6R60 Clutch Module, new and ready to install. Fits the 6R60. Ships fast from the USA.
If your Explorer, Mountaineer or Navigator six-speed burned up a clutch pack and the unit is now on the bench, the frictions are only half of the repair. This 6R60 clutch module is the steel side of the job: a set of hardened steel clutch plates for the 6R60 and 6R75, machined flat and matched to stock stack thickness, so the new frictions bear against a clean, true surface instead of the glazed and warped plates that came out of the drums. It is not a friction set and it does not include seals or gaskets. Shipping weight is about 5 lb, and the plate list ships in the box so you can check it against your teardown.
The 6R60 is the Ford-built version of the ZF 6HP26 design. GEARS Magazine describes the family as a Lepelletier gear train with three driving clutches, A, B and E, and two brake clutches, C and D. Each of those packs is a stack of alternating frictions and steels. The friction plates carry the lining; the steels are the mating surface and, just as important, the heat sink. When a pack slips, the steels absorb that heat, and repeated heat cycles leave them dished, blued or hot-spotted. A warped steel lets the pack apply unevenly, so even brand-new frictions glaze in a small patch and the slip comes back.
On the road, the failures that lead here are the same ones covered in our 3-4 clutch failure guide: flare or slip on a specific shift, a neutral feel on the 3-4 or 4-5, and ratio codes that return after the electrical side checks out.
Steels are a teardown decision, so confirm the internal failure first. Check fluid level hot and smell the fluid, scan for codes, and watch commanded versus actual gear when the complaint happens. A solenoid or valve body problem can make good clutches shift badly, and the 6R80 common problems guide walks through the lead frame and solenoid faults that mimic a clutch failure on this family. Once the drums are apart, lay each steel on a flat surface and inspect it before deciding which packs need new plates.
The module is listed for the 6R60 and 6R75E, with compatible vehicles shown as the 2007 Lincoln Navigator and 2007-2008 Mercury Mountaineer. Ford used the 6R60 behind the V8 in the Explorer and Mountaineer, and the 6R75 in the 5.4L Expedition and Navigator, so the same plates show up in several trucks of that era. Because steel counts and thicknesses changed between models and years, count the plates in every drum during teardown, compare them with the included plate list, and read the part number and build date on your case tag. If you want us to check before it ships, send your year, model and VIN. Every part for this family is on the 6R60, 6R75 and 6R80 parts page.
| Fits | 6R60 |
| Part type | Clutch Module |
| Condition | New |
| 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 a steel clutch plate module only. The friction plates, seals and gaskets are sold separately, so plan to buy frictions and an overhaul kit for the same job.
It is listed for the 6R60 and 6R75E, with the 2007 Navigator and 2007-2008 Mountaineer shown as compatible. Count the plates in each drum and compare with the included list, or send us your year and VIN.
Only if they are flat, free of heat marks and have good drive lugs. Warped or blued steels make new frictions apply unevenly and glaze, which brings the slip right back.
Mercon LV. Soak the new frictions in it before assembly, fill to the hot level using Ford's check procedure, and do not add aftermarket friction modifiers.
Yes. Reset adaptive learning with a scan tool and complete a full drive cycle so the PCM relearns shift timing for the new clutch packs.
