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104 Chapter 6 Manual g earbox and autom ati c transmission )
PART 1, MANUAL GEARBOX
Gener"l description
The nl The reverse Ilear all the l.1ynenr has St,nluht·cut sp'" teeth which dllve Ihe 1 st/2"d synchrOlliser huh via the reverse Idler IJeM when I(~velse geiu IS (J1l\Jilge Ge;u$ "re ell!J 2 ROlltine Illainten,lIlce
At the "It,,"v "cc k Yf.'ilfbux oillevul
J.1ck up th,! C;lr amI SUPpO'{ on a xle s!;lIlds. m;lklll\j sure lh"lll 'S levI,1 Alt""l.ltlvely PO~III()n Ihe Cill over .111 "lsfH:r.IIUIl I"l 01 on lamps
) US"'~J ,I s\III, II,le SqLl,lIU key. un~r:",w IllI< hiler pili" f'O'l1 Ilw Idt h;1I1d ~I(h, of Ih(, oe"rI)Ox (pholo) Not" Ihm Oil Ihc lo"r-sp<:ed 11".101)0 the hll", ph,O IS 101: 4 Make UP" piece of bent w ire to Ihe d"llells'ons shown III r-'!I G] lhen IIlSCll II ,II1d ,eSl Ihe ho.ilOntal seetlO'l 011 Ihe tllIca(is of the pIli\! hole. Remove the wire and check Ih e all level On all lour-speed
\Jearhoxes . ,11l(1 f,ve·speed ge.1rhoxes m.1nufactlltud ,,(w, M"y 191;1S (!wlld code FIl) the 011 should be level with (]I a milx"num of 5 0 111111 (02 Ill) helow Ihe iJottOIll edne of the ph)~J hole. I: or ('ve-speed !1(;"'IJ()XI!~ m;lIlufactured liP t o Ap,,1 1984 (Iwlld co(ie EG) Ihe 011 "'list I,,, I"v'" W ill, 11,,; bOllom of Ihe plUH hoi" On I,ve· speed Ilca,hox cs "h"nda<:tu,,,,II,(,twe,)Il M"y 198<1 ,IIld 1\.11111 1985 (Iall sulf,x (,n(iIlHI II'
E) the o'("ltI~1 h" ""'w""" 1 0 0 ""d 150 """ (0 <1 alld 0 G 'n) 1,,;low 110" I)()UDl Il "d~I'! of Ihe I'lu~1 hoi,!
G WI",,,! "'";"s~.,,y top "I' l h " lev,,! with II", ~1'(!<:I(oed !jI;I(),., 0 1 001 (phulo)
" n,,(ot and "!Ih,,,n Ihn fill", plu!) Ihen lowe, Ihe "II to lloe ~)lolllHf
-;;e.1l'lJox -rmll()val ancl .efiuinu
If the IJ"ilrl,ox IS to he 'emov"d from Ih e Cill wllhcHJI romovlIIU Ihe ""II"l(J, Ih" !1'''"j,UX IS rumov,!d Irom heneallo lloe car Jnd il (,IIUe wound cle.11le. support It securely on hlocks 0' stands ,1nll chock the wheels 2 O'SCOIU10Ct the ha tlery
Fig. 6,1 four-spoed \Joarhox (Sec 1)
Fi\J. 6,2 Five-speed !Jcarhox (Sec 1)
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disengilge the gearbox inpu t Shill! hom ,ho clutch p,Iot bearing ,111(1 clu tc h friction disc. I, is imporlanllhal,hc engine and transmi ssion <'lre kept in lino while this is being done. 14 When the gearbox shaft is cleDr of the clutch, remove th e
tran smissio n assembly from bCn(!illh the car.
15 When refiuing, ensure 1il1 the clut ch pilot h earing in the end althe tfilnksha h is ill plilce Jncl is scrviceDble. Tic the clutch lever 10 the clutch housing, 1 0 pr(!venllhe release le.rertrolll slipping out while the ,Wnsmission assembly is being lined. 16 Smear some molybdenum-based grease OntO the end and splines 0' the gearbox input s!mh lind refit the gearbox by reversing the fcmovili p.ocedure. 17 II is impO.IMll when offering up the {jOMOO)(. th,lt il is e~ th e clutch ffiction drsc i1nd the Cfankshnft. Ifthe.e.s d.iilcul1y Inlnatinn th e splrnes 01 the gea.box shillt ,1no the frrctio n oisc. select iI \)em to 'CSlrain the movemcnt of the gc,lrbox shillt nnd turn the gearbox
slightly until the splines enter Do not iluempltO lo.ce the tfilllsmisslOn
ontO thO enlJlnO ThiS Illay (i ImpOSSible
'8 Ahe •• el,uinn has been completed. chuck the 011 level Ifl t he .r Gearbox (4 'S II001l) -dismantling
Romoye the lou. bolts hom the 1011 cove. 01 the t.ansm.sslon c~t()"sion housin!J ilnd f.om the lri"'snHs~ir)Ol eo'S<' Ilcmovflthc \:oye. s.
