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Cover Assembly: Assembly

  1. Install the Input Shaft Support Seal Installer 307-578/3 on the cover and adjust the Input Shaft Support Seal Installer to align the bottom edge of the Input Shaft Support Seal Installer with the top edge of the bottom Teflon® seal groove.
    Fig 1: Identifying Input Shaft Support Seal Installer 307-578/3 On Cover
    G07467996Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  2. Install a new Teflon® seal on the Input Shaft Support Seal Installer 307-578/3.
    Fig 2: Installing Teflon Seal On Input Shaft Support Seal Installer 307-578/3
    G07467997Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  3. Install the Input Shaft Support Seal Installer 307-578/2 over 307-578/3. Using the Input Shaft Support Seal Installer 307-578/2, slide the Teflon® seal over the cover and into the groove.
    Fig 3: Sliding Teflon Seal Over Cover
    G07467998Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  4. Remove the Input Shaft Support Seal Installer 307-578.
    • Repeat Steps  1 through  4 for the other 3 Teflon® seals.
      Fig 4: Removing Input Shaft Support Seal Installer 307-578
      G07467999Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  5. Install the Input Shaft Support Seal Installer 307-578/1 on the cover to size the 4 Teflon® seals.
    Fig 5: Installing Input Shaft Support Seal Installer 307-578/1 On Cover
    G07468000Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  6. Install the Reverse Clutch Piston and Retaining Ring Set 307-588/1 and 307-588/2.
    Fig 6: Installing Reverse Clutch Piston And Retaining Ring Set 307-588/1 And 307-588/2
    G07468001Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  7. Lubricate the sealing surfaces of the low/reverse piston with petroleum jelly and position the low/reverse piston in the cover.
    1. Lubricate the seals.
    2. Position the low/reverse piston in the cover so that the semicircles in the piston are aligned with the indentation in the cover.
      Fig 7: Identifying Low/Reverse Piston Position And Seals
      G07468002Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  8. Make sure the low/reverse piston bleed hole and semicircle area are aligned with the indentation in the cover and the intermediate cylinder fill hole.
    1. Low/reverse piston bleed hole
    2. Low/reverse piston semicircle area
    3. Cover indentation
    4. Intermediate cylinder fill hole
      Fig 8: Identifying Low/Reverse Piston Semicircle Area, Bleed Hole And Intermediate Cylinder Fill Hole
      G07468003Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  9. Position the low/reverse piston in the cover, make sure that the piston bleed hole stays aligned with the indentation in the cover and push the piston in the cylinder using the Reverse Clutch Piston and Retaining Ring Set 307-588/3.
    Fig 9: Pushing Piston In Cylinder Using Reverse Clutch Piston And Retaining Ring Set 307-588/3
    G07468004Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  10. Remove the Reverse Clutch Piston and Retaining Ring Set 307-588/1 and 307-588/2.
    Fig 10: Removing Reverse Clutch Piston And Retaining Ring Set 307-588/1 And 307-588/2
    G07468005Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  11. Install the low/reverse piston return spring with the tabs facing down.
    Fig 11: Locating Low/Reverse Piston Return Spring
    G07468006Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  12. Install the Forward/Intermediate Spring Compressor 307-584/2 and the Reverse Clutch Piston and Retaining Ring Set 307-588/3.
    Fig 12: Installing Forward/Intermediate Spring Compressor 307-584/2 And Reverse Clutch Piston, Retaining Ring Set 307-588/3
    G07468007Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    13. NOTE: Make sure the snap ring is fully seated in the groove before releasing the pressure on the return spring.
    Fig 13: Compressing Low/Reverse Piston Return Spring
    G07468008Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  13. Compress the low/reverse piston return spring, install the snap ring and remove the Forward/Intermediate Spring Compressor 307-584/2 and the Reverse Clutch Piston and Retaining Ring Set 307-588/3.
  14. Lubricate the sealing surfaces on the intermediate clutch piston with petroleum jelly.
    Fig 14: Locating Sealing Surfaces On Intermediate Clutch Piston
    G07468009Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  15. Install the intermediate clutch piston.
    Fig 15: Installing Intermediate Clutch Piston
    G07468010Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  16. Install the intermediate clutch piston return spring.
    Fig 16: Installing Intermediate Clutch Piston Return Spring
    G07468011Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    17. NOTE: Make sure the snap ring is fully seated in the groove before releasing the pressure on the return spring.
    Fig 17: Installing Forward/Intermediate Spring Compressor 307-584/1 And 307-584/2
    G07468012Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  17. Install the Forward/Intermediate Spring Compressor 307-584/1 and 307-584/2. Using a press, compress the intermediate clutch piston return spring, install the snap ring and remove the Forward/Intermediate Spring Compressor 307-584/1 and 307-584/2.
  18. Remove the Input Shaft Support Seal Installer 307-578/1.
    Fig 18: Removing Input Shaft Support Seal Installer 307-578/1
    G07468013Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  19. Lubricate the O-ring seal on the TSS  sensor with clean transmission fluid and install the TSS  sensor in the cover and install the bolt.
    • Tighten to 12 Nm (106 lb-in).
      Fig 19: Locating TSS Sensor And Bolt
      G07468014Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
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