DEMO - 1955 Fordomatic Car-Truck Shop Manual
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DEMO - 1955 Fordomatic Car-Truck Shop Manual
Click Here www.FordManuals.com MANUAL CAR-TRUCK FORD DIVISION FORD MOTOR COMPANY Copyright © 2010, Forel Publishing Company, LLC, Woodbridge, Virginia All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission of Forel Publishing Company, LLC. For information write to Forel Publishing Company, LLC, 3999 Peregrine Ridge Ct., Woodbridge, VA 22192 1955 Fordomatic Shop Manual EAN: 978-1-60371-005-3 ISBN: 1-60371-005-1 Forel Publishing Company, LLC 3999 Peregrine Ridge Ct. Woodbridge, VA 22192 Email address: webmaster@ForelPublishing.com Website: http://www.ForelPublishing.com This publication contains material that is reproduced and distributed under a license from Ford Motor Company. No further reproduction or distribution of the Ford Motor Company material is allowed without the express written permission of Ford Motor Company. Note from the Editor This product was created from the original Ford Motor Company’s publication. 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FOREWORD Complete this units of The All the procedures needed the transmission manual The next page. in the information for the 1955 Fordomatic transmission is service manual. is arranged section torque and in seven headings to check, adjust, replace, converter are chapters as under each the in various included. listed in the Table chapter Contents of title indicate the on the subjects covered chapter. Chapter ONE describes the mission and and servos torque in the Chapter TWO Service closely converter. covers specifications adhered construction and operation of Diagrams showing the positions given in this chapter. the operations required for necessary to each bands, are presented the transmission. here and should be to. Chapter FOUR and all contains to replace are removal and Chapter FIVE gives the torque the gears, clutches, of maintain and adjust operation the steps that should be followed in troubles. The procedures for correcting the troubles transmission, the 1955 Fordomatic trans various ranges are Chapter THREE gives These presented or repair converter. the procedures needed the transmission installation are to also diagnosing Fordomatic included in this the replace either with or without chapter. subassemblies the torque in the converter. procedures only. complete overhaul procedures It is important that all for operations all be transmission performed parts except correctly and completely. Chapter SIX covers the overhaul procedures for the torque converter. Chapter SEVEN contains diagrams showing the fluid flow through the hydraulic in the Fordomatic transmission. The torque specifications and the special tools to service the 1955 Fordomatic transmission are system needed given here. SERVICE DEPARTMENT FORD DIVISION FORD MOTOR COMPANY Chapter ONE Construction Operation and Pa*e Section 1 Torque Converter 3 2 Planetary Gear Train Clutches, Bands, and Servos 5 3 4 Control System 9 A 7 Fordomatic transmission is available, as op 1955 Ford cars, including the new tional equipment, for all Police Interceptor torque 2), converter with a and The Unit, Station Wagons, Courier, and Thunderbird, and F-100, F-250, F-350, and P-350 trucks. The unit is basically the same as previous transmission described in this models, but has certain improvements. operational The Fordomatic transmission combines 1. The hydraulic torque converters used hydraulic a Fordomatic on Police car, Interceptor, transmissions. the 6-cylinder with and 1955 all of the on the Thunderbird An 11% -inch impeller is car and all construction of car and used Fordomatic-equipped trucks. impeller (pump), the is driven impeller spring-steel drive turbine, by the is which the impeller. The stator parts are these of is which part of mounted around driven by fluid is the the engine flywheel. in is driven shaft, mounted on a driving or blades and through mounted on a is (fig. 1 ). The stator crankshaft engine enclosed the parts: one-way fluid-filled a by clutch. housing the impeller. The impeller, place the plates mounted on The turbine, All and engine. forms consists of curved of a housing which is An inner ring locks the blades in fluid a the inside As the impeller passage. fluid thrown through the curved truck models are also passage converter through the peller increase torque exist fully among the explained is designed When stator. of This flow slightly over 2 : so opera are or various here. that the fluid flows and back to the im produces a maximum 1 the turbine is when torque is developed enough by converter, the turbine begins to rotate, The 1:1 comes the engine turning the shaft. converter turbine off as torque multiplication speed approaches when peller speed. the turbine is This is known as gradually tapers impelled speed driven being "coupling at and be %0 im~ point." the While the turbine is operating at less than %0 impeller speed and the converter is multiplying torque, the fluid leaving stator member, differences that may of transmission Fordomatic design Any chapter. principles in the from the impeller to the turbine turbine three main converter consists of the and assemblies major The torque and Construction. The torque the details Operation. b. stalled. a. (fig. gear system TORQUE CONVERTER Fordomatic models differ only in the diameter impellers (pumps). A 12-inch impeller is used 8-cylinder tion fully-automatic provides a wide range of transmission ratios. the turbine blades strikes the front face of the blades. These blades action of against the one-way the front face When the turbine of held stationary by the long as the fluid is directed are clutch as the blades. rotates faster than %0 impeller rotates, HOUSING into the turbine. The turbine, the impeller site peller similar that it has blades curved except strikes turbine The fluid a third attached by driven member, is in design to in the oppo FLUID direction to the impeller blades. Fluid from the im and by or a the turbine blades shaft leaving set of to the one-way only in the to stator support direction to the locks the stator rotation. power CLUTCH the turbine returns to the impeller the as on as stator. The stator the transmission clutch which permits same the turbine rotate. blades known backward The and causes ONE-WAY the stator to the impeller. The support on the case to is case TURBINE SHAFT rotate clutch ENGINE CRANKSHAFT prevent from the turbine is transmitted to the transmission through the turbine shaft. 