6R60 Sprag Clutch, remanufactured and ready to install. Fits the 6R60. Ships fast from the USA.
Most people who search for a 6R60 sprag clutch own a V8 Ford Explorer, Explorer Sport Trac or Mercury Mountaineer that has started slipping, flaring or dropping into a neutral feel in certain gears, and a forum post told them the one-way clutch was gone. Before you buy anything, it helps to know that the 6R60 does not use a sprag at all. This remanufactured part is sold under that name, but the photo shows a slotted, two-tier clutch housing on a center hub, the kind of drum assembly that holds clutch plates at the front of the gear train. It carries a 1-year warranty and ships from the USA.
The 6R60 is Ford's version of the ZF 6HP26, the same family as the 6R75 and 6R80. GEARS Magazine lays out its hardware: a lockup torque converter, three driving clutches (A, B and E), two brake clutches (C and D) and a Lepelletier gear train. In the early units there is no freewheel. First gear is held by the D brake, which stays applied for all of first. Ford only added a one-way clutch to the rear planetary of the 6R80 for 2011, along with a new case, C and D support and valve body strategy, to smooth out harsh 1-2 and 2-1 shifts. So on a 6R60, every holding job is done by a hydraulically applied clutch pack, and the part that wears is the friction stack, its piston seals and the housing that carries them.
The lugged outer shells in the photo hold the steel plates of their clutch packs, and the hub feeds and carries the apply pressure. When a housing cracks, its splines notch out, or its sealing surfaces wear, apply oil leaks away and the pack slips only in the gears that use it. That gear-specific pattern is why people mistake it for a bad sprag.
Write down exactly which gears slip, then compare them to the clutch chart: A is applied in first through fourth, B in third, fifth and Reverse, C in second and sixth, D in first and Reverse, and E in fourth through sixth. A problem shared by two gears usually points to the one clutch they have in common. Check the fluid level hot, scan for codes, and rule out the electrical faults covered in our 6R family common problems guide, since solenoid and lead frame trouble can imitate a slipping pack. A pan full of clutch material means the unit is coming out regardless.
The listing names the 6R60 without a year range. The 6R60 went into the 4.6L V8 Explorer and Mountaineer from the 2006 model year and the V8 Explorer Sport Trac. The 6R75 and 6R80 look similar but differ in parts, so read the tag on the driver side of the case, compare this housing against the one you removed, and send us your year and VIN if anything does not match. You can browse related hard parts in the 6R80 and 6R60 parts collection. If you actually own a 2011 or later 6R80 truck and the one-way clutch has failed, the part you want is the 2011 6R80 one-way clutch, not this housing.
| Fits | 6R60 |
| Part type | Sprag Clutch |
| 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.
No. The photo shows a clutch housing assembly with a center hub. The 6R60 has no one-way clutch; first gear is held by the D brake clutch.
The 4.6L V8 Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer from 2006 and the V8 Explorer Sport Trac. Confirm the tag on your transmission case reads 6R60 before ordering.
Probably not. A 2011 and later F-150 uses a 6R80 with a one-way clutch on the rear planetary. Look at the 2011 6R80 one-way clutch instead, and confirm the diagnosis first.
The friction and steel plates for that pack, the piston seals and sealing rings, a new filter and fresh MERCON LV. Inspect the pump while the unit is apart.
Yes. Clear the transmission adaptive values with a scan tool and drive through all six gears several times so the shifts settle in.
