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Axle Shaft - Semi-Floating Axle: Removal

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  1. Raise the vehicle on a hoist or raise the rear end of the vehicle with a jack. Install safety stands under the frame rails and lower the jack or hoist enough to allow the rear axle to drop into the rebound position for working clearance. For additional information, refer to JACKING & LIFTING .
  2. Remove the rear wheel and tire assembly. For additional information, refer to WHEELS & TIRES .
  3. Remove the brake disc. For additional information, refer to REAR DISC BRAKE .
  4. Remove the differential housing cover and drain the lubricant.
    • Clean the gasket material from the differential housing cover and the differential housing.
      Fig 1: Removing Differential Housing Cover
      G03883421Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    5. CAUTION: The differential assembly is equipped with either a Loctite® coated differential pinion shaft lock screw or a differential pinion shaft lock screw with torque prevailing threads. The Loctite® treated differential pinion shaft lock screw has a 5/32-inch hexagram socket head. Never, under any circumstance, reuse a Loctite® coated screw after removing it. Always discard the screw and install a new one. The torque prevailing differential pinion shaft lock screw has a 12-point drive head. This type of screw is reusable for no more than four installations. When in doubt about the number of installations of a torque prevailing differential pinion shaft lock screw, discard it and install a new screw.
    Fig 2: Removing Lock Screw
    G03883422Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  5. Remove the lock screw.
  6. Remove the differential pinion shaft.
    • The pinion shaft is a slip-fit design and is removable by hand.
      Fig 3: Removing Differential Pinion Shaft
      G03883423Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  7. Push the flanged end of the axle shaft toward the center of the axle and remove the U-washer.
    Fig 4: Pushing Flanged End Of Axle Shaft Toward Center Of Axle
    G03883424Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    8. CAUTION: Do not damage the wheel bearing oil seal when removing the axle shaft.
    CAUTION: Do not rotate the differential side gears when removing the axle shaft. Rotating the differential side gears causes the differential pinion gears and differential pinion thrust washers to turn to the differential case opening and fall out of the differential case.
    Fig 5: Removing Axle Shaft
    G03883425Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  8. Remove the axle shaft.
    9. CAUTION: Install the differential pinion shaft and the old lock screw (finger-tight) to prevent the differential side gears and differential pinion gears from rotating and falling out of the differential case.
    Fig 6: Installing Differential Pinion Shaft And Old Lock Screw In Differential Case
    G03883423Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  9. Install the differential pinion shaft and the old lock screw in the differential case.
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