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Item 56: Overdrive Brake Band Apply Strut Assembly Note

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  1. Install the overdrive apply strut.
    Fig 1: Installing Overdrive Apply Strut
    G03182302Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  2. CAUTION: If the strut is installed incorrectly, transmission damage will occur.
    Fig 2: Checking Overdrive Band Apply Strut
    G03182303Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  3. Check to make sure that the overdrive band apply strut is installed in the correct orientation to the case and piston rod.