t.1king c from th e seloclOl shalt. 4 Remove tho twO bolts from the selectol sh 5 Remove the Ih.ee bolts from the selector hOUSing COVCI. Remove the cove. with the shaft. then ro tate the selec tor sh th c 15t/2nd. 3!d/top and .cve.se oe,1'5 suiliClently to rele plullger ill th o 3.d/top selecto. '<1'1. Remoy e Iho th.ee selecto. lorks. J Remoye the plug hom the side 01 the c rca •. Allow tho laygeal cluste. to drop into the ho ltom 01 the box. out 0 1 mesh wilh tho lIl<1inshalt gea.s. 15 Withd.aw the mainshalt and elflension assembly from the ge tho '.ont 01 the gembox and slide the retainel 011 the input shalt. 17 Remov e the circlip hom the outside 0 1 the fronl bearing and tap the outer raco of the bearing to d.ive the inpu t shillt and bea.ing assembly into the gea rbox. then lilt them out olthe box . 18 Remoye Ihe laysha lt geaf cluste •. Ihe two th.ust washe.s and any I"'o se needle 'OIiOfS.
R emoYo the .eyerse idle , shah by sc.ewing a suitable bolt into Ihe end of Iho shah and then leye.ing the Sh;'lit Out uSing Iw o open ·ended spanne.s. Fi\)
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6.6 Removing the seleclor 10lk rolillins (Sec 4)
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Fin. 6 .7 Revorso gear interlock nnd light swil c h (Sec 11)
A Ravelse liyh, switch 8 Swing C Plf/ngcr
o h!/ellocl< ball E Sc,ew IJlug
Rct.1ininy bolt F
5 M Remoye 3rd/top gear s yn chron ise. hub ci.clip Ense the hub amf
thud gear lotwald lly lel/erinu the,n gently wrth a p th e mainshah nUl and lemoye it 4 R emove the loc kpli/te . speedometer dfivegem. ilS d.ive ball and Ihen level 011 the reaf bea.ing. complcte With bearing IClaine •. Separate the bea.ing and its lelainel. 5 Remove the 011 scoop ring and lils i gear . 6 Removo 1 sl/2nd gear synchronisc. ci.clip and pull 011 the hub with the bi/ulk .ings and second gear. 7 Check thallhere is a mark to align the selec to. sleeve in .elation to the hub. II no malk can be seen. make one with a dab of paint ~nd then dismantle the synch.oniser hubs. 8 8010/0 sta.ting .eassembly. Clean all parts thoroughly 3nd check
their condition. Smear all Pi/ItS wilh tr3nsmission 011 befo.e fitting .
9 Reassemble the synchroniser sleeve and hub so that the nlafks on thorn align . Inse.t the sliding keys and 1IIIhe shdrn\) key sp"ngs so Ihat Ihei. open ends afe stagge.ed re lat ive 10 each other
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Fig. 6.10 Rcvcrsu [JC>lrill[J '"cill[J fo rwMd s (Scc 5)
10 l'I:IClllhl} syllchlonl~!"!! t,,1nlk "n[J onlO Ihe COl It! 01 second !Je,'. ,1n(1 511110 11 onl0 I he Ill:H(\sili,l t tOIJlHiler wltil h t/2nd lIe,,, wnclHOlliStH iluh. Thn \In", on Ilw huh should Iilcn 100war d. 11 Fit Ihe sync hronise, lJ;oulk WI(I >llld the c"clop ""Iudl holds th n
sV"ch'Olllser hub in ,)I;lCC 12 Slide on hisl Ulli". so th>ltthe sync hronise. conI.' pO"'Oll 10,,5 ins ide the synch'Onlsing .i"U which ha s lust ~en f'IlC(1. 13 Fit thc oil scoop. wilh the all [JIOOVC lilCinU .e;lfwa.ds. 14 Apply !11ulii-pu'l)oSC [Jrf:ilse to thc billl·hciI.il1!J seilt 01 the ilc,,,,"U rctaine •. flellt the lelllinCf with the be>lll"g insCrtll(1 >llId Ihell slldll on lhe sr)acer. 15 Insetlthe d.ive hall 01 rh e speedo meler geM inl0 rhe sh"lt >lnd shue the spcedomete. wo.1lI ueM over i\. 1 6 1: ,1 I h e loc kpl>lte so thm the twO wbs ht II1tO rhe speedolllelC. wOlin \lCi" I(.'C'"SS Soew all t he not alld tl{.lhlen II to the to.que wICnch
SCllln!) !/,vun III the SI)()Clhcallotls. Ihen lock Ihe IIUt hy bendi"" th C
I"IJ w;osh!"!! 11 Fit lhu synchltJIu~r iJ,IlIlk 1II'!110 thll COliC 01 thUd !Jea. ;lIId lit them to Ihu 1,0'11 01 Ihu I"al,,~,h,,1t ,"It the 3.d/wp !W~. sYlldllOliiSC' huh.
