Section 38 (Manual Transmission - 6-Speed Manual Transmission - B6): Installation: Transmission
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Special Tool(s) / General Equipment
| 205-115A (205-115) Installer, Drive Pinion Seal | |
|---|---|
| Ford Diagnostic Equipment | |
| Transmission Jack | |
| Cable Ties | |
| Retaining Strap | |
| Wooden Block |
Materials
| Name | Specification |
|---|---|
| Motorcraft® High Temperature 4x4 Front Axle and Wheel Bearing Grease XG-11 | WSS-M1C267-A1 |
| Bostik Never-Seez Regular Grade (nickel free) Anti-Seize and Lubricating Compound | - |
- Apply a thin coating of grease.
Material
: Motorcraft® High Temperature 4x4 Front Axle and Wheel Bearing Grease / XG-11 (WSS-M1C267-A1)
- Install the following items:
- Use the General Equipment: Transmission Jack
- Use the General Equipment: Wooden Block
- Use the General Equipment: Retaining Strap
- Install the transmission onto the engine.
- Install the bellhousing bolt.
Torque
: 35 lb.ft (48 Nm)
- Install the bellhousing bolt.
Torque
: 35 lb.ft (48 Nm)
- Install the transmission support insulator bracket.
Torque
: 59 lb.ft (80 Nm)
- Install the transmission support insulator.
Torque
: 109 lb.ft (148 Nm)
- Install the lower bellhousing bolts.
Torque
: 35 lb.ft (48 Nm)
- Install the exhaust support bracket.
Torque
: 18 lb.ft (25 Nm)
- Install the exhaust insulator.
Torque
: 19 lb.ft (26 Nm)
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NOTE: Make sure that the exhaust flexible pipe is not forcibly bent or twisted.
Apply a thin coating of anti-seize and install the exhaust pipe on the flexpipe.
Material
: Bostik Never-Seez Regular Grade (nickel free) Anti-Seize and Lubricating Compound
Torque
: 35 lb.ft (48 Nm)
- Remove the cable ties. Use the General Equipment: Cable Ties
- Position the starter back and install the bolts.
Torque
: 26 lb.ft (35 Nm)
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NOTE: If the transmission has been replaced or overhauled, the seals do not need to be replaced.
Remove and discard the RH halfshaft seal.
- Using the special tool, install a new RH halfshaft seal. Use Special Service Tool: 205-115A (205-115) Installer, Drive Pinion Seal.
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NOTE: Do not fully install the halfshaft at this time.
Using part: 97ZT-7M181-A Seal Protector, slide the RH halfshaft into the transmission until the splines are past the seal and remove the seal protector.
- Insert the RH halfshaft until the intermediate shaft bearing is centered in the concave groove of the intermediate shaft bearing bracket.
- Install the halfshaft retaining strap.
Torque
:Stage 1: Lower nut:: 44 lb.in (5 Nm) Stage 2: Upper nut:: 18 lb.ft (25 Nm) Stage 3: Lower nut:: 18 lb.ft (25 Nm)
- Install the RH lower control arm in the knuckle.
Torque
: 61 lb.ft (83 Nm)
- Install the RH brake hose on the strut.
Torque
: 89 lb.in (10 Nm)
- Install the LH halfshaft. Refer to: Front Halfshaft LH .
- Install both front wheels and tires. Refer to: Wheel and Tire .
- Install the roll restrictor and bracket.
Torque
:1: 52 lb.ft (70 Nm) 2: 92 lb.ft (125 Nm) 3: 92 lb.ft (125 Nm)
- Install the 2 top bellhousing bolts and the top starter motor bolt.
Torque
: 35 lb.ft (48 Nm)
- Connect the wiring harness retainer on the back of the transmission.
- Connect the slave cylinder hydraulic tube to the slave cylinder.
- Connect the neutral position sensor.
- Install the shift cable bracket.
Torque
: 18 lb.ft (25 Nm)
- Connect the shift cables, connect the slave cylinder hydraulic tube to the bracket and connect the reverse light switch.
- Adjust the shift cables. Refer to: Gearshift Cable Adjustment - 6-Speed Manual Transmission - B6 .
- Install the battery tray support bracket.
Torque
: 35 lb.ft (48 Nm)
- Install the battery tray. Refer to: Battery Tray .
- Install the air cleaner. Refer to: Air Cleaner .
- Fill the transmission. Refer to: Transmission Draining and Filling .
- Bleed the clutch hydraulic system. Refer to: Clutch System Bleeding - 6-Speed Manual Transmission - B6 .
- Install the underbody shield.
- After completing the repairs, perform the Misfire Monitor Neutral Profile Correction procedure. Use the General Equipment: Ford Diagnostic Equipment