5565 Fig. I Torque Converter Paris Chapter I Construction and Operation 3 E a /> o E o CI OuJU Section the converter speed and fluid is directed against As the one-way in the direction turn multiplies the clutch permits to rotate only begins to converter now fluid coupling as long as the than %0 impeller speed. acts as an efficient the torque, stator The turbine. and Converter the stator blades. of stator impeller rotation, the of impeller the with longer no the back face 1 Torque turbine speed remains greater The torque enters the on the left side of inlet duct is filters out cleaning Fins air housing housing (fig. of 4). A dirt, a removable 3). On trucks, the the converter housing (fig. On cars, the air duct cooled. through the top is gravel and road and on into the on the as part of converter converter housing screen and is air cast in the inlet duct removed for housing draw air and can be inspection. the outside of converter the impeller housing. A baffle directs the air over Converter Fig. 4 the Cooling entire converted surface. the an outlet on side of The air is by provided cooler Inlet the converter housing. is mounted hoses and mission, cooling on tubes additional cooling cooler (fig. 5). The the outside of the transmission. an oil-to-water-type and outlet through exhausted On truck Fordomatic transmissions, is Truck Diagram connect the the connect cooler with cooler with the trans the engine system. COOLANT SUPPLY HOSE OIL OUTLET OIL COOLER 5344 5564 Fig. 3 Converter Cooling Diagram 2. The compound planetary Fordomatic transmission high, low, gear provides Car Fig. 5 are system neutral, used in the intermediate, driven. held or gear train Construction. a. The ondary gear sun common train consists gear, primary carrier, and an mission output shaft The planetary reverse drive ratios needed efficient operation of provides for the forward and smooth performance and the car or truck. Truck PLANETARY GEAR TRAIN and reverse gear ranges when certain combina tions of gears Oi7-To-Wafer-Type Cooler is The 1955 planetary of and a primary secondary internal because of gear, pinions sec held in gear to which the a trans attached. gear train parts cannot be inter changed with similar parts on previous els sun differences in design. Fordomatic mod I Construction Chapter FRONT CLUTCH LUBRICATION REAR CLUTCH Operation and yf/M/A " " " " REAR CLUTCH LUBRICATION LUBRICATION ^^n^atsQ " FRONT CLUTCH LUBRICATION Fig. 6 5537 Primary Sun Gear Assembly assembly to front band. contact provide for surface (3) INTERNAL GEAR. The increase in of an teeth on the primary increase in the and secondary teeth number of the the wide number sun gears required on the internal gear from 66 to 72 teeth. CARRIER AND PLANETARY PIN (4) PINION IONS. Pinion carrier tained primary pinions with ions 17 teeth. with pinions each on the the of assemblies The and primary have 18 teeth. A bronze pinion carrier pilot selective carrier and 16 teeth new increased to fit around pin secondary and secondary bushing is pressed (fig. 7). The inside diameter thrust washer, located between the the forward con used previously end of pinion the output shaft, has been the bronze bushing on the new pinion carrier pilot. PRIMARY PINION SECONDARY PINION (5 ) OUTPUT SHAFT. the forward 5582 Fig. 7 Pinion Carrier Assembly primary on previous has 30 teeth instead primary installed in the forward for improved front (2) end of clutch the 27 check the primary teeth assemblies. and new valve is sun gear shaft lubrication (fig. 6). secondary instead The of wide the sun gear 33 teeth drum the output b. has been shaft the carrier shaft pilot used in eliminated. bore supports (fig. 8). Operation. provided DRUM AND SECONDARY SUN GEAR. The 1955 drum gear A ball gears. sun of end of bushing formerly mashine-finished surface of the bronze-bushed pinion (1) PRIMARY SUN GEAR ASSEMBLY. The sun gear The The The operation driven to provide following page. FRONT CLUTCH of the the gear various FRONT BAND train members, ranges, is REAR BAND X held described INTERNAL on or the OUTPUT SHAFT assembly has 36 used on earlier model surface is used on the new [%2i3*4 PRIMARY SUN GEAR SHAFT 'FINISHED BORE Fjg. 8 Output Shaft and Pinion Carrier 5583 Fig. 9 PRIMARY SECONDARY SUN GEAR SHAFT Planetary SECONDARY PINIONS 13) Gear Train PIN'ONS (3) PRIMARY SUN GEAR Neutral Position 5301 2 Section FRONT BAND APPLIED ,HOLD'NG SECONDARY SUN GEAR) FRONT CLUTCH APPLIED (DRIVTNG: PR.MARY SUN GEAR) REAR CLUTCH RELEASED Fig. 10 driven. Therefore, train gear no power is transmitted to the by driving the secondary sun the secondary pinions (3) HIGH RANGE. secondary sun "walk" gear them. rotate at driven the direction unit, which causes same speed as the tur turns free in the gear the gear train. effect on LOW RANGE. In low range, the primary sun gear is driven and the pinion carrier is held (fig. 12). Power is tow