With Its Wide ho~s IOWiUd~ Ihe le,u illid (illlil leWII) I( III pl;lce hy IIlllll!)
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11I1)ut shaft (4·slleed) -dism 'Hlllillg and reasscmbly
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not nccessa.y to (los",,,,lIlc Ihe Input sh pOssible to ht the la'!Jc cllch" whldl .etillllS Ihc I/Ca.ing in 1)lilCe III the housinu. 5 Eilhe. SIJnd the UlpUt shalt up.iUhl on a bench and tilt> the be~.ing IntO plncc U5in!J a piece oltllhc 01 suiwble diMlete •. or usc the jilws 01 a vicc to SUllpO I! the be;uill\J ""d wp the rem ollhe i"flut shill! with a soft l.1ccd hammer. 6 When the b earing IS lully home. III tilC cllel'l) which .etains the bearing 011 the shall.
7 lilY!Joa r (4·speed) _ dis milnlling and reassembly
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move iI shim Irol11 cilc h end of t he layUMr. ,elllove 22 needle
rolle.s hom each enu of tha \JC Wh",n alllh!;! rollers a.e III 1)lilCC. sm ear g.ease ovel thl;!m CO .etain them alld then sccule the sh un ave. Ihe ends ollho rolle.s Wllh y.ease . Due F
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6.1 1 Position o f oil scoop ring with groove facing gcar (Sec 5)
Fi ". 6. 12lDyshDIt and !Je>lr cluste r (Sec 7)
10 Ihe h'!Jh levels of corque lfanSllulled th.ough the gealbo~ " IS ,mllo.tilnt Ih;)t all the needle rolle.s have exac lly Ihe s,1me dlamele. II Ihe n eed le .ollers ,n iI be,ulng have dlffe.ent (liamelc,s. thiS Will cause
t HIeve" IOile! dls urbu!ion which call .e sul t In prelll;)lu.e we 8 GCiI.box (4·speod) -e xamination and rcnovation
ThO.oughly cleall the inle"Or of the gearbox. and check lor d.oppcd needle . olle.s ilnd spr ing pins.
2 Ca.elully clean ilnd thcn e xamine all the component pa.ts fOf gene,al wea •. d,stOltion, slilckncss of f it . and damage to IlIac hi ned
I"ces and th.ead s. 3 E~alllllle the gea,s for e xccsslve wear and chipping of the teeth. Renew them as necessa.y . beDr. II a small rodge can be felt at eilhe. end 01 Ihe shah il Will be necessa,y to renew it. R ene w the thrU St w ashe.s at eilch end. !i The four synchroniser baulk rings a.e bound to be badly worn and II is lalse economy no! 10 .enew thelll. New rings W ill Imp,ove tile
smOOlhness 7 Exam ine t he condilion o f the twO batl·beDring assemblies. ono on the Inpu l Shaft and one of Ihe mainsha Check Ihem for nOIsy
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operlltlon. looseness between the inner ;mel oulC. ';)ces. imd 10f genera' wear. NOfIll.llly they should be .enewed on a gearbox lh<11 IS being .ebuil l. 8 II Clther 0' the synchrOnise. unllS ;nc WOUl II w Ill be ncccssmy 10 buy" complete assembly as the Pill ts ,lIC not sold individually. Also check the sliding keys 10' we;'!. 9 Examine tho ends 0' IhO scl(!C I(ll' lor ks where they rub "g.1In51 the channels in the peJiphery of the synchrOntSfl f units_If I)()Ss,ble cOIllp.."e the sclecw. lorks with new Units to hell) dC1Crminc the weill lh,,1 h,IS occtJUcd Renew thelll " worn. 10 If the bCilring bUSh ,n Ihe CXI(mSlon is b;uliy worn II,s OOS110 [ J Ge1Hbox (4·speed) -reassembly
When any hOlt screws "110 a throuUh hor". JOllll11\!J COlllpnulI/t Should hc nj)lllted to I he lhwads 011l11! holl helorc It ," InS/"h~1 2 Fit Ihe /cve.so Idle. He"r WIlli Ihc It,oolle on the !le;1I tuw;IId,. Ih,' lenr.lnsel! Ihe .dle, s h ah nnll dlllle 11111 with .1 pla~t.c·IIIl:IIIt].1 h;""""" unllllhc OOltOnl ollhe Slel) on the end ollhe shalt.s IIIIsh WIth lhl! ,,11.1 0 1 the gCJloox. Thc mIlled " t he OIl lellHn horo 01 Ihe Ui ls k e l ,1nd tW:illnlJ IfJlilinur .lte ah\jl1fJd as III
FlU. 6 13 Apply 101ll1lng compoullll to the threilds 0 1 Ihe bolts. lIl~e SpecIIIC(ltIOns .
