Ford ATX transmission: Difference between revisions

ATX
ATX
Overview
Manufacturer	Ford Motor Company
Also called	FLC
Production	1981-1994
Body and chassis
Class	3-speed transverse automatic transaxle
Chronology
Successor	F-4EAT; 4F27E

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The FLC-"Fluid Link Converter"- ATX was a 3-speed hydraulic automatic transaxle produced by Ford Motor Company from 1981 through 1994, first appearing in the North American Ford Escort, then later the European Escort in 1983. It was Ford's first automatic transmission developed for front wheel drive and transverse engine location. Used in the company's four-cylinder-powered cars ranging from the Escort to the Taurus. The 3.0-powered Tempo/Topaz used a beefed up version of the FLC as well. The transaxle did not have a lockup torque converter, or overdrive. It was controlled by a throttle or "kickdown" Linkage, the speedometer drive used a mechanical cable, and had no computer controls.

With the four-cylinder Taurus excised from the lineup after 1991, and with the addition of the new computer-controlled, 4-speed F-4EAT from Mazda, for the Ford Escort/Mercury Tracer, the original FLC continued in production solely for the Tempo and Topaz until those cars were discontinued in 1994.

1	2	3	R
2.84:1	1.54:1	1.00:1	2.33:1

Applications:

1981-1987 Mercury Lynx
1981-1990 Ford Escort (North America)
1983-1990 Ford Escort (Europe) / Ford Orion
1982-1988 Ford EXP
1982-1983 Mercury LN7
1984-1994 Ford Tempo
1984-1994 Mercury Topaz
1986-1991 Ford Taurus
1990-1994 Ford Laser

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 |name=ATX
 |aka=FLC
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 |manufacturer=[[Ford Motor Company]]
 |class=3-speed [[transverse engine|transverse]] [[automatic transmission|automatic]] [[transaxle]]
-|successor=[[Ford F-4EAT Transmission|F-4EAT]]<br>[[Ford CD4E transmission|CD4E]]<br>[[Ford 4F27E transmission|4F27E]]
+|successor=[[Ford F-4EAT Transmission|F-4EAT]]<br>[[Ford 4F27E transmission|4F27E]]
-|similar=[[GM 3T40 transmission|GM 3T40]]<br>[[Chrysler A-404 transmission#A-413|Chrysler A-413]]
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-The '''FLC ATX''' was a 3-speed hydraulic/non-computerized automatic transaxle produced by [[Ford Motor Company]] from 1981 through 1994. It had no lockup torque converter and no overdrive. This transmission was controlled by a throttle or "kick down" cable and never a computer. The ATX was replaced with the [[Jatco|JATCO]]/[[Mazda]] computer-controlled [[Ford F-4EAT transmission|F-4EAT]] transmission for the 1991 Escort and Tracer. The '''FLC''' continued production for the Tempo, Topaz, and four-cylinder Taurus.
+The '''FLC-"Fluid Link Converter"- ATX''' was a 3-speed hydraulic automatic transaxle produced by [[Ford Motor Company]] from 1981 through 1994, first appearing in the North American [[Ford Escort (North America)|Ford Escort]], then later the [[Ford Escort (Europe)|European Escort]] in 1983.  It was Ford's first automatic transmission developed for [[front wheel drive]] and transverse engine location.  Used in the company's four-cylinder-powered cars ranging from the Escort to the Taurus. The 3.0-powered Tempo/Topaz used a beefed up version of the FLC as well. The transaxle did not have a lockup torque converter, or overdrive. It was controlled by a throttle or "kickdown" Linkage, the speedometer drive used a mechanical cable, and had no computer controls.
+With the four-cylinder Taurus excised from the lineup after 1991, and with the addition of the new computer-controlled, 4-speed [[Ford F-4EAT transmission|F-4EAT]] from Mazda, for the Ford Escort/Mercury Tracer, the original '''FLC''' continued in production solely for the Tempo and Topaz until those cars were discontinued in 1994.
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 Applications:
 * 1981-1987 [[Mercury Lynx]]
-* 1981-1990 [[Ford Escort]]
+* 1981-1990 [[Ford Escort (North America)]]
+* 1983-1990 [[Ford Escort (Europe)]] / [[Ford Orion]]
 * 1982-1988 [[Ford EXP]]
 * 1982-1983 [[Mercury LN7]]
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 * 1984-1994 [[Mercury Topaz]]
 * 1986-1991 [[Ford Taurus]]
-* 1986 [[Mercury Sable]]
+* 1990-1994 [[Ford Laser]]
 ==See also==