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Old Jan 20, 2025 | 12:53 PM
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Best Docs For C-4 Rebuild

Cheap or free would be wonderful.

Figured I'd ask here first for the broad knowledge base before hitting trans forum.

Subject is a 73 vintage formerly backing a 302.

To be coupled with stock 95 truck 5.8 eventually.

Tool/tricks appreciated.
 
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Old Jan 20, 2025 | 04:31 PM
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I have both the Haynes GM transmission rebuild and SA Th350 rebuild books and they are pretty thorough. I would imagine the Ford counterpart books would be the same quality.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2025 | 05:03 AM
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I should have a service manual that covers a C4 overhaul
I'll dig through my old manuals
Later today I'll post some pages, if I can find the procedure
 
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Old Jan 21, 2025 | 09:32 AM
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If your going to put a 5.8 in later, go with a C6 or E4OD, a C4 may not hold up very long compared to a C6/E4OD with a 5.8.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2025 | 12:17 PM
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In a perfect world, but this roadkill level stuff.

Just want to crack it open, evaluate, refresh & replace. No alterations. Everything reconnects 100%.

Get correct flex plate & maybe something with converter after I have some other info.

It's never going to see a track or haul a load.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2025 | 01:36 PM
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I'd get the ATSG C4 manual.

Ford C4 ATSG Rebuild Manual


I used the ATSG for my E4OD, first automatic I ever rebuilt, and it helped tremendously.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2025 | 02:50 PM
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Yeah, been looking at that. Ran into this which matches some of my late printing copies of such experience:

https://www.reddit.com/r/transmissio...ity/?rdt=62578

Might try a digital. Pretty sure anything else is based off the ATSG stuff like Haynes & "How to rebuild..." manuals.
 
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Old Jan 21, 2025 | 06:13 PM
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I hope you can see these well enough
These are out of a 1969 Ford Mustang service manual
There are 32 pages
 
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Thank you very much. I'll snip those right on down.

It'll give me a great starting point.
 
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This one has pretty pictures: https://www.oldcarmanualproject.com/...al/index1.html
 
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Yeah, the training manual. What's the catch on the free download? Computer herpes?
 
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OE Ford or ATSG for sure.

What is the end goal for this trans?
 
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Subject is a 73 Mach1 (correct vin) base model that clapped out in 86 & hit by tornado in 92.

Second owner since 7//7/77. A fight with my city means it's turned into my own personal barn find taking up 50% of room in my shop.

Peg-leg 8" with leaking welds as 8s are wont to do. 135hp 302. Does have the "good" steering box, screw-in A-arm bushings & staggered shocks.

Has turned into Flintstone special. 302 is locked & not worth saving. C4 stopped motivating so long ago I forgot what it was doing that put it up on jacks.

Just remember it wasn't catastrophic.

I have a 95 5.8 I recently pulled that looks fine so far.

I rehab the C4, drop in the 5.8 with a basic truck SD EFI ( I gots plenty parts) & go.

In the words of St. Dave the Homeless... "Don't make it perfect, just make it run"
 
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Minimum paper and rubber kit, use bits as needed. Recommend a shift kit and grab a used trans cooler.
 
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