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the new IIlput sh,ll! ncedle rollel heilrlllg ilnd push I t 11)10 tllC oJorc 01 the input sha ft Slide the lOP gC(lr synchroniser baulk IInu on to the cone olthe IIlJ)u I sha h 8 FIt the extension houSll19 gnske!. lhen InSerl the ,1s~",hlcd mainsha/t into Ihe rca. 01 the box anll (frille II III untIl the nose 01 Ihe Illalnsh~h is fully engaucd in I he II1PUI shilh necdle l>c,l11nU 9 Carefully lu.n the ge;ubox upSIde down. so thilt the layshalt \}e,lr elusler dIOI)S mto engJgelllenl with the malnshillt Jnd IIlpIII shalt Check thilt the gear and the two lluust wilshe.s il.e III line and then c,l.elully push in the layshalt from thc leal. If necessary till) Ihe S h ,ll! In with the p lasuc·headed IHI/llmer. bllt take grC;lI CJre not to dlslodUe Ihe thruSI washels or needle .olle.s . When fully home. the h Ollom of Ihe slep on the .dlel shalt shOuld be In hnc with Ihe face 01 the box and Ihe mIlled flats should be in IIno wllh the Idler shalt oo.e. 10 Turn the geilrbo~ the lighl w;ly UI) Jnd align the hole in the 1>.111 bemll1g SUpj)Orl WIth the dowcl on Ihc cxtcnsion housing. Fit the eXlenSlon housing. Apply jOlllllnu coml)ound to the ttlle<1ds of Ihe bolts. InSClt them and tightcn 10 thO torQuc wrench seHlng gillen In the SpeCll l
C3tions . 11 1/ a new cxtension bush has been fllle(1. check Ih~t the notch 01 011 groolle III II ilhgns wllh lhe o ll,elurn grOOlle In thoJ extension housing. If thc now exlension housinU 011 senl hilS not illready been filled. slide It Ollel the extension Shill t and enrelully tap it in wilh n h~nllller and n
b lock 01 wood.
