axle FORD MUSTANG 1969 Volume One Chassis

04-02-20
Rear Axle — Removable Carrier Type

0402-20

THRUST WASHER

E1175-B

FIG. 48—Assembling Differential Case

13.
Install the bearing cap bolts

and alternately torque them. The 9

3/8 inch ring gear size axle requires

60-70 ft-lbs. The 8 3/4 inch and 9

inch ring gear size axles require 70-85

ft-lbs.

14.
If the adjusting nuts do not turn

freely as the cap bolts are tightened,

remove the bearing caps and again in-

spect for damaged threads of incor-

rectly positioned caps. Tightening the

bolts to the specified torque is done to
be sure that the cups and adjusting

nuts are seated. Loosen the cap bolts,

and torque them to only 25 ft. lbs be-

fore making adjustments.

15.
Adjust the backlash between the

DIFFERENTIAL

BEARING

CONE AND

ROLLER

E 1700-A

FIG. 49—
Installing
Differential

Bearing
1376-A

FIG. 50—Installing Differential

bearing
ring gear and pinion as outlined in

Part 4-1, Section 2.

16.
Be sure to make a final tooth

pattern check before installing the

carrier assembly in the axle housing.

Limited-Slip

Differential Case

1.
Place the inner side gear and

thrust washer in the differential case

(Fig. 52). Lubricate all parts liberally

with limited-slip axle lubricant during

assembly.

2.
With a soft-faced hammer, drive

the pinion shaft into the case only far

enough to retain a pinion thrust wash-

er and pinion gear.

3.
Place the second pinion and

thrust washer in position and drive

the pinion shaft into place. Carefully

line up the pinion shaft lock in holes.

4.
Install the pinion shaft lock pin.

The lock pin must not extend beyond

the surface of the case.

5. Insert two 2-inch 7/16 (NF)

bolts through the differential case

flange, and thread them three or four

turns into the ring gear as a guide in

aligning the ring gear bolt holes. Press

or tap the ring gear into position.

6. Clamp the differential case in a

soft-jawed vise. Install the differential

outer side gear on the differential pin-

ion gears. Place the clutch hub on

the side gear. Place the thrusi: washer

on the huh

Limited-Slip dutch

Plate Installation

Prior to clutch plate installation,

the friction bonded plates must be

soaked in C6AZ-19570-C (ESW-

M2C-104-A) differential lubricant for

approximately 1/2 hour. In addition,

the differential lubricant must be lib-

erally applied to all components to

be assembled.

1.
Place the clutch hub into posi-

tion in a soft-jawed vise.

2.
First, install a steel clutch plate

in the cavity of the differential case

opposite the ring gear and then a

bonded friction plate (Fig. 53). Any

tab on the steel plates can be inserted

into any cavity in the differential case,

however when the first steel plate is

inserted the others must be placed in

the same manner (Fig. 54) so the tabs

with slots line up. Install the remain-

ing plates: a steel plate, bonded fric-

tion plate, a steel plate, bonded fric-

tion plate and lastly a steel plate.

Make sure the bonded friction plate

inner-spline teeth properly engage the

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Removable Carrier Type
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SITION IN WHICH GEARS WERE LAPPED

FIG. 51—Gear
Set
Timing Marks

3.
Center
the
Belleville spring
on

the clutch pack (spring concave-side

facing downward
on the
pack)
to pre-

vent trapping
the
spring between
the

left
and
right handcase
in an
eccentric

position
(Fig. 54).
Improper location

of
the
Belleville spring will cause
ex-

tremely high torque
and
differential

chatter.
Be
sure
the
slots
in the
rabbit

ears
of the
steel plates
are in
proper

alignment.

4.
Carefully
set the
differential case

cover over
the
right hand case
(Fig.

