Ford COUGAR 1968 Shop Manual page 264

GROUP 7
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Automatic Transmission
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REMOVAL A N D INSTALLATION
REMOVAL
I. On Mustang and Cougar, dis-
connect the neutral switch wires from
the harness connector and the retain-
ing clip on the dash.
2. Remove the bolt that secures
the filler tube to the rear of the right
cylinder head.
3. Raise the vehicle on a hoist or
jack stands.
4. Remove the converter drain
plug access cover from the lower end
of the converter housing.
5. Place a drain pan under the
converter housing and remove the
two converter drain plugs. lnstall the
plugs after the fluid has drained.
6. Place the drain pan under the
transmission fluid pan. Starting at
the rear of the pan and working toward
the front, loosen the attaching bolts
and allow the fluid to drain. Finally
remove all of the pan attaching bolts
except two at the front, to allow the
fluid to further drain. After the fluid
has drained, install two bolts on the
rear side of the pan to temporarily
hold it in place.
7. Disconnect the drive shaft from
the rear axle flange and remove it
from the transmission. lnstall tool
T61L-7657-A in the rear of the ex-
tension housing to prevent the fluid
from leaking.
8. Disconnect the downshift rod
from the transmission downshift
lever.
9. Disconnect the shift rod from
the manual lever.
10. Disconnect the speedometer
cable from the extension housing.
I I. Disconnect the rubber hose
from the vacuum diaphragm at the
rear of the transmission. Remove
the vacuum tube from the retaining
clip at the transmission.
12. Disconnect the starter cable
from the terminal on the starter.
Remove the starter attaching bolts
and remove it from the housing.
13. Lift the fluid filler tube from
the transmission case.
14. Remove the four converter-
to-flywheel attaching nuts.
15. On a Mustang or Cougar, dis-
connect the complete exhaust system
and allow it to hang on the rear axle.
16. Remove the two nuts that at-
tach the engine rear support to the
crossmem ber.
17. Raise the transmission with a
jack just enough to remove the
weight from the crossmember.
18. Remove the cotter pins from
the crossmember-to-frame side sup-
port attaching nuts and remove the
nuts. Lift the crossmember from the
frame side supports.
19. Remove the bolts that attach
the engine rear support tc the exten-
sion housing and remove the sup-
port.
20. Lower the transmission, then
disconnect the fluid cooler lines from
the transmission case.
21. Secure the transmission to the
jack with a chain.
22. Remove the six bolts that at-
tach the converter housing to the
cylinder block.
23. Move the jack rearward until
the transmission clears the engine,
then tip it forward to provide clear-
ance. Lower the transmission and re-
move it from under the vehicle.
24. Remove the converter from
the transmission. Mouht the trans-
mission in a holding fixture if repairs
are necessary.
INSTALLATION
I. Mount the transmission in a
transmission jack and secure it with
a safety chain.
2. lnstall the converter on the
front pump.
3. Rotate the flywheel so that the
drain plug holes are in a vertical
position. Rotate the converter so that
the drain plugs are in the same rela-
tive position as the drain plug holes
in the flywheel.
4. Roll the transmission into posi-
tion under the vehicle and raise it to
alignment with the engine. Move it
forward until the converter housing
contacts the cylinder block. lnstall
and torque the converter-to-cylinder
block attaching bolts.
5. Remove the jack safety chain
from the transmission.
6. Connect the two fluid cooler
lines to the fittings in the transmis-
sion case.
7. Secure the engine rear support
to the extension housing with the
attaching bolts. Torque the bolts to
specifica tioa.
8. Position the crossmember on
the frame side supports and install
and tighten the attaching nuts to
specification. lnstall cotter pins to
retain the nuts.
9. Remove the transmission jack
from under the vehicle. Install and
torque the engine rear support-to-
crossmember attaching nuts.
10. lnstall the exhaust system on
Mustang and Cougar.
I I. lnstall the converter-to-f ly-
wheel attaching nuts and torque
them to specifications. righten the
drain plugs to specification.
12. Secure the converter drain
plug access cover to the lower end
of the converter housing with the
attaching bolts.
13. lnstall a new O-ring on the
lower end of the fluid filler tube. Dip
the O-ring in clean automatic trans-
mission fluid and insert the filler
tube in the transmission case.
14. Secure the starter to the con-
verter housing. Connect the cable to
the terminal on the starter.
15. Connect the speedometer ca-
ble to the extension housing.
16. Connect the shift rod to the
manual lever at the transmission.
17. Connect the downshift rod to
the lever on the transmission. Adjust
the-rod.
18. Remove the tool from the ex-
tension housing and install the drive
shaft.
19. Lower the vehicle.
20. Working from the engine
compartment, secure the fluid filler
tube to the rear of the right cylinder
head with the attaching bolt.
21. On Mustang and Cougar, con-
nect the neutral switch wires to the
harness. Secure the wires to the dash
with the retaining clip.
22. Fill the transmission with the
specified lubricant as detailed in
Part 7- I .
4 MAJOR REPAIR OPERATIONS
DISASSEMBLY OF TRANSMISSION 2. Remove the fluid pan attach- body from the transmission case.
ing bolts. Remove the pan and gasket. 4. Attach a dial indicator to the
I. Mount the transmission
in
3. Remove the valve body attach- front pump as shown in Fig. 31. I n -
holding fixture T59P-7000-A (Fig. 29). ing bolts (Fig. 30). Lift the valve stall tool T61 L-7657-B in the exten-