1 2 FIt J ncw O ·ring to the spcedomeler pll110n assembly. relit the ~Sembly and f it the C llcli l) to socure i1. ,3 Inser t the r(,lIerse gear interlock plungel. ball and spring. Fllihe boll with aloek plate and lIl$crl tI,c l.Iol t. TIghten the boll and bend Ihe lock plilles to seCure ,to
Fig. 6.1 3 Posilionin g of Iront hearin\} .e lainer oil return \}Ioove (Sec 9)
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FiU . 6.14 R olitting the Inyshaft (Sec 9 )
A hlSC//ing /,1vs/!I!f/ B ClJflec / lIi1:qlll!!efl/ of /,J)'$/I,III illld 'fJve.se IdlfJf sl!,lfl
1/1 Insert ~II Ihrce selecto, 10l~s Into Ihcn I)ositlons 111 lhe gearl)o~ 15 Shllc 1~1/2n(1 \le,1r selector ,,111 through Ihe r,ghl-hilll(1 bo.e mille
I:ilse. Ihell tluead ,t through the 1 S I/2nd gCM selector lo.k Align Ihe holes 111 tile lo.k and r~11 ,111(/ t<1l) in the 101l1)ln. Insert the plunUe/ into thc c,lse 16 FIt Ihe pltlllgc/ '1110 Iho 3rd /lOI) ge,ll selecto. lad. inscrt lhe 'illl
t h .ough Ihe ccnHe hore III the C,lse ;lnd Ihread the raIl Ihrough Ihe 3rd 101) gea. sel()(: tor lo.k. Fit the clfchp to Ihe groolle ;n the se lecta' lilll Ahon Ihe holcS III the selectol 100k and ,;lil. insert the loll pIn and lal) .t home. 17 PUSh lellerSC gc,'1 seleelo, r;llt Ih/ough Ihe lelt·hand bore in the hou$"'g. and then thread 11 through the rellerse gear seleclol fork. Align Ihe holes III Iho IOrk and 101.1. inserl a roll pin and tap it home. 18 FIt Ihe interlock plungC/< apply sealing compound to the plug and dfille In Ihe plug 19 Inse!! ICllerSe ueJI ,clay lever and secu/c it wilh a roll pin. 20 Inse't thO sCleCtOr shalt ItHough the selcctol housing COllel and fit the co~er using a new gaskel Insert the COlier rewining bolts and screw them in Iingel lIghl. 21 FII the sel/lCIO' sh:lh b'lIcket 22 Shdo lhe S(lIOClOr flnge. onto the selec tol shalt. Eng~gc the strew III the ,ece~~ in th O shaft ~nd tIghten the sc rew. 23 0101) lhe Ihloo dctent ba lls 1I1tO thcir bores in t he casc. g1Case the thleo sprinus alld Ilise rt thcm Into the recesses 01 tile yeJ.1>ox COllel. FII
a new COlier gasket and positIon Ihe COllcr onto II Insert the COllel holtS and tlghtcn Ihem to tho 10Ique wrench suiting (Jillen III lhO SpeClf,callons
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24 Chec k the plilY between the selector finger and 3.d/top geM selC{;lOr .a,1 (F,O. 6 .1 6) . lh,s d,mens,on shou ld be 0.9 mm (0.035 in). lo m"ke t he chec k. move the selec to. leve. up to the .everse gea. SlOp. Us.ng a lever. push 3.d/top gear selector .all \0 the rear and then
measure th e clea .ance by rnsel1lng leeler gauges betwee n 3rd/top gear selector rild "nd seleClOr finger. If th e cleM,mce 's no t ns specified. it shou ld he conecled by chnnging lhe .everse interlock geM plunger for one whIch will give the ,'PI).opria te clearance. 25 F,t a new gasket 10 the e~lension housing cover. Posilion the
cove •. ,nSOI I the fi~ing bolts nnd lighten Ihem 10 Ihe torque wrench Solt1inlJ g,ven in the Specifications. 26 M,1kc su, e th atthe geMl>o~ dmin plug is I,tted and tigh tened where apphc, 1hlc. then I,ll the uenlbo~ 10 the COffect level with the specl l'ed
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10 Gcnrchnnge lever (4,sjleccl ) - m odificnlions
1 To ,mp,ovelhe \]flnr ch nngc movemcntlJctwecn lh(: Hea.s. , smallm CO".,r levcl Sl)!"'g ,s 1'lIr,<:I. the new 51)/,nU d,amclr'!' bc inU 20 mill (008 aga,nst the orig,n;r l sp.,n!) IIiarllctm 01 2.5 nUll (0 .1 0 inl.
Fig. 6 .15 Cover. d ewnt balls and sprinus (Sec 9)
Fig. 6.1 7 Gearchange lever components (Se c 10)
A Spliny B Rct.1illiny pin C Pf;JSlic C ilP
Dlillcnsion X mUSI be gloater Ilran dimension Y
2 To renew Ihis sp.ing. lir sl remove the gear lever unit from the trnnsmission as given in Section 3. 3 Press or drive out the roll pin and remove the plastic cup (F ig . 6.17 ) ;rnd spring .
4 When reassembhng. check that the pin di('!meter is less thiln the width 01 th e slots (X ,n Fig. 6.17), II necessary grind down the pin and
d e·llUrr the slots by ca.e ful filing . When filled the pin slotS mus t face upwMds. 5 If the gear leve. was loose when in use. an O-ring can be filled in placo o f Ihe retainer sOill as shown in Fig. 6.1 8 .
6 When this flng ,s fmed an(I the gear leve. reIOCalr:!d. screw the retainer cap inlO pos,tlon so th ilt It jus t touches th e O·ring . Mark the relntlve pOSitions of tile cap 11 Goarbo~ (5·speod) -disillantling
1 Clean the e~tello. 01 Ihe gearbox w.th paraffin .,nd w.pe d.y. 2 Remove the clutch release beallng and allli lele",ng 10 Chapter 5.
