Gearbox controls FORD ATX

Gear selector mechanism

Control lever and regulator

Gear shift mechanism

Withdrawal

1. Set the gear selector to position "D".

2. Raise the front of the car and secure it on stands.



3. Unscrew the lever handle, remove the decorative cover from the center console and the console by unscrewing the self-tapping screws securing the console (1) and guide plate (2), located on the sides and back of the console.


4. Remove the lever guide plate.



5. Disconnect the rod from the lever and gearbox (1 - rod connection, 2 - clamp).

6. Unscrew 4 screws and remove gear selector housing.

7. Unscrew the nut of the axis of rotation of the gear selector lever and remove the lever together with the bushings.

8. Remove the gear selector lever from the guide, after removing the spring and mounting bolt.

Installation

1. Steps to install the gear selection mechanism are performed in the reverse order of removal.

2. Tighten the lever lock bolt nut so that the lever can move freely.

3. To adjust the thrust of the gear shift range, install and hold the lever in position "D".

4. Remove the nut on the gear selector lever.

5. Unscrew the nut securing the shaft to the gear selection lever and to fix the shaft in the lever position "D" tighten the nut again.

Trigger mechanism

Removal and installation

1. Remove the connector from the trigger.

2. Unscrew the nut and remove the mechanism from the throttle actuator shaft.

3. Remove the downshift lever.



4. When installing the trigger, move the lever to the position "D", take a steel rod with a diameter of 2.3 mm, insert it into the hole in the trigger housing and, turning the housing around the bolt in both directions, find a position in which the rod will enter the inner hole and clearly fix the housing. In this position, finally tighten the screws.

Downshift mechanism

Adjustment

1. Warm up the oil in the gearbox to a temperature of 40–60°C after driving a short distance.



2. Unscrew the adjusting bolt (1) until clearance (2) between the bolt and stop 2–3 mm.

3. Apply the parking brake, start the engine, check the idle speed and tighten the adjusting bolt until a gap of 0.1 mm is obtained.

4. Loosen the nut of the pinch bolt of the gear selector lever, and turning the lever, ensure that the adjuster pusher enters the lever by 5 mm, then tighten the nut of the pinch bolt.

5. If the mechanism was removed, unscrew the self-locking nut on the lever and screw the regulator body until there is a gap between the body and the regulator bracket equal to 2 mm.

6. Loosen the clamping bolt of the control lever, move the lever all the way into the regulator and screw the bolt.

7. Unscrew the adjuster 4 turns until a clearance of 7 mm is obtained and fix the adjuster with a lock nut.