Introducing the 6-Speed 6F35 Transmission

by:: David Skora
date:: 5/1/2010
issue:: May/June 2010

Starting in 2009, Ford Escape, Mercury Mariner, and Mazda

Tribute will be equipped with a new 6F35 6-speed transaxle. Externally it looks like a cross between a CD4E and an AF21B. Internally it looks like a little Allison LCT 1000 with three sets of planets and five sets of clutches ...

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2 Comments

by anonymous September 09, 2011 11:11 AM PDT

Thanks for the overview.
by anonymous September 09, 2011 10:25 AM PDT

David, nice article. It helps understand the construction of the transmission very well. I was curious if you had any insight to the common 2-3 shift flare that is present in this transmission. It is a very common problem, and the Internet is awash with horror stories, and Ford apparently has no idea how to fix it. It is present in 2009-2012 model years.

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