6F50 Planetary, used and ready to install. Fits the 6F50. Ships fast from the USA.
This 6F50 planetary is the reaction planet carrier from a Ford 6F50 six-speed, a three-pinion carrier with 32-tooth pinion gears and 12 drive lugs. It is a clean used original part recovered from a 2009 Ford Edge. Rebuilders look for it when a Ford Edge, Flex, Taurus, Explorer or Lincoln MKX with the 6F50 or 6F55 whines under load, loses a gear, or is opened up to find a carrier with seized or chewed pinions. At a fraction of the cost of a new gear train, it lets you replace only the member that failed.
The 6F50 uses three planetary gearsets, called input, reaction and output, and five clutches that hold or drive their members to produce six forward speeds and Reverse. The reaction set is the one that gets held against the case to multiply torque in the lower gears, so its pinions and bearings see heavy load every time the vehicle pulls away. The 12 lugs on this carrier engage the clutch that holds it. If a pinion bearing fails, the carrier can no longer hold its ratio cleanly and noise or slip shows up in the gears that use it.
Valve body and solenoid faults are the most common 6F50 complaints, and they cause harsh or slipping shifts that are easy to mistake for gear damage. Scan for codes and check pressures first; our 6F35 transmission problems guide explains the regulator bore wear this transmission family shares. Noise that follows road speed, and metal in the pan, point toward the gear train. On teardown, rotate every pinion, check pinion end play, and look for heat discoloration on the pinion shafts and lugs.
This carrier came out of a 2009 Ford Edge and is listed for the 6F50 and 6F55. The same transmission family was used in the Edge, MKX, Flex, Taurus, MKS, MKT and later Explorer. Ford made running changes across the years, so do not order on model name alone: count the pinions (3), the pinion teeth (32) and the drive lugs (12) on your old reaction carrier and confirm they match. Do not use a 6F35 reaction carrier in its place; the smaller transmission uses a different reaction set. If you would rather we check it, send your year and VIN. Our full range of parts for this transmission family is on the 6F35 and 6F50 parts collection.
If the valve body was part of the original complaint, compare it with our 6F50 valve body for 2007 before closing the unit up.
| Fits | 6F50 |
| Part type | Planetary |
| Condition | Used |
| 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 the reaction planet carrier only, with 3 pinions of 32 teeth and 12 drive lugs. It does not include the input or output carriers or the sun gears.
It is listed for both the 6F50 and 6F55. Confirm the pinion count, tooth count and lug count against your old carrier, or send us your year and VIN.
No. The 6F35 is the smaller transmission and its reaction carrier is different; for example, the 6F35 reaction pinions have 34 teeth, not 32.
It is a clean used original Ford part from a 2009 Edge. Inspect the pinions and lugs before installation, as you would with any used hard part.
Ford specifies Mercon LV for the 6F50 and 6F55. Flush the cooler before refilling so debris from the failed carrier is not carried into the rebuilt unit.