Range the internal sun gear. reverse The in the gear The secondary direction pinion carrier and is held has no against rotation. (5) REVERSE RANGE. Reverse range is accom by driving the secondary sun gear and holding the plished (fig. 13). The secondary pinions drive the reverse direction. The primary sun pinion carrier gear in the the primary pinions (6) tion, the parking internal gear rotate freely and have no train. PARK. When the selector pawl engages is in the P the external to lock the internal gear This locks the shaft. driving the primary as effect on the gear pinions cannot rotate and revolves as a Power Flow the internal gear, same gear and as a and (SECONDARY transmitted to the primary pinions, the secondary pinions, and internal locked together (fig. 11). Therefore, the to to pinions and gears are output shaft them causing is hold In high range, the primary the entire planetary train the range carrying the internal sun gear and output shaft around with bine or output sun gear and (fig. 10). The primary gear drive the secondary around unit neu sun the primary CARRIER) 5308 Fig. 72 held members are INTERMEDIATE RANGE. Intermediate (2 ) accomplished ing the PINION 5309 When the transmission is in the none of APPLIED BAND FRONT BAND RELEASED SUN GEAR FREE) REAR CLUTCH RELEASED (fig. 9). shaft REAR (HOLDING FRQNT Q]JKH AppuED Power Flow Intermediate Range ( 1 ) NEUTRAL. tral position, REAR BAND RELEASED (PINION CAGE FREE) Gear Train Planetary rear wheels to (park) teeth posi on the and output shaft. prevent movement of the vehicle. (4) FRONT CLUTCH APPLIED 'PLANETARY TRAIN LOCKED (TURN AS A UNIT) REAR CLUTCH APPLIED Fig. 1 1 means of the planetary power from and train FRONT CLUTCH RELEASED (PRIMARY SUN GEAR FREE) REAR CLUTCH APPLIED (DRIVING SECONDARY SUN GEAR) holding Fig. 73 Power Flow Reverse Range CLUTCHES, BANDS, AND SERVOS the is required, in the turbine and to 5311 High Range Power Flow driving gear REAR BAND APPLIED (HOLDING PINION CAGE) 5310 3. A FRONT BAND RELEASED FRONT AND REAR BANDS RELEASED obtain proper order the parts of to transmit various com binations plished required by the single wrapped two for the gear multiple bands shown ratios. disc This is clutches in fig. 1. and accom the two 8 I Construction Chapter Operation and FRONT CLUTCH PISTON ACCUMULATOR \ FRONT CLUTCH PISTON D TURBINE SHAFT SPRING 5591 Disassembled Rear Servo Fig. 16 four driven A gear. plates heavy to the secondary connected are release spring is in the used rear sun clutch assembly. (3) BANDS. The front steel and 5589 FLUID PRESSURE Fig. 14 Fronf Clutch Construction of clutches, is servos spring, three steel release driven plates with and The drive driven plates drum, clutch are connected plates clutch in all models. to the turbine shaft. rear chored in the transmission four The of consists release spring, four drive clutch a rear clutch to the front clutch drum plates drive and the FRONT end of case an end other is servo. the planetary gear assembly around the band screw and the and sec the band is of end the of the contacts is the opposite end end of the band connected to the rear servo. (4) FRONT SERVO. The front servo assembly con sists of an aluminum servo body, front servo piston, piston inner (5 release guide, spring, and the lever end of the and outer end lator the front band strut. contacts REAR SERVO. The ) piston spring, an and spring, actuating lever body, the rear servo accumu piston, rear servo release piston, end accumulator piston the rear consists assembly lever. The inner actuating outer end engages one end of PISTON rear servo accumulator contacts actuating lever. The an the front servo piston stem contacts of a cast aluminum servo band strut of and the the (fig. 16). Operation. h. CLUTCH band fits rear drum. One sun gear shaft. clutch facings (fig. 15). The connected piston, four facings (fig. 14). Three piston, and assembly clutch and to the primary rear clutch driven plates, with composition are clutch clutch plates are used REAR CLUTCH. The rear clutch plates drive composition four driven plates are connected (2) front the front clutch cylinder, front One assembly. to the front are made of the drum encircles sun adjusting (1) FRONT CLUTCH. The consists of steel and below. given drive bands, gear bands rear linings bonded to the inside ondary The the and composition The front band surfaces. connected Construction. a. have Operation of the clutches, bands, and servos is covered below. ( 1 ) FRONT CLUTCH. The front by fluid ton is moved against a "apply" disc SECONDARY SUN GEAR - Fig. 75 Rear Clutch action is clutch to lock the applied shaft the fluid when The pis increases the multiple the primary sun to drive the primary The primary sun gear is driven in The piston is returned to the released washer operated all position is pressure forward by removed (fig. 14). fluid 5590 PRESSURE washer which (2) REAR CLUTCH. The FLUID PRESSURE FLUID When the is clutch clutch piston. gear. speeds. FRONT spring is locked to the turbine the spring CLUTCH the front force through lever clutch. gear sun pressure against of pressure against the the piston compresses multiple disc clutch. rear clutch the The rear clutch release rear is operated piston. spring clutch and drive by Movement locks the plates are 3 Section to the front splined drum clutch and Clutches, Bands, the driven plates connected to the Servos and by fluid of the front pressure which exerts secondary sun gear. When the rear is applied, the secondary sun gear is driven in reverse and in the drive range high ratio. The piston is through returned to drum. Under are clutch the released by position the rear clutch re lease spring (fig. 15). sun anchored opposite band against end