Driveshaft - Rear, One-Piece, Rear Wheel Drive (RWD): Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Ford Pickup, 2003 Ford F550 Super Duty, 2003 Ford F450 Super Duty, 2003 Ford Excursion, and 2003 Ford Cab & Chassis. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Vehicles with slip yokes
- Lubricate the slip-yoke spline with grease.
- Remove the plug from the extension housing.
- Slide the driveshaft slip-yoke on the transmission output shaft.
- Position the driveshaft yoke on the transmission flange.
- Remove the tape from the bearing cups.
- Position the bearing cups in the rear axle pinion flange.
- Position the driveshaft yoke on the rear axle pinion flange, and loosely install the four new bolts.
- Loosely install the four new bolts.
- Install the 2 new retainers and 4 new driveshaft-to-axle bolts.
- Tighten to 35 Nm (26 lb-ft).
- Tighten the 4 new driveshaft-to-axle bolts to 111 Nm (82 lb-ft).
- Tighten the 4 driveshaft-to-transmission bolts to 103 Nm (76 lb-ft).
CAUTION:
Align the index marks.
Vehicles with circular flange
CAUTION:
Align the index marks.
NOTE:
Bolt direction is vehicle application dependent.
Vehicles with split pin flange
CAUTION:
Align the index marks.
Vehicles with circular flange
CAUTION:
Align the index marks.
CAUTION:
Install new bolts.
NOTE:
Bolt direction is vehicle application dependent.
Vehicles with split pin yoke
CAUTION:
Install new bolts and new retainers.
Vehicles with circular flange
CAUTION:
The driveshaft yoke fits tightly on the rear axle pinion flange pilot. To make sure that the yoke seats squarely on the flange, tighten the bolts evenly in a cross pattern as shown.