Disassembly And Assembly

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.

CAUTION: Do not reuse the bolts and cap straps for either the center U-joint or the rear U-joint. Install new bolts and cap straps or damage to the vehicle may occur.

NOTE: There is a difference in length of the head of the replacement yoke strap bolts from the production bolts. The longer head pinion bolts can be used in either location.

Remove the driveshaft. For additional information, refer to Driveshaft .
Clamp the special tool into a vise.

Fig 1: Special Tool In Vise

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Remove the universal joint cap snap rings.

Fig 2: Universal Joint Cap Snap Rings

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Press out the bearing cups.
- Rotate the driveshaft 180 degrees and repeat.

Fig 3: Pressing Out Bearing Cups

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To assemble, reverse the disassembly procedure.