Technical

Advisory Bulletin
Manufacturer: Ford
Vehicle: All
Year: All
Engine: All
TRANSMISSION: C-3

SUBJECT: FRONT SEAL BLOWOUT

C-3 transmissions can have problems with front seal
blow out, just like the THM 700-R4. Not only is the
problem the same, but the correction for front seal
blow out on a C-3 is similar to the modifications made
on the THM 700-R4.
First, check converter housing bushing to converter
hub clearance. Clearance should range from . 00}~ to
.005. Then use stud and bearing mount Loctite on the
front seal to hold the seal in the converter housing.
Remember to remove the paint from the outer surface of
the front seal before applying Loctite7m.
Coat both the front seal and converter housing.

CHECK BUSHING TO HUB CLEARANCE

APPLY LOCTITE7m
TO SEAL AND HOUSING
DRAIN BACK HOLE

Date: 12/26/86

MODIFY THE DRAINBACK PASSAGE

Like the THM 700-R4, the C-3 can blow the front seal
out of the converter housing because of excess oil
pressure between the front seal and converter housing
bushing. To help relieve this excess pressure, it.may
be necessary to modify the converter housing dram
back passage if there is a bathtub cavity (see
below) on the back of the converter housing.
Upon close inspection of this bathtub you will
notice one wall is lower than the rest of the
llbathtub,ll This is where all front seal drainback oil
must flow. However, the gap in the bathtub~s wall
provides for only a .060 bleed orifice. To unprove
the flow of oil past this area take a file and cut a
~~v!l into the shorter bathtub wall. When finished,
the bottom of the llv1l should be near the bottom of the
~lbathtub.l
Regardless of the type of drainback passage used on a
C-3 transmission, the passage should always be free of
restrictions.

BATH TUB