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1 5. 17 MC~Sll"nu corchp· 10·SPCI1(lOIllClcr drivcgc,l' dImension 1 5 .1 8 Sc lcCl0f Sholl! t1sscmlJ lcct 1521 FIlling selector sh1lft/boss fall pin
15.23 Speedome ter dJlvcgcn, cove.
IOCkmg cOI1l,ol hy Inserl;"y the 1)111 ;lnd 1>lu9 2 1 Ahgn the holes. then (lillie Ihe roll pin il1lo the sc lcCIOf boss ;111\1 SI~ICC1Of s h _ 3 Fit Ihc SPCCdOIllCICI dnV(!IJciII to tho r(!J' ex tenS Ion housing. Apply " ionic scali.., 1 10 Ihe cove. Ihe'l pro ss II 111\0 \he housinU (phOI0) . . nornavc the 1 (!U1llOHUl1y flHed bolts 1'001 Ihe mlCfllIcd.nle housing. •.• en scle<:1 4th {Jom. 25 Slick n new \Jaskot 10 the e~tcnSlO" housing with glC,1se. ,md fot the hOusing 10 Ihe inle,mcd'Jle housi"g T .. ke c", e nOI to (I,ml all seal. ,1"d m,1ke sUle th 26 Insert the bolt s .:md tighten them to thespcclflod to'Que In d,agon .. 1 sequence. Befo.e Inserting the Ih.ee bolts which go light through tllo
main c .. sing ... pply se se leclor rod . Support the rod wi th a piece of wood. then drive in the '011 pin_ Selec t neutral. 28 Press the .eil' cover into the extension housing .
29 Check that the 5th gea. interlock slceve is corrcctly .11ognoo. then 'nscrt thc Sth geil' locking pin and spring.
30 Appl y some scalallt to the 5th geilr locking plate. 10Cilte It on thO extensio n housing. an d inselt nnd t igh ten th e bolts to I h e specIfIed torque. 31 Fit the Ueilrbo~ top covcr. together WIth a new gas\(et. and lighten
the boilS to t he sf1eclf.ed tOfQue in diagonal sequence. 32 F u the clulC h relCilSe bearing guide sleeve (oil slot dow nwllfd s). together with a new gilsket. and lighlen th o boi lS to the specillt~d torque in d;ilgon;11 sequence. Where neceSS;1ry apply seal,.nt to the bolt threads_ 33 Fitthe clutch bell housing to the Iron t 0: the gearhox. together woth new gaske t. Apply sealant to the bolt threads. thcn inse n the boilS .~d tigh ten them to Ihe SIXlcllled 10rQue in diagonal sequence. 34 Inscrt and trgh le n the .ev(usinl.l Ioght switch in Ihe ex tensio n housing
1525 Selec tor sh aft spring pin (arrowed)
35 FIt the clutch reLease l"l'lIIng and a.1Il wuh .efercnce 10 Chnl)\ el 5.
16 G e(lr box (5-spee{l) -d isellg i:lgem enl of 5th gear
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is possI ble 'or vducles hu,l t bclo.e NovcmiJer 1983 to have i:l p.oblem WIth 5th ne". Illillplllg Ollt of cnuanClllcn t during normal
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2 ThiS 1I0uhle Cilll he rcc tl',cd hy suhstitutinu nlod,hc componen1S t o Inc lude thO hub. o!\Ulk ""gs .. nd sci(.-ctor 'ork.
3 Rem ove Ihe gearbo_ "s de$("bed in SectIon 3. This wrll nCCCSSlla te lemov ing the ge(l' Icvcr "nd lu"C I cove. whIch is held In ,)OSltlo n by TOOK typc sClews . 4 Removo the clutch Hlleilse bearing and tevcl 110m the bclthousing . 5 Unbolt ami lemovc the lOP covel. 6 C"ory out the opel,1t'0"S dcsc llbed in par "graphs 8 10 1" 01 Seclion
" 7 M"r\( Ihe ex.1Ct IIOS""o n of t he speedometcl wormdrive on the milinshil lt (lnd then draw it off using a pulter .
