Disassembly And Assembly Of Subassemblies: Differential: Assembly

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Mercury Montego, 2005 Ford Freestyle, and 2005 Ford Five Hundred. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

For AWD vehicles, use the special tools to install the new seal.

Fig 1: Installing Seal
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
If the ring gear was removed, install a new ring gear, tighten in 2 stages.
- Stage 1: Tighten to 50 Nm (37 lb-ft).
- Stage 2: Tighten an additional 45 degrees.
  
  Fig 2: Installing Ring Gear
  Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.