Ford 6R80 Teardown & Autopsy - Clean Break!

I tear down, inspect and investigate the causes of failure on a 6R80 out of a 2016 Ford F150 4x4. I provide some important information you need to know about these transmissions including how they function, command and control frameworks as well as key procedural steps to take before tear down. Along the way, I show some of the specialized tooling for this transmission, how the tooling is used and touch on alternative approaches if you don’t have access to the tools.

Additionally, I cover a little bit of the 6R80's history, key engineering changes, timing and prospects for interchange and wrap up the video with a forensic examination of the remains, post-cleaning.

This video is very long and heavily detailed, intended to give viewers who are contemplating rebuilding one of these units for the first time a comprehensive look at these transmissions so they know what they'd be getting into so they can decide to “go” or “no-go” and prepare accordingly.

Use the table of contents below to skip around or jump to the section(s) that most interests you:

1. Intro-Overview 0:00
2. Preparing for Disassembly 2:26
3. Converter Function and Drain 12:15
4. Teardown - Exterior to Case Belly 16:27
5. Case Air Check 44:49
6. Parking Mechanism 46:41
7. Disassembly - Case Interior 54:14
8. Subassembly Deep Dives 1:17:14
9. Autopsy (Clean Parts) 2:11:07