8 Extr"ct the ci. et,p "nd H)move the 5 th sp(lcd sync hro unil/rom Ihe
mJinsh"lt. 9 Dismanlle the synr.hro "nd reasscmble using the new p" rts, When I Itting t he b"ulk lings. m"ko sure that theil bevelle( 1 side is tOwa.ds the
re,,' o f Iho ge",box. 10 Caffy out the ope,,,,,ons desCfibed in jh"lfilgraphs 16 to 22 and 25 1027 in Section 15. 11 Inser t the 5 th ge 1 0 the light whIle "1 tho} neul'il' mode and then tighten the locking plate nutS to ill o 'que 0125 NIIl (l8tbl It). 14 Fit the top cove. olnd gasket and I he clu tc h release components.
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When towing a vehic le wIth automl11ic uansmission it is impoltllllt to observe the precautIons gIven til ,he 'Jading and Towing' se<:,ion at the Iront 01 the manual. Due to the complexity of the au'oma',c tran smission unit. If performance IS not up 10 s tandard, or overhaul is necessary, it IS impera tive that this be left to the locallllain agents who will have the special equipment for fault diagnosis and rectiflcallon. The content of the following sections is thereforc confined to supplying gener", Informl11ion 1'Ind any service information and ins t.uc tion tha i cnn be used by the owner.
19 Routine Illilinte,wno
At the i!lle.vnls SI)CClfiecllll Iho ROllllne Milintennnce seCIlOll in the I.onl 01 th e Illanllal cnllY Oul Ihe follOWIng p'ocp.dwe
Luuricow selector link'1[}() , Applv the h;rrldh.,lke th(:n J,lck \lp the front of Ihc Cill ,'lid Support
,n nxle Slnnds
2 Orlthe Irnkn!JCs at cndl end 01 Ihe genrsh ,h rml on the Icfl·hnnd "le 01 Ihe Iransnll~s,on lowel the cnr \0 Iho wound,
Check /mn.Wllissioll fluid level 4 Elrlll!! the engIne and trnnsnllSSlon to nOllllal ope.IlIUl!IIp.llIperillllfe
and I)alk tho vehlchl on le vel grOllnd 5 Wi,h Ihe engIne idllll(l. move tht: 1.,lnsnllSj"on St:leclt>r lev!]r through ill! pOSlllons 1!lIee lImes. Ihen onuaue '1" ,11111 wall for ;rt lea~t one minute. 6 With ,he engine 51111 idling, wllhd.ilW Ihe lr.1nSnllSSIOll d,psllck.
Wipe it dean, reinsert II, wilhd •• 1W 11 for Ihe second !line nnd read off the levol. 7 Two tv pes 01 automatic transnllssion fluid a.e nvarlilblc (sec SpccifiCiltions 10' tv,>c numbe.s) .1nd It is ImpO,I,ln , Ihilt IheV 'lIe nOI mixed. The colour 01 the dipstick. 10' flUId level checklllg denotes which fluid tvpe to use , 8 If a tlr1nsnllssion requlII"U 1,1ter tvpe fluid IS I'lled 10 " to' COllsult your I'ord dealer rI thIS cond,t ron arIS"~ 9 If III)r.CS~.1rv IOp·up with til'.! spec.rlled orl, thr ough tire drpSlrck tube. 10 tire MAX m, uk, The '1" Adjust Iront brake /)(In(/ '" ApplV Iho handb."ko tholl lack 1'1) th'.! ',ollt 01 the ca. and sUPPO.I axlo stands 11 D,sconnoC t the downshIft ca!)le at Iho t'.1nsmISSlon 12 Slacken Iho brnke band adJusto, sClew locknut and unSClew the
adjus'or screw n lew h,fIlS . 13 Tlghlolllhe adJuslo, sOcw to 14 Nm (10 Ihl II) IISIilU a SUItable lo,que wrcnch From Ih,s poSlllon slaCken the adJusle r screw bv exact Iv I'll \Urns (pre·1983 models) or 2 Iwns ( 1983 and late,
model), Ihen tighten Ihe locknut Wllhoul diSlUrblllg Ihe pOsition of Ihe adjuster sc,ow .
14 R econnec t the downshift cable and lowe' Ihe car 10 Ihe ground.
20 Automalic transmission -removal (HId refining
If l)Osslble, ,aise the car on a hOlsl o. place it over an inspectIon pit. Alternatively, it WIll ho necessary 10 Jack up Ihe car to obtain the Illaximum possible amount of wOlking room undernealh. 2 Place a large d.ain pan benealh the transmiss.on sump (011 pan)
Ihen. working horll the ,car, loosen the a!laching boilS and allow ,he lIuld to drain. nemove all thO bohs excep t tho two I.onl ones to draIn as mIlch fluid as pOSSIble, th on temporarilV .efit Iwo bolls at th e re,1I 10 hold it in place . 3 Remove tho Slilrte. moto. as desc.ibed in Chapter 12 . • jWhero apphcable, rernove the access cover Dnd ad3pto, plale bolts,
Ie the engine untrl the to.qu e converter drain plug is visible, then
unsc.ew Iho plug and d.ain Iho Ihud Into a suit3ble con winer. Refl! and l'Uh ten Iho plug.