assembly. the drum encircles One the the band is end of boss in the transmission a of front forced inward front band case. The tightly servo sun secondary in the inter applied the end of rear drum band attached the inner end of the rear band adjusting on the band other end of the and to the drum rear piston servo and prevents band is the strut pressure tightens the band the pinion carrier applied in the low screw. the rear servo return spring (4) FRONT SERVO. The The from rotating. and reverse ratios. the The When released pressure. front the band. Fluid rear spring is in the is is servo the released by the piston, conditions, pressure spring and around some rear servo spring to only the provided as As the piston contacts bore, the accumulator piston rear band is bottoms fully ap (fig. 18). The clutches and tions to bands obtain by pressure from following combina are applied control system in the the desired gear ranges: Ratio Apply Neutral No Clutches Intermediate Low rear servo accumulator piston the uses an application of is directed to the pressure compressed. the hydraulic High assembly cushion force it inward. When the band rear servo ( 1.467 : 1 ) or Bands Front Clutch Front Band (1:1) Front Clutch Rear Clutch (2.40:1) Front Clutch Rear Band Reverse servo piston by directed around the fluid pressure is removed, the rear band is by (5) REAR SERVO. The between the band actuating lever. Fluid rear servo rear engages the lever of opposite side of released accumulator piston and to the contacts a strut to the spring force. Under is to ?s placed around a One servo end (fig.17). plied band rear release cushioning is prevents the conditions, the pressure drum, mediate ratio. The certain piston release from turning. The front band is pinion carrier. front the outer end band to tighten the front band spring to tighten the the drum, it the around the the inner against transmitted actuating lever. Force is between the the drum. When the band is held against around of directing assisted by the band engages a strut between the of actuating lever. When fluid pres is introduced into the front servo, the piston is and sure gear gear the end fluid (3 ) BANDS. The front band secondary servo a strut force Rear Clutch (2:1) Rear Band moved REAR BAND FRONT BAND FRONT SERVO APPLY APPLY- 5580 Fig. 17 Fronf Servo Operation Fig. 78 4. A control system mission respond road and tion of is speed conditions. this system is CONTROL SYSTEM provided which makes to the desires fully of The the driver the trans as well as to construction described in this Rear Servo Operation a. Construction. The control system consists of a manual selector and opera for the driver, section. sensitive to and throttle a hydraulic position lever control system which and road speed. is 10 Chapter I Construction Operation and CONVERTER PRESSURE VALVE 1 I If J IB M|W| Wg_\ IBS REGULATOR U CONVERTER PRESSURE VALVE SPRING SPACER \ \ SLEEVE AND RETAINER CONTROL PRESSURE VALVE FRONT PUMP CHECK VALVE SPRING SEPARATOR CONTROL PRESSURE VALVE SPRING RETAINER PLATE FRONT PUMP CHECK VALVE 1 1 I 1 5542 Fig. 19 The the Five range range positions verse), N connected The valves pressure are mounted body, regulator pumps are by link a valves. in the and operating, case fluid in valve governor a at sump body, lator ( ) FRONT OIL PUMP. The front the transmission intake bosses engine oil case. body. When the bottom pump is mounted on A tube the front pump drive regulator connects the front face the sump to the lugs contact drive the pump to gear a cres at valve assembly. oil pressure regulator valve sists of a cast aluminum spring, at stamped-steel the steel end of sleeve verter the is pressure body, control converter pressure spring, and a spring A spring is retainer spring used spring. for the all models except control pressure blue. The painted converter green on all models. the selector manual arm lever to manually on the at move the valve to the positioned against the springs. end of shift the valve the is shift valve blocks the fluid rear moved open this is posi plug is automatic shifts control valve the valve in the bore. from the and The manual valve high ratios, in the low passage the ratio. bore in the a passage ratios with control pressure governor shift valve opposite in the intermediate servo to fits in positions A range. located in shift valve provides from the intermediate to the high A spring driving shift valves are and from the downshift (5) GOVERNOR VALVE. assembly is regulator A The 2-3 desired The 2-3 tioned in the bore with two The 2-1 outer the transmission. This permits the driver the control valve assembly. springs. to the column steering connects to and reverse valve. regulator valve and (fig. 19). as a guide and regulator con assembly pressure regulator seat and stem control pressure re control pressure regu On the 6-cylinder car, the car. valve assembly. (2) OIL PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE AS valve and The same in the slot (3) MANUAL CONTROL VALVE. Linkage valve SEMBLY. The the valve springs are and a to lock the spring regulator valve springs are painted Fluid from the pump is directed to the speeds. pressure oil the pump. Impeller hub drive side of on used the body. position on body, valve casting are (4) SHIFT VALVES. Two cent-type, high-volume pump of regulator body the 6-cylinder control system. 