6F35 Clutch Drum 2009, remanufactured and ready to install. Fits the 6F35. Ships fast from the USA.
If your Ford Escape, Fusion, Mercury Mariner, Milan or Mazda Tribute with the 6F35 six-speed has started flaring between 3rd and 4th, slipping in the top three gears, or dropping out of Reverse, the 4-5-6 clutch drum is one of the first hard parts to check. This listing is a remanufactured original Ford 6F35 4-5-6 clutch drum assembly for 2009 and later units. It comes loaded as pictured, and it has been cleaned, inspected and tested before it ships, so you bolt in a known-good OEM drum rather than a used core of unknown history.
The 6F35 shares its basic clutch layout with the larger 6F50: a 1-2-3-4 forward clutch, a 2-6 clutch, a low/reverse clutch, and the 3-5-R and 4-5-6 clutches that are housed in this drum. The drum is driven from the turbine shaft, so it spins with the converter turbine. The 4-5-6 (overdrive) pack applies in 4th, 5th and 6th, and the 3-5-R pack applies in 3rd, 5th and Reverse. A leak at either piston, a worn bushing or a cracked housing therefore shows up in more than one gear at once, which is a handy clue during diagnosis.
A worn valve body can fake a bad drum. Gears Magazine and Sonnax describe 6F35 Gen 1 and Gen 2 valve bodies where the 4-5-6 clutch regulator bore wears and upsets clutch control, so check line pressure and scan data before pulling the unit. If the complaint follows only the gears that share one clutch, and the fluid shows burned friction, the drum and its packs are the likely cause. Our 6F35 problems guide covers the regulator and solenoid faults to rule out first. On the bench, air-check the 3-5-R and 4-5-6 pistons; a piston that will not hold air confirms the diagnosis.
This drum fits select 2009 and later Ford, Lincoln, Mercury and Mazda vehicles with a compatible 6F35. Ford built the 6F35 in more than one generation, and the 4-5-6 drum area changed between Gen 1 and Gen 2, so match it before you order: compare the drum dimensions, spline count and location, the clutch arrangement and any part number on your old drum against the photos. It is the earlier 2009 design, so if your unit was built during or after the 2013 change, send us your year and VIN first. All of our 6F35 parts are on the 6F35 collection page.
| Fits | 6F35 2009 |
| Part type | Clutch Drum |
| Condition | Remanufactured |
| Brand | OEM |
| Ships | From the USA |
| Warranty | 1-year |
Doing this repair right usually means replacing these at the same time. Same transmission, ships together.
It is an original Ford 6F35 drum that has been remanufactured: cleaned, inspected and tested, and it comes loaded as shown in the photo.
Possibly, but the 6F35 changed between generations and the 4-5-6 drum area was part of that change. Compare spline count, drum size and your old part number, or send your year and VIN before ordering.
The 4-5-6 clutch is applied in 4th, 5th and 6th, so if it slips, all three slip. The 3-5-R clutch in the same drum covers 3rd, 5th and Reverse, which is why 5th is often the first gear to complain.
Not automatically. Check it, though. Worn 4-5-6 regulator bores in Gen 1 and Gen 2 valve bodies can burn a new pack, so have the valve body tested or reconditioned if the old clutches were burned.
Mercon LV only. Ford specifies it for every 6F35. Set the level with the transmission at operating temperature.
