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7-26
GROUP 7-
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IJ
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
REMOVAL
1.
Raise
the
car and remove the
two
converter cover
attaching bolts
at
the lower
front side of the con-
verter housing. Remove the cover.
2.
Remove the drive shaft and
install
the extension housing seal re-
placer
tool in the
extension housing.
3. Disconnect the
downshift cable
from
the
bell
crank assembly.
4. Remove
the two extension
housing
to
crossmember
bolts.
5. Disconnect
the speedometer
cable
from
the extension housing.
6.
Remove the
parking brake cable
from
the
equalizer
lever.
7. Remove the
drain plug from
the transmission
sump and drain
the
fluid.
This will not drain the
converter and therefore care should
be
taken
when
removing the con-
verter from the transmission
since
fluid
will spill
from the converter.
Replace the drain plug.
8.
Disconnect
the fluid cooler
lines
from
the
transmission case. Re-
move the filler
tube from the case.
9. Remove
the
manual linkage
rod from
the transmission control
lever.
10. Disconnect
the neutral
~tart
switch
wires.
11.
Remove
the
starter cable. Re-
move the starter attaching bolts and
remove the starter from the con-
verter housing.
12. Remove
the converter-to-
flywheel attaching bolts.
13. Position the transmission jack
to support the transmission and
secure the transmission to the jack
with a safety chain.
14. Remove the crossmember and
mounting pad attaching bolts and
lower the crossmember.
15. Remove the converter hous-
ing-to-engine attaching bolts. Low-
er the transmission and converter
assembly and remove it from under
the car.
INSTALLATION
1. With the converter properly
installed, place the transmission on
the jack. Secure the transmission to
the jack with the safety chain.
2. Raise the transmission into
position and install the converter
housing-to-engine attaching bolts.
Torque the bolts to specification.
Remove the safety chain from the
transmission.
3. Position the crossmember and
mounting pad into position and in-
stall the attaching bolts. Torque the
bolts to specifications.
D
MAJOR REPAIR OPERATIONS
TO REMOVE
THE VALVE
BODIES
ASSEMBLY.
1. Jack
up
the
car and fit stands.
2.
Remove
the
transmission
drain plug to drain the transmis-
sion
fluid, bearing in mi.nd that
the fluid will
be extremely hot if
the transmission
has just been used.
3.
To remove
the sump and gas-
ket.
unscrew
the 15 bolts and lock-
washers around
the sump flange.
4.
Remove
the
four fluid trans-
fer pipes.
which are pushed into
the
valve
bodies
assembly and the
body
of the servos
(Fig. 25) and
are
held in position by the sump.
To
remove
these pipes use a screw-
driver
with a protected blade, to
ensure
that the pipe is
not damaged,
and prise
the
pipes out.
5.
Remove the valve bodies as-
sembly.
Disconnect the cable from
the downshift
cam and remove
three
bolts,
two longer
bolts pass-
ing through the rear
of valve bodies
assembly and the shorter
bolt
situated to the rear of the filter,
securing the valve bodies assembly
(Fig. 25). Draw the valve bodies
assembly down evenly to avoid
distorting the three pipes between
the valve bodies and the front
pump.
TO DISMANTLE THE VALVE
BODIES.
To facilitate
fittin~
valves, etc.
it is advisable to dismantle the
assembly on a clean steel bench
covered with clean white paper.
Also. lay out the parts as they are
removed, in order.
1. Withdraw the manual control
valve.
Unscrew two bolts secur-
ing the downshift cam bracket to
the valve body and remove the
bracket and downshift cam assem-
bly.
When the downshift cam
and throttle valve stop have been
removed the downshift and throttle
valves with their springs may be
withdrawn (Fig. 26).
2. Remove the filter.
The filter
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.
7. Install the transmission fluid
filler tube.
Connect
the fluid cooling
lines to the transmission case.
8.
Connect the
neutral
start
switch wires to their respective
connectors.
9. Connect the linkage rod to the
transmission manual control lever.
10. Connect the speedometer cable
to the extension housing.
.
11. Install and adjust the parking
brake cable at the equalizer lever.
12. Install the converter housing
cover and torque the attaching bolts
to specification.
13. Install
the
starter and torque
the bolts to
specification.
Connect
the
starter
cable.
14. Install the drive shaft. Torque
the
companion
flange U-bolt nuts
to specification.
15. Lower the car and fill the
transmission with fluid. Adjust the
manual and kickdown linkage.
is secured by four short screws,
spring washers and flat washers.
3. Remove the three screws
securing the primary and second-
ary regulator valves retainer plate
and remove the retainer plate. Care
should be taken when removing
the three screws since the two
regulator valve springs are retained
by the plate.
With the plate re-
moved withdraw the primary regu-
lator valve
spring,
sleeve and
valve.
Remove the secondary re-
gulator valve spring and valve
(Fig.
26).
4. To separate the upper and
lower valve bodies remove the six
cheese-head screws (one long and
five short) from the lower valve
body and the two cheese-head
screws from the upper valve body.
5. The upper valve body (Fig. 27)
has two end plates, each secured by
three cheese-headed screws. Re-
move
.
these retainer plates fol-
lowed by the 2-3 valve, spring,
plunger and 1-2 valve from the

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