1 of tainer in the pressure, to the under passes, the pressure base the connecting lines. control the of Assembly regulator control system consists of hydraulically- the transmission of Lo (low). The valve system the of R (re (parking), and valves, two pumps, and operated the to the select desired. operation P are provided: permits remote control The hydraulic the driver to permits transmission of (neutral), Dr. (drive), lever, selector age, lever manual selector particular O// Pressure Regulator valve, stop inside boss, used and a the cast on the con top attached sure. to the Control output pressure is directed through the case and a shaft A from the case distributor governor assembly is to produce governor pres control passage sleeve and valve a assembly tube between to the governor valve. 4 Control Section The ing is governor valve operated by is ernor pressure in direct by provided the of work until Gov valve. control pressure regulating is sion case to direct used front its spring and fluid. by to the governor pressure is a part of (6) tioned in Control valve a bore in the pressure is actuated downshift As the is directed to by valve Throttle is valve is mediate ^hift with is application in a a provides an unrestricted exhaust for the the control open tioned by throttle pressure, permits throttle, the servo release control an servo unrestricted pressure, providing ex a rapid from intermediate to low control the fluid flow applying the This servo. action valve momentarily at closed rear servo and provides a restricts releasing the smooth rear band engagement. force, to the large to rected lator (8) DOWNSHIFT VALVE. The downshift valve is in the control valve body bore with the tion of The inner throttle lever to the the (12) A one of the valve and is directed to valve, produces pressure which valve. to back face the when open a passage the 2-3 of connected and in a The function front servo bore in the of in this valve relation to the the 2-1 shift valve completely. transition control valve body by is to time the to the valve pressure is depressed (9) TRANSITION VALVE. The positioned a between the The downshift to direct fluid shift valve accelerator pedal is directed to pressure throttle lever. accelerator pedal and moved Control Linkage is is operation of the Fluid flow to apply the rear band is blocked by the until the flow to release the front band transition valve has built up against its When the slowly by enough pressure to open the transition valve rear the band is released, the fluid is action of the rear exhausted servo check valve orifice posi compensator used the on valve between Control valve and governor ends of the compensator regulated by the compensator called compensator a reduced VALVE. The pressure control pressure regula lator tor converter pressure bore in the pressure regulator from the a of valley body. control pressure regu the converter regula to the converter. Fluid returned from the is directed to in the that used a is directed to valve valve and REGULATOR spring-loaded converter pressure regulator a land the of valve converter regulated provided from to provide fluid to a pressure below in the transmission hydraulic lubrication is system. another land Trans of the converter pressure regulator valve. ( 14) REAR OIL PUMP. The rear oil pump is a cres cent-type pump driven by the transmission output shaft. An intake tube is connected between the sump and the intake of the side of rear the pump. A tube pump is pressure regulator A lubrication tube, spring. throttle the compensator sleeve. (13) CONVERTER PRESSURE a spring. rear servo. on modu valve. mission valve is di pressure from the spring is is directed to the pressure exhausted valve spring. is pressure the bores of the control is directed to both Fluid the modulator valve The VALVE. land the downshift valve and the inner end contacts the of the spring control valve assem depending valve, the a is located in land moved increases to overcome passages compensator valve valve downshift is pressure or modulated compensator Control pressure, valve. manual manual valve. one end of pressure valve valve throttle valve and COMPENSATOR assembly. valve. the to direct fluid provided the lands. Two is located in valve the bore in the a contacts one end valve. to closed from low to intermediate. shift direct throttle valve pressure end of one of valve m.p.h. the from the the vehicle speed when spring loaded and fits in bly. Fluid passages are of end the lands. The one of the and causes ends of pressure (11) MODULATOR VALVE. The tor positioned fluid and produce enough governor pressure pressure throttle, the orifice throttle the spring against both at is directed to the pressure is directed to valve same shift valve, posi approximately 25 the valve holds it in a into low the spring, opposite application. a manual shift front When the orifice valve front band smooth exhausting the front by a small orifice. con orifice control Governor This valve assembly. above A spring at one end of position. Passages are provided pres orifice high to inter normal at On shift valve The bore in the throttle, closed provided front to regulated is directed to directed to the occurs of The valve. the end of fluid through front band is pressure release haust a spring. to oppose governor also During spring. a posi the modulator valve. positioned by assembly the of (7) ORIFICE CONTROL VALVE. trol by is the throttle lever and Throttle valve springs pressure control valve and assembly control pressure the spring at plug valve the accelerator pedal is depressed. is moved, to assist the shift throttle land a movement of throttle pressure. the shift sure. control valve valve when valve provide is moved valve assembly. prevents a shift of is valve LOW INHIBITOR VALVE. The low inhibitor (10) con valve THROTTLE VALVE. The With front exhausted. rear servo the transmis sleeve and is servo release pressure servo release pressure gone, the transition proportion to governor rotation or vehicle speed. A tube between the distributor trol force centrifugal