FORD C-6

INDEX
GENERAL DESCRIPTION.................................................. ............................................................................... 4

ADJUSTMENTS............................................................ ....................................................................................... 5

DIESEL VACUUM.................................................................. ............................................................................... 7

INSTALLATION........................... ......................................................................................................................... 8

VALVE BODY....................................................................... .................................................................................. 18

PUMP....................................................................... ................................................................................................ 23

TEAR DOWN AND REASSEMBLY....................................................................................................................... 25

SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................. ................................................................................ 31

GENERAL TRANS SERVICE (including other models)....................................................................................... 33

VACUUM CHECKS AND INFORMATION................................. ......................................................................... 37

PRESSURE CHECKS........................................................ ..................................................................................... 39

STALL TESTS................................................................. ......................................................................................... 40

AIR CHECKS............................................................. .............................................................................................. 45

TROUBLESHOOTING............................................................................................................................................ 48

TORQUE CONVERTER CHECKS........................................................................................................................ 64

SHIFT CONTROL LINKAGE CHECKS................................................................................................................ 69

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October, 2004

INTRODUCTION
C-6 TRANSMISSION

The C-6 transmission was first introduced in September 1965, for the 1966 model Ford, Mercury and Lincoln
car lines. This transmission has gone through many engineering changes, so you must be careful when
interchanging parts. With the introduction of diesel engines installed in front of the C-6 transmission, there
were changes to the valve body and the governor. These parts are examples of non-interchangeable
components. This manual covers the procedures necessary to repair and overhaul this transmission.

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Copyright © ATSG 1993

DALE ENGLAND JIM DIAL
FIELD SERVICE CONSULTANT TECHNICAL CONSULTANT
WAYNE COLONNA ED KRUSE
TECHNICAL SUPERVISOR TECHNICAL CONSULTANT
PETER LUBAN GREGORY LIPNICK
TECHNICAL CONSULTANT TECHNICAL CONSULTANT
JON GLATSTEIN DAVID CHALKER
TECHNICAL CONSULTANT TECHNICAL CONSULTANT
JERRY GOTT MIKE SOUZA
TECHNICAL CONSULTANT TECHNICAL CONSULTANT
GERALD CAMPBELL ROLAND ALVAREZ
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