Ford COUGAR 1968 Shop Manual page 224

7-36
GROUP 7
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Automatic Transmission
CONVERTER
DRAIN PLUG D 1458-0
FIG. 33
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Converter Drain Plug
Location
corner of the pan. Tighten the attach-
ing bolts after the fluid has drained.
10. Disconnect the fluid cooler
lines from the transmission case. Re-
move the fluid tube from the case.
11.
Remove the manual and kick-
down linkage rods from the trans-
mission control levers.
12. On Mustang and Cougar,
disconnect the neutral start switch wires
from the retaining clamps and con-
nectors.
13. Remove the starter cable. Re-
move the s.tarter attaching Bolts and
remove'
#&@
starter from the con-
verter housing.
14. Remove the four converter-to-
flywheel attaching nuts.
15. Position the Transmission jack
to support the transmission and se-
cure the transmission to the jack
with a safety chain.
16. Remove the four crossmem-
FIG. 34
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Transmission Mounted
o n Jack
ber and mounting pad attaching bolts
and lower the crossmember.
17. Remove the five converter
housing-to-engine attaching bolts.
Lower the transmission (Fig. 34), and
remove it from under the vehicle.
INSTALLATION
I. With the converter properly
installed, place the transmission on
the jack (Fig. 34). Secure the trans-
mission to the jack with the safety
chain.
2. Raise the transmission into po-
sition and install the five converter
housing-to-engine attaching bolts.
Torque the bolts to specification. Re-
move the safety chain from the
transmission.
3. Position the crossmember and
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M A J O R REPAIR OPERATIONS
Before removing any of the sub-
assemblies, thoroughly clean the out-
side of the transmission to prevent
dirt from entering the, mechanical
parts. During the repair operations,
refer to Part 7-1 for common adjust-
ments and repairs or cleaning and
inspection procedures.
During the transmission dis-
assembly or assembly operations, ten
thrust washers located between the
sub-assemblies must be removed and
installed. It i s F h p o r t a n t that each
thrust washer be in the correct posi-
tion during the assembly operation.
To properly locate and identify
the thrust washers, the various posi-
tions of the thrust washers are shnwn
in the illustrations and are numbered
I through 10. Number
1
is the first
thrust washer located at the front
pump. The last thrust washer, No.
10, is located at the parking gear.
DISASSEMBLY O F
TRANSMISSION
1. Remove the converter from the
transmission front pump and con-
verter housing.
2. Remove the transmission vac-
uum unit with the tool shown in Fig.
35. Remove the vacuum unit gasket
and control rod.
3. From the vacuum unit hole in
the case, remove the primary throttle
mounting pad into position and in-
stall the four attaching bolts. Torque
the bolts to specifications.
4.
Lower the transmission and in-
stall the extension housing and cross
member attaching bolts. Torque the
bolts to specification.
5. Install the four flywheel-to-con-
verter attaching nuts. Torque the
nuts to specification.
6. Remove the transmission jack.
Connect the vacuum hose to the trans-
mission vacuum unit. Install the vac-
uum line retaining clip.
7. Install the transmission fluid
filler tube. Connect the fluid cooling
lines to the transmission case.
8. On Mustang and Cougar, con-
nect the neutral start switch wires
to their respective connectors and se-
cure the harness in the retaining
clamps.
9.
Connect the linkage rods to the
transmission downshift and manual
control levers.
10. Connect the speedometer ca-
ble to the extension housing.
11. Connect the exhaust inlet,
pipes to the manifolds.
12. Install and adjust the parking
brake cable a t the equalizer lever.
13. Install the converter housing
cover and torque the attaching bolts
to specification.
14.
Install the starter and torque
the bolts to specification. Connect the
starter cable.
15. Install the drive shaft. Torque
the companion flange U-bolt nuts to
specification.
16.
Lower the vehicle and fill
the transmission with fluid. Adjust the
manual and kickdown linkage.
valve (Fig. 36).
4.
Remove the two extension hous-
ing-to-case attaching bolts and mount
the transmission in the holding fix-
ture as shown in Fig. 37.
5. Remove the transmission fluid
pan attaching bolts, and the pan and
gasket.
6. Remove the eight control valve
body attaching bolts (Fig. 38). Re-
move the control valve body from
the case.
7. Loosen the intermediate band
adjusting screw (Fig. 39) and remove
the intermediate band struts from
the case. Loosen the low-reverse
band adjusting screw and remove the
low-reverse band struts (Fig. 39).