face against control pressure on a 11 System lator body and used assembly side pressure to the and control valve assembly. connected between the the rear pump, the transmission. from the discharge to direct fluid provides pressure regu lubrication for 12 I Construction Chapter Operation and Therefore, servos. or clutches the output shaft, is delivered to power no the transmission is in the and neutral ratio. Variations in pump to regulator to sures throttle would open wide transmission from speed operating (fig. valve 20) The for pressure the valve force FROM PUMP Fig. 20 5623 Control Pressure Regulator Valve Operation pressure the spring, the of the opens "D", port at at pres pump the of is directed to "E". When the pump builds and "C" hydraulic enough up "C", "D", at of pressure operation "A" transmission. Fluid from the pump speed range wide control variable regulates constant provide a provide pressures. idle engine an to at to the valve moves the overcome position shown, the pump and exhausts a portion of As the pump volume varies, the valve auto matically positions itself so that enough fluid exhauses at port to maintain constant pressure at "B". pressure. "D" b. Operation. The vided automatic by ponents. and trol operation controlling the flow Fluid flow needed of of to the transmission is fluid pressure operate the all ratios are given ( 1 ) NEUTRAL RANGE. The front when N -is the to the pro com components to provide the different ratios is explained here. Con diagrams for the engine (neutral) shift Fluid pressure oil pump is driven lever in the from the front pump Regu control pressure regulator valve. (control pressure) is directed from regulator valve to the manual valve. In the position, control pressure is directed to valve, throttle valve, converter, and sure regulator valve. No fluid pressure When the position (drive), from the passages the down converter lever is selector to Dr governor, the apply 2-3 and side of pressure to the turbine and to the 2-1 and to the front pressure shaft. clutch Control the front servo applies the side of shift valve springs, and shift valve lands. With the primary the secondary sun is blocked control pressure held, gear in the intermediate (3 is directed to the the at driven sun gear the transmission and operates 1.467 to 1. ratio of ) DRIVE RANGE the intermediate the front is servo uncovered the of GOVERNOR PRESSURE high shift servo the of end is applied. rear shift passages to the release clutch. and 2-3 the inward, pressure shaft from accomplished when rear clutch the primary shift regulated control pres moves to the and locked to the turbine are side When both secondary sun gears to provide the high ratio 1 to 1. A centrifugally-operated automatic shifts directed against ernor valve output shaft and is When a pressure face is forced enough of rotate. in direct inward to front to overcome uncover servo and valve. centrifugal Control provide proportion is to the ratio valve The force pressure is is gov as the reduced vehicle speed. provided against the the springs, the the passages to the shift valve moves release side of the to the rear clutch. (4) DRIVE RANGE shifts manual governor by governor pressure OUTPUT SHAFT shift valve to used from the the outward begins to regulated is governor from the intermediate to the high (fig. 21). Control 5573 to valve to direct control front is ratio by directing clutches are applied, the are HIGH RATIO. The released and accomplished As the valve. of to the (governor pressure) sure Assembly the front servo, pres CONTROL PRESSURE Governor open front band to hold the secondary sun gear. The 2-1 and 2-3 shift valves are held in the closed position by the This is Fig. 21 to to the front clutch valve sun gear to the apply (neutral) manual valve moves Control shift valves. from the N moved the manual locks the primary pressure the pressure neutral in Chapter Seven. started with the selector position. directed to the lated fluid is INTERMEDIATE RATIO. (2) DRIVE RANGE from the high ratio LOW RATIO. Forced down to the low ratio at vehicle speeds 4 Control Section below approximately 16 m.p.h. or from the intermediate ratio to the low ratio at speeds below 17-23 m.p.h. can be by depressing obtained When the is completely depressed, inward to moved to the shift control pressure directed to the back face sure it is valve of valve cuts off to the release and At the end same pressure. front shift valve Movement Control pressure a valve, and the orifice the pressure directed through the rear of front servo from the to 2-3 band. When the front clutch the to the rear servo is is valve the low inhibitor to drive applied to hold in the low range-low Governor valve accom are ratio pressure against increases with the end vehicle speed. At 28-34 m.p.h., governor pressure is high enough to move the low inhibitor valve inward to cut off rear servo apply front applied servo release pressure. by front sion shifts ther valve inward to clutch and servo The front band is and apply pressure, of A pressure. the 2-1 time, governor release pressure moves the front band the transmission shifts to shift valve is passage to the shift release side of control pressure front the and ratio. the Upshifts from the low pressure, from the (5) moving The the selector lever to the transmission cannot is in this position. Lo 2-3 then shift is provided (low) Date by position. the manual control SERVICE Letter No. same to apply Governor end of the valve, is insufficient to valve. As control pressure. opposing and rear clutch control long valve against front band as the pressure on the move pressures are apply by valve, directed to the spring the low inhibitor release upshifts are present, prevented. REVERSE