Planetary Gearsets And Chain Drive Parts: Disassembly
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 Mercury Mariner and 2007 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Inspect the low/intermediate sun gear assembly for damage.
- Gear teeth
- Thrust bearing surfaces
- Journal surface
- Inspect the low/intermediate carrier assembly.
- Pinion gear teeth
- Spline teeth
- Pinion gear surfaces
- Bushing surfaces
- Pinion gear bearings
- Inspect the low/intermediate carrier assembly end play.
- Use a feeler gauge to measure end play.
- If end play is out of specification, install a new assembly.
- Use a feeler gauge to measure end play.
- Inspect the low/intermediate ring gear.
- Gear teeth
- Spline teeth
- Thrust bearing surfaces
- Journal surface
- Lug teeth
- Inspect the reverse/overdrive sun gear and shell assembly for damage or wear.
- Gear teeth
- Lug teeth
- Thrust bearing surfaces
- Bushing surface
- Inspect the reverse/overdrive carrier assembly.
- Pinion gear teeth
- Clutch plate spline teeth
- Pinion gear bearings
- Thrust bearing surfaces
- Bushing surfaces
- No. 8 thrust bearing captured between the pinions and carrier
- Inspect the reverse/overdrive carrier assembly end play.
- Use feeler gauge to measure end play.
- If end play is out of specification, install a new assembly.
- Use feeler gauge to measure end play.
- Inspect the reverse/overdrive ring gear.
- Gear teeth
- Spline teeth
- Drive sprocket teeth
- Thrust bearing surfaces
- Journal surface
- Bearings
- Inspect the driven sprocket assembly.
- Gear teeth
- Parking gear lug teeth
- Driven sprocket teeth
- Thrust bearing surfaces
- Bearing surfaces
- Rivets
- Bushing surfaces
- Lubrication holes
- Inspect the drive chain.
- Check the drive chain for wear, stretching or tightness of the chain links.
- The chain must move freely.