Okay, my 66 conv six cylinder with the C4 would sit in storage for a year at a time. I take it out for a few days when I'm in town and I always have to add a few quarts of trans fluid as there's fluid on the ground seemingly from the shift shaft seal.
1 Replacing the seal; does the lip go towards the inside?
2 When I replaced the filter is there an anti drain-back spring I'm supposed to see somewhere?
3 The outside shift linkage is above the shaft and my Ford shop manual and Haynes trans manual seem to show it below the shaft. Trans was rebuilt in 1995. Did the rebuilder mess up? It has been 20 years/80,000miles.
4 The kickdown linkage bracket(bar) is supposed to be above or below the shaft? I think mine are reversed.
5 I've been using Type F all these years which is now quite expensive at $6-9 quart. Am I to understand I could have and can still use Dexron III?
I haven't put the fluid pan back on yet (I'll flatten the dimples etc.) or added the expensive fluid till I sort out the above questions.
On the plus side the car has shifted nice and firm which I like and has occasionally chirped the stock (radial) tires going from first to second and once in a blue moon will give a barely audible or even inaudible chirp from second to third.
1 Replacing the seal; does the lip go towards the inside?
2 When I replaced the filter is there an anti drain-back spring I'm supposed to see somewhere?
3 The outside shift linkage is above the shaft and my Ford shop manual and Haynes trans manual seem to show it below the shaft. Trans was rebuilt in 1995. Did the rebuilder mess up? It has been 20 years/80,000miles.
4 The kickdown linkage bracket(bar) is supposed to be above or below the shaft? I think mine are reversed.
5 I've been using Type F all these years which is now quite expensive at $6-9 quart. Am I to understand I could have and can still use Dexron III?
I haven't put the fluid pan back on yet (I'll flatten the dimples etc.) or added the expensive fluid till I sort out the above questions.
On the plus side the car has shifted nice and firm which I like and has occasionally chirped the stock (radial) tires going from first to second and once in a blue moon will give a barely audible or even inaudible chirp from second to third.