RANGE. The (6) when the Control manual manual valve pressure is to the Control valve. through the 2-1 control valve apply the valve band the is to the rear also moved front side servo. Control and rear clutch is front valve the front valve servo, and to manual With the clutch. and orifice and servo from the pressure the at manual the rear off cut shift of obtained reverse position. from the release side of directed to the reverse ratio of to the clutch pressure is reverse ratio valve, 2-3 shift (7) PARK. The the transmission to mechanical pawl the internal gear. rear ratio. position, upshift when In the low rear servo range are prevented manual end of A fur apply the to the high range valve, control At the servo. is directed to the spring shift orifice and valve, is directed against from the 2-1 opened 2-3 it to shift valve. valve move rear applied, the transmission operates in 2 to 1. is P (park) prevent valve pres the 2-3 and 1-2 pressure shift front and servo 2-3 and valves. the from the side of shift the front valves to apply the valve Control to the to lock provided of engaged with external Control directed to the apply the 2-1 is position movement is directed through the downshift LOW RANGE. The low to the 2-1 servo and through the downshift through the closed valve shift valves and the ends of the transmis from the low to the intermediate increase in the front side of pressure to the end to the is directed to the apply plished automatically. and Control to apply applied operates also 2.40 to 1. Upshifts from the drive of is di front band. the shift band is rear the pinion carrier, the transmission ratio of spring shift valve release closed to the sun gear and against control valve a check valve the primary clutch rear the low inhibitor valve, the through Control the 2-3 of the apply valve governor, through clutch and the band. it from the 2-1 2-3 release side of pres forces is directed to the front the downshift is directed to the moves closed valley to servo. rected shift to the the passage shift valve pressure and a Control valves. pressure the time downshift 2-1 the of control side of open the 2-3 closed against governor pressure. shift to the floor. accelerator pedal accelerator pedal downshift direct the sure 13 System vehicle. gear teeth on manual valve to the ends is pressure servo and release side of rear servo. Changes Information on Page No. of also through LETTER REFERENCE Subject A the Chapter TWO Maintenance Adjustments and Section Page 1 Transmission Fluid 14 2 Adjustments 15 The procedures the adjust to needed properly Fordomatic transmission maintain and chapter. in this ly are given 1. The transmission was filled matic Transmission Fluid when adding or Checking a. using the Apply selector at idle have the reached selector that the brake, lever in the N tor lever to P (neutral) about lever through selector 1000-mile inter at all Run the move engine and engine the transmission temperatures, insert it back in the tube. indicator is pushed down way. the rear on the of the the rear pan at leaking here, the be should and stall a tightening at the if Be sure that the add enough plate needed. oil pan gasket often can install necessary, pan. for leakage. In be proper by stopped 10-13 ( torque a new gasket. the at connection trans If leakage is found here, tighten the connection. Check them if the all the fluid oil cooler at either lever shaft, manual not here may be nuts not caused for proper the by loose plugs. converter plug leaking the air the leak tight plug. duct. Leakage converter cover Check the bolts converter or by cover foot-pounds torque). Do cover nuts converter Coat the threads plugs. shows when they are hot, result. Remove the two wrench. replace tightness (15-28 tighten the leakage may as leaks, the discharge of drain converter either or seals. 7-15 foot-pounds torque. If stop the Inspect the inside both pipe plugs on each side of the front. If case at age, tighten the plug to ening does the throttle lever shaft replace either or Inspect the two hexhead transmission loose connections, and tighten necessary. If leakage is found Remove the indi fluid level. If necessary, oil the trans necessary. the attaching bolts to the foot-pounds). If mission if inspection governor gasket new Leakage connection at rubber seal Check the fluid filler tube dirt from the transmis clean, then and check is seal speedometer cable Inspect the move fluid level indicator cap before removing the indica tor (fig. 1). Pull the indicator out of the tube, wipe it the housing Replace the mission. selec throughout the transmission. all the floor of for fluid leaks. If fluid is found Check the the transmission the positions to make sure clean all mark Leakage Check Points. extension lever to P (park). Raise the hood, then (F) replaced. place position. (park). When the fluid level to the full the raise indicator. or sion cator fluid to Inspect the bottom their normal operating performance. the transmission. four minutes, then fluid is distributed Return the improper procedures: then performed complete correctly for best Fordomatic transmission following for this type Fluid Level. the parking speed of Auto with use b. Check the transmission fluid level vals factory as the use of affect the operation be operations should TRANSMISSION FLUID Type A. Always changing fluid inferior fluid may the at and These drain with Tighten the drain plugs with a six-point No. 3 Permatex plugs to and install 7-10 foot-pounds torque. CAUTION: caused Fig. 7 Checking Fluid Level ing. Be 14 by Fluid in engine oil sure to the discharge leaking determine air duct may be bear past the rear main the exact cause of the leak. 1 Transmission Section Connect the