Power Transfer Unit (PTU): Installation

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2014 Lincoln MKX and 2014 Ford Edge. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

New compression seal.
- Tighten to 90 Nm (66 lb-ft).
- Tighten to 70 Nm (52 lb-ft).
Wire brush. Apply substance from the specified tube.
- Tighten to 115 Nm (85 lb-ft).
- Tighten to 9 Nm (80 lb-in).
Install the exhaust flexible pipe and RH catalytic converter. Refer to EXHAUST SYSTEM .
NOTE: A new PTU intermediate shaft seal must be installed whenever the intermediate shaft or PTU is removed from the vehicle. Refer to INTERMEDIATE SHAFT SEAL AND DEFLECTOR .

Install the intermediate shaft. Refer to FRONT DRIVE HALFSHAFTS .
Line up the index marks. Visual check.
- Tighten to 70 Nm (52 lb-ft).
Clean the specified component with the specified material.
Fill the PTU , if necessary. The fluid must be even with the bottom of the fill opening.
- Tighten to 20 Nm (177 lb-in).