Ford COUGAR 1968 Shop Manual page 236

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GROUP.7
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Automatic Transmission
FIG. 77
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lnstalling S t a t o r
S u p p o r t Bushings
FIG. 78
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Removing Front Pump
Seal
on the clutch piston and drum. Lu-
bricate the seals with clean trans-
mission fluid.
7. Install the clutch piston into
the clutch hub. Install the steel ring
on the piston. Install the disc spring
and retaining snap ring (Fig. 89).
8. Install the lower pressure
plate with the flat side u p and radius
side downward.
Install one non-metallic clutch
plate and alternately install the drive
and driven plates. Before installing
new composition clutch plates, soak
FIG. 79
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lnstalling Front Pump
Seal
SNAP RlNG
\
FIG. 80
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Removing Reverse-High
Clutch S n a p Ring
them in transmission fluid for fifteen
minutes. The last plate installed will
be the top pressure plate. (Fig. 88).
Refer to Specification Section for the
correct number of clutch plates for
the applicable model transmission.
9.tInstall the pressure plate re-
taining snap ring (Fig. 87). Make
sure the snap ring is fully seated in
the ring groove of the clutch hub.
1 0 . With a feeler gauge, 'check
the clearance between the snap ring
and the pressure plate (Fig. 91).
Downward pressure on the plate
should be used when making this
check. The clearance should be 0.020-
0.036 inch for transmissions having
four internal splined clutch plates and
0.026-0.042 inch for transmissions
having five internal splined clutch
plates.
11. If the clearance is not with-
in specifications, selective snap rings
are available in these thicknesses,
0.102-0.106, 0.088-0.092, 0.074-0.078
and 0.060-0.064 inch. Insert the cor-
rect size snap ring and recheck the
clearance.
FORWARD CLUTCH H U B
AND RlNG GEAR
1. Remove the forward clutch
hub retaining snap ring (Fig. 92).
2. Remove the forward clutch
hub from the ring gear.
3. If the clutch hub bushing is
worn or damaged, press the bushing
from the hub as shown in Fig. 93.
4. Install a new bushing into the
clutch hub as shown in Fig. 93.
5. Install the forward clutch hub
in the ring gear. Make sure the hub
is bottomed in the groove of the
ring gear.
6. Install the front clutch hub re-
taining snap ring. Make sure the
snap ring is fully seated in the snap
ring groove of the ring gear.
I N P U T SHELL
AND SUN GEAR
I . Remove the external snap ring
from the sun gear (Fig. 94).
2. Remove thrust washer No. 5
from the input shell and sun gear
(Fig. 95).
3. From inside the input shell, re-
move the sun gear. Remove the in-
ternal snap ring from the sun gear.
4. If the sun gear bushings are to
be replaced, use the tool shown in
Fig. 96 and press both bushings
through the gear.
5. Press a new bushing into each
SNAP RlNG
DRIVE PLATES
PRESSURE PLATE
DRIVEN PLATES D 1 4 2 1 - A
FIG. 81
- Reverse-High Clutch Disassembled