fluid filler tube to the Transmission Fluid. Changing c. tighten the and The transmission fluid bands be should Remove the the use converter the drain other the fluid filler tube at the transmission con Drain the oil pan. Add five the When fluid is the same after repairs be to band adjustments, be fluid through a 100-mesh or properly filter the its equivalent, as it drains from screen, sure to or Filter the fluid in the used again again it is as the transmis back into poured the transmission. The Fordomatic transmission closely be should Be appear. sure adhered performed that all in the order in in this they which here given its the normal to. place then its start normal the idle derbird r.p.m. is speed should it in the P mark on Police NOTE: // the anti-stall the throttle open and the is and adjustment, loosen the locknut and adjusting scretv in speed is reached. until 450-475 idle it race the positions, then approximate and car IOV2 level and full (F) Fordomatic all and quarts re trucks), (Thunder made, tighten the adjusting screw adjustment has been locknut. Manual Linkage Adjustment. the engine manual turned off, disconnect the upper shift rod selector from the lever the stop in the Dr manual so selector ond end lever (fig. 4). that the indicator is down (drive) lever in the Dr position. (drive) Place the detent (sec from the bottom). Rotate the est rod manual shift rod clevis length that will permit to obtain the clevis pin to the short enter the speed (fig. 2). idle turn the not adjust screw the correct (clockwise) all the screw head. After the Position the idle reached dashpot adjusting add until Police Interceptor). rod and against for the Thun carburetor speed and prevents indicator. The the fill capacity is 9 quarts quarts (8-cylinder car), speed until truck engines. If the turn the the correct idle screw until r.p.m. Do (park) position. Check the fluid bring the level up to the 9V2 position, tachometer. The Interceptor engines, limits, these lever through reached. a idle fluid to transmission with be 475-500 idle engine temperature. (6-cylinder of (neutral) engine at speed all other car and not within ing Run the idle engine and for engine. operating temperature is Check the correct lever in the N two minutes, then about operating selector enough add c. selector for fluid. Let the engine. With the Place the of are Engine Idle Speed Adjustment. a. lower ADJUSTMENTS adjustments given specifications housing Automatic Transmission Fluid of speed quarts more reaches bird 2. converter transmission through the filler tube. Run idle engine at four Move the transmission section quarts Type A to the mission. NOTE: pan, Install the drain 7-10 cover, and tighten them to converter foot-pounds torque. Install the re Disconnect plug. transmission oil securely. connection plate. fluid from the transmission, then remove the oil pan. Clean the pan thoroughly, then install it on the trans sion. in the plugs following procedures: housing lower plate, then 180 and remove the and the converter drain plugs. Rotate the move one of verter changed 15,000-mile intervals. When adjusted at fluid, changing the be should 15 Fluid holds speed dashpot the correct idle Anti-Stall Dashpot Adjustment. b. After the engine idle turn the ignition switch speed has been properly adjusted, off and adjust the anti-stall dash- pot. Loosen the dashpot adjusting throttle justing the in the screw screw closed out pushes position, screw and locknut. Hold the turn the (counterclockwise) until dashpot the ad head of the dashpot rod up to the end of its travel (fig. 3). Turn the dashpot adjusting turns to obtain a clearance of Screwdriver screw in (clockwise) 5616 1 V2-2 0.045-0.064 inches between Fig. 2 Engine Idle Speed Adjustment 8-Cylinder 16 Chapter II Maintenance and Adjustments 6410 Thunderbird Selector Lever Fig. 5 the transmission manual lever in the Dr (drive) detent (second from the front). Adjust the length the locknuts clevis lever. Turn the lock install the Anti-Stall Dashpot Adjustment Fig. 3 nuts. grommet in the lever. Turn the selector install the tional turns counterclockwise, then Lock the pointer clevis in alignment for The Thunderbird dome in front depressing positions of The manual rant is against MANUAL SHIFT addi clevis pin. locknut. Check the the selector lever is located on on rear are P and manual from the selector selector so that the the stop in the ROD CLEVIS (park), R (reverse), Lo (low) (fig. 5). is connected from the selector (drive), lever. Disconnect the Dr (drive ) the position. quad manual shift rod the clevis pin enters nuts one Lock the by turning the selector turn counterclockwise, then in clevis pointer alignment the lock- place with for the all positions of lever. Check the The starter circuit circuit must be open in in loosen the column screws. starter attaching circuit is closed all selector lever positions. all positions except tral). To adjust, neutral Position the when the N (neu to steering switch so that the switch selector lever is at N (neutral). e. Throttle Linkage Adjustment. The throttle linkage at the Starter Neutral Switch Adjustment. d. lever. indicator Check the selector lever. the tunnel The lever may be moved by the end of the lever. The lever shift rod manual shift rod two seat. lever to the transmission Position the the all positions of from front to N (neutral), Dr with selector the button a place clevis clevis. of until 6) used with differs from the linkage on the 6-cylinder cars (fig. the 8-cylinder cars (fig. 7), Position MANUAL SHIFT ROD ACCELERATOR PEDAL SELECTOR ARM STARTER Fig. 4 NEUTRAL SWITCH Manual Linkage 5514 5628 Fig. 6 Throttle Linkage 6-Cy/inder
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