6-1 1
output shaft by the second and third
speed synchronizer to provide a ratio
of I:1.
Spur teeth are cut on the outside
of the reverse gear and sleeve. The
reverse gear and sleeve like the hub
are always locked to the output shaft.
Reverse gear is engaged by sliding
the reverse gear and sleeve into mesh
with the spur gear at the rear of the
idler gear. The drive is then from the
input gear, through the countershaft
gear, to and through the reverse idler
gear to the output shaft reverse gear
and sleeve. The gears in this position
will rotate the output shaft in a re-
verse direction.
A
system of interlocks and detents
in the transmission case prevents the
selection of more than one gear at a
time and helps to hold any gear in
the selected position.
LOW AND REVERSE SLIDING SLEEVE AND GEAR
FIRST-SPEED GEAR
SECOND-SPEED GEAR,
\
OUTPUT SHAFT BEARING
\
I
S K O N D AND HIGH
SYNCHRONIZER
INPUT SHAFT AN
INPUT SHAFT BEARIN
REZRSE
IDLER GEAR
COUNTERSHAn GEAR
FIG.
2-Power Flow-3-Speed Transmission
2 IN-VEHICLE ADJUSTMENTS A N D REPAIRS
GEAR SHIFT LINKAGE
ADJUSTMENT-MONTEGO,
FALCON, FAIRLANE
1. Place the gear shift lever in
the neutral position.
2.
Loosen the two gearshift rod
adjustment nuts.
3. Check shift levers on transmis-
sion to be in neutral position.
4. Insert a 3116-inch diameter
alignment tool through the first and
reverse gear shift lever, the second
and third gear shift lever and both
holes in the lower casting. It may be
necessary to align the levers to insert
the tool (Fig. 3).
5. Tighten the two gear shift rod
adjustment nuts.
6.
Remove the alignment tool
from the levers.
7.
Start the engine and shift the
selector lever to each position to
make sure it operates freely.
GEAR SHIFT LINKAGE
ADJUSTMENT-MUSTANG,
COUGAR
1. Loosen the three shift linkage
adjustment nuts. Install a 114 inch
diameter alignment pin through the
control bracket and levers as shown
in Fig. 4.
2.
Tighten the three linkage ad-
justment nuts and then remove the
alignment pin.
3. Check the gear shift lever for
a smooth crossover.