Disassembly And Assembly Of Subassemblies: Differential: Assembly

WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.

NOTE: Do not oil taper roller bearings which are to be used again. There is no need to treat new taper roller bearings before installing them.

Carefully clean and check all parts and coat with transmission fluid before reassembly.
Install the ring gear and the differential pinions.
1. Install the ring gear by evenly tightening the previously used bolts.
  - Move the plastic thrust elements and differential pinions into the installation position.
2. Install the pin and the snap-ring
3. Insert the front driveshaft differential pinions and rotate them through 90 degrees once they are inside the differential housing.
  
  Fig 1: Installing Ring Gear And Differential Pinions
  Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

NOTE: Use new ring gear bolts.

Install the transaxle side taper roller bearing and the eight spur gear bolts.
1. Evenly tighten the ring gear bolts by working diagonally.
2. Install the VSS sensor ring.
3. Using the special tools, install the taper roller bearing.
Install the clutch side taper roller bearing.
- Evenly heat the bearing to approx. 80°C and slide it onto the differential.
  
  Fig 3: Installing Clutch Side Taper Roller Bearing
  Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.