Ford automatic transmission C3 repair manuals - is a part of Ford repair manuals: Manual and Atomatic Transmissions. This part contains the detailed description of works and all wiring diagrams for Ford and Mercury automatic transmission C3.
Removal And Installation
Transmission Removal
1. Raise the vehicle on a hoist.
2. Place a drain pan under the transmission fluid pan. Starting at rear of pan and working toward front, loosen attaching bolts and allow fluid to drain. Then remove all of the pan attaching bolts except two at front, to allow fluid to further drain. After all the fluid has drained, install two bolts on rear side of pan to temporarily hold it in place.
3. Remove converter drain plug access cover and adapter plate bolts from lower end of converter housing.
4. Remove the four flywheel to converter attaching nuts. Crank the engine to turn the converter to gain access to the nuts, using a wrench on the crankshaft pulley attaching bolt. On belt driven overhead camshaft engines, never turn the engine backwards.
5. Crank the engine until the converter drain plug is accessible and remove the plug. Place a drain pan under the converter to catch the fluid. After all the fluid has been drained from the converter, install the plug and tighten to 28-40 N·m (20-30 Ib·ft).
6. Remove the driveshaft and install the extension housing seal replacer tool in the extension housing.
7. Remove the speedometer cable from the extension housing.
8. Disconnect shift rod at the transmission manual lever using Shift Linkage Grommet Remover T84P- 7341-A or equivalent. Disconnect downshift rod at the transmission downshift lever. Refer to Section 17-02 for procedure.
9. Remove the starter-to-converter housing attaching bolts and position the starter out of the way.
10. Disconnect neutral start switch wires from switch.
11. Remove vacuum lino (rom transmission vacuum modulator.
12. Position a transmission jack undur tho transmission and raise it slightly.
13. Remove the crossmombor-to-lramo side suppoit attaching bolts and remove the crossmember.
14. Remove the inlet pipe steady rest from the inlet pipe and rear engine support; then disconnect the muffler inlet pipe at the exhaust manifold and secure it.
15. Lower the jack under the transmission and allow the transmission to hang.
16. Position a jack to the front of the engine and raise the engine to gain access to the two upper converter housing-to-engine attaching bolts.
17. Disconnect the oil cooler lines at the transmission. Plug all openings to keep out dirt.
18. Remove the lower converter housing-to-engine attaching bolts.
19. Remove the transmission filler tube.
20. Secure the transmission to the jack with a safety chain.
21. Remove the two upper converter housing-to-engine attaching bolts. Move the transmission to the rear and down to remove it from under the vehicle.
Install transmission on Bench Mounted Holding Fixture T57L-500-B or equivalent.
Ford automatic transmission C3 repair manual: Application, Description, and Adjustments
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