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Input Shaft: Assembly

    NOTE: Using a press, install the gear wheels.
  1. Carefully clean and check all sliding parts and lubricate them with clean manual transmission fluid before assembly.
  2. Using a length of suitable tube, install a new clutch housing roller bearing.
    Fig 1: Installing Clutch Housing Roller Bearing
    G04653420Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  3. Install the 3rd gear needle bearing, 3rd gear, gear wheel and the synchronizer ring.
    Fig 2: Locating 3rd Gear Needle Bearing, 3rd Gear, Gear Wheel And Synchronizer Ring
    G04653421Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  4. NOTE: Place a rubber band around the synchronizer body. Install the springs, the synchronizer bars and detent balls. Slide the synchronizer sleeve over the body, while moving the rubber band downward.
  5. Assemble the 3rd/4th gear synchronizer.
    1. Install the compression springs.
    2. Install the synchronizer bar and detent balls by pressing against the spring pressure.
    3. Install the selector ring the right way round and slide it on.
      Fig 3: Identifying Synchronizer Bar And Detent Balls
      G04653422Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  6. NOTE: Install the synchronizer hub with the large collar facing outward and the annular groove facing the small collar.
    NOTE: Install a new snap ring.
  7. Install the 3rd/4th gear synchronizer assembly.
    1. Install the synchronizer assembly.
    2. Install a new snap ring.
      Fig 4: Identifying Synchronizer Hub With Collar Facing Outward And Annular Groove
      G04653423Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
      Fig 5: Identifying Synchronizer Assembly And Snap Ring
      G04653424Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  8. Install the 4th gear.
    1. Install the synchronizer ring.
    2. Install the 4th gear needle bearing.
    3. Install the 4th gear.
      Fig 6: Identifying Synchronizer Ring And 4th Gear Needle Bearing
      G04653425Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  9. Using a press, install 5th gear. Install a new snap ring.
    Fig 7: Installing Snap Ring
    G04653426Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  10. Using a length of suitable tube, install a new transaxle housing roller bearing.
    Fig 8: Installing Transaxle Housing Roller Bearing
    G04653427Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.