i pulled and smelled the tranny dip stick on a 65 stang i just bought. had driven the car and it seemed to work ok and the fluid smelled good. driving back home the odometer cable broke. i discovered that the transmission was overfilled (about two and one half inches above the full mark). it still seemed to work properly, except there is no noticable change when it shifts into high gear, but dosen't seem to be straining like its still gear in second. what is the procedure for replacing the cable and can i remove some of the excess fluid without dropping the pan? could the seller have had a motive (?) for overfilling it. also the brake pedal is very hard to mash but the brakes are good, any problems there? Thanks in advance, its a beaut but i am a not that familuar with mechanics and can use all the help i can get. how do i tell what model tranny it is? its a 289ci 2brl coupeReplacing speedometer cable/excess transmission fluid in 1965 mustang?
You could simply lossen the pan bolts and allow some fluid to drain. But I would suggest letting it all come out and changing the transmission filter, pan gasket, and fluid. Unless someone has changed things you car does not have power brakes, that would account for the heavy pedal. Again if things are OE the car has a C4. The transmission was more than likely filled when the car was not running and cold.
