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Drive Pinion Flange and Drive Pinion Seal: Installation

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  1. Lubricate the lips of the new rear axle drive pinion seal.
    • Use Premium Long-Life Grease XG-1-C or XG-1-K (Canada CXG-1-C) meeting Ford specification ESA-M1C75-B.
    2. CAUTION: If the rear axle drive pinion seal becomes misaligned during installation, remove the rear axle drive pinion seal and install a new one.
    Fig 1: Installing Rear Axle Drive Pinion Seal
    G03995206Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  2. Using the special tool, install the new rear axle drive pinion seal.
  3. Inspect the rear axle pinion flange seal journal for rust, nicks and scratches prior to installing the flange. Polish the rear axle pinion flange seal journal with fine crocus cloth, if necessary.
  4. Lubricate the rear axle pinion flange splines.
    • Use Premium Long-Life Grease XG-1-C or XG-1-K (Canada CXG-1-C) meeting Ford specification ESA-M1C75-B.
    5. NOTE: Disregard the index marks if installing a new rear axle pinion flange.
  5. Align the index marks on the rear axle pinion flange and drive pinion gear.
  6. Using the special tools, install the rear axle pinion flange.
    Fig 2: Installing Rear Axle Pinion Flange
    G03995207Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    7. CAUTION: Do not, under any circumstance, loosen the differential drive pinion nut to reduce preload. If it is necessary to reduce preload, install a new differential drive pinion collapsible spacer and differential drive pinion nut.
    Fig 3: Checking Differential Pinion Bearing Preload
    G03995201Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  7. Tighten the differential drive pinion nut to set the preload.
    • Rotate the pinion occasionally to make sure the pinion bearings seat correctly. Take frequent pinion bearing torque preload readings by rotating the drive pinion gear with a Nm (lb-in) torque wrench.
    • If the preload recorded prior to disassembly is lower than the specification for used bearings, tighten the differential drive pinion nut to specification. If the preload recorded prior to disassembly is higher than the specification for used bearings, tighten the differential drive pinion nut to the original reading as recorded.
    • Refer to the TORQUE SPECIFICATION  for used pinion bearings in the Specifications portion of this article .
  8. Install the rear brake caliper and support bracket.
    • Tighten to 103 Nm (76 lb-ft).
  9. Install the driveshaft assembly. For additional information, refer to DRIVESHAFT .
  10. Install the rear wheel and tire assemblies. For additional information, refer to WHEELS & TIRES .
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