Fig. 6 .25 Checkill{J tho au tomatic transmission lIuid lovel (Soc 19)
Fig. 6.2 6 FrQ,1 bn'ko band adjustment (Sec 19)
A Arllf/SICI sc/t'w a Locknut
C Downslu/t Icvel D Downs/u/t c.lblc
Fig. 6.27 Torquo convorter to driveplato boll -arrowod (Sec 20)
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18 Carefully ~ove the lrilnsmission reilrwards ilnd downwmds, and
away from the car. Make sur e that lhe torque conver ter rema ins fully in
the transmission. 19 Refilling is the reverse of remova l but ensure that the torque converter drain plug is In line wIth the hole in the driveplate . To check
that the torque converter is positively engaged. measure the distance A between the converter housing to engine mJting fJce and the end of the $llIb ShilfL This should be al leilsl 10 mm (0.4 in) (Fig. 633). Adjust the selector cilble i1nd inhlbilOr switch i1S deSCribed later ill this Chapter. Reftll the 1riln smission unit with lhe specified flu,d before StDrlll1g the ennine i1nd check lhe level i1S describe(f in Section 19.
21 Selecto r mechililism -removnl. overhnlll ilud refitting
Apply the hnndbr,lke then Inek up the front of the car ilntl suppo'1
on ilxle stands. 2 Insi(fe the cm. prose off th e selector lever escutcheon. ,md wothrhaw
!he Illumillnt,on 1ll0U1l1l1l\J from the selec tor lever Oeneilth the CM. remove the Spr .1 the selector lever.
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6 .33 Checking torque converter engagement with trnnsmission oil pump (Sec 20)
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A SclcclOf pawl B SClccrof cabie
C Pusllbu/loll
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Fig. 8 .1 CrOSS-Sl!ction o f cnrlv rCilr ;1xlo (Sec 1)
A Fixed /ellglh SIJ.1C(!f B Pinion slum
2 Routino mnintcnoncc
C Dd1clCII1.11 S/II"'$
At lhe uHerv"ls specIfIed 111 the HOlltmc M.111l1cn;mc c SCCllon III the 110111 0 1 the mnnu;1I c""y oul the following p,uccdw(!.
Check fcar axle oil level 1 Jilek lIlllhc IvaI of the Cil! ;uHf suPPOtl on axle ~I"nds T o C!lSI'''') li1,'l Ihe Cilr is lellel ;,150 Ii!xnmun ul 100 mill (0 39 Ill) belo w the holo 4 II necessmy top Ull wllh I he euoree! \)I;lde 01 011 ;IS !Jlvcn '" 'Rceommcmlt'd !"brle,',,'s ImrllhUfls' 00 no! ovcllill thc .em ,nle. o th e.wise thc 011 will ove.he;ll ;111(1 he IO~1 Ihl oUll h Ih e b.e;Ith e. vent 5 Rcht ilnd tiuhten thu hUu. plu\1 Ihen lowe. Ihe eM 1 0 the lJ'ound
3 R e Jack up the le,lI olth e cm ;Jnd sUPPOl1 wllh axl a stan ds 0' hl oc ks
posi tioned lIancnlh the sid(Hllemhe.s . Cho ck thc tronl wheels and rcmove the .ear wheelS . 2 Mark thc p.ol>elle. sh;J1! ilnd .eil' ha. insc 4 D is connect the h,mdlllilkc ti.lIle and. whe.e .1pphC;Jblc. tha
t'ansverse ,od from the .ea. (Ide wl,h refalCnce 10 Chal >!el 9
5 CI 10 reduce any fl u id loss and also plug the disco nnecte d hose 6 Jack up the ,ca. ilxle a few Inc heS Ihen unsc.ew and rem ove the sh oc k ab so,be, lowe. moun.,n g lIo115. Prise Ihe shock abso,lIers horn lhe b.ack (lIS on Ih e rca. aKle.
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Fig. 6 .2 Cross·sc ction of I"ter rear Ilxle (See 1)
Fig. 6.3 Removing the rear ax le fillo r 1)lug (Sec 2)
Fig. 8.4 Flexible brake hose connection to the .ear axle­arrowed (Sec 3 )
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