55).
At
this point,
no
force
or
pressure

should
be
applied
to the
cover.
The

cover contains
two 3/16
inch holes
by

which
the
clutch plates
can be
proper-

ly aligned. Insert
the
shank ends
of
two
1/8
inch drill bits into
the
holes,

and work
the
drill bits back-and forth

until
the
plates
are
centered
(Fig. 55).

When
the
clutch plates
are
centered,

the weight
of the
cover will cause
it to

fall into position. Remove
the
drill

bits.

5.
Install
the
ring gear
to
differen-

tial case bolts,
and
tighten them even-

ly
and
alternately across
the
diameter

of
the
ring gear. Tighten
the
bolts
to

specification.

6. Prior
to
installation
of the

limited-slip differential into
the ve-

hicle,
a
differential torque check must

be made. Check
the
torque required
to

rotate
one
side gear while
the
other

side gear
is
held
(Fig. 56). The
initial

PINION GEAR

DIFFERENTIAL

CASE
_
LUBRICATOR

HOLE / CLUTCH HUB

THRUST /

PINION \\WASHERS/

SHAFT
BELLEVILLE SPRING

STEEL
PLATE.

BONDED PLATES

CASE COVER

STEEL PLATES

RING GEAR
SIDE GEARS

LOCK
PIN

E 1738-A
STEEL PLATE THRUST WASHER

E 1189-

FIG. 53—Installing Steel Clutch

Plates
and
Friction Plates

BELLEVILLE SPRING

E 1711-A

FIG.
54
— Belleville
Spring

Installation

breakaway torque required
to
start
the

side gear turning
may
exceed
300 ft-

lbs.
Observe only
the
torque required

for continuous even rotation. There

should
be no
abnormal roughness
or

binding.
In
some instances
the
rotat-

ing torque
may
reach
250
ft-lbs, this

condition
is
acceptable,
if
rotation
is

smooth.
If the
results
of the
bench

check
are not
within specified limits,

internal trouble
may be
present
and

should
be
corrected before installing

the assembly
in the
vehicle. Some

possible torque problems
as
follows:

1/8" DRILL

DIFFERENTIAL

CASE COVER

E 1191-C

FIG. 52—Limited-Slip Differential Assembly
FIG.
55—
Differential Cover

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Too/-T59L-4204-A

or
44211

and
44211-A

EH92-C

FIG. 56—Checking Differential

Torque

High Torque

a. Insufficient lubricant on the

clutch plates.

b.
A clutch plate wedged in be-

tween the case halves.

c. An improperly centered Belleville

spring.

Low Torque

a. Weak Belleville spring.
b.
Improper amount of clutch

plates installed.

Under no circumstances should the

Belleville spring be ground down to

reduce torque. The torque required to

keep the side gear turning with new

clutch plates is 155 to 195 ft-lbs. On

reused clutch plates, the torque re-

quired is 75 ft-lbs minimun.

7.
If the differential bearings have

been removed, press them on as

shown in Figs. 49 and 50.

8. Install the side bearings on the

differential case, and install the case

in the carrier as described in steps 7

through 16 under Assembly and In-

stallation of Conventional Differential

Case. Adjust and check backlash be-

tween the ring gear and pinion as di-

rected under Differential Bearing Pre-

load Adjustments.

ASSEMBLY OF

TRACTION-LOK

DIFFERENTIAL CASE

1.
Lubricate all parts with Ford

Hypoid Lubricant (Ford Part No.

C6AZ-19580-C), during assembly of

differential.

2.
Mount the differential case in a

soft jawed vise and place a side gear

thrust washer and side gear in the

counterbore of the case.

CENTER BLOCK

PRELOAD SPRINGS

PRELOAD PLATE

PINION GEAR

DIFFERENTIAL CASE

E1893-
A

. 57—Center Block and Pre-Load Springs Installation
3.
Install the pinion thrust washers

and place the pinion gears on the side

gear; aligning the holes in the washers

and gears with the holes in the case.

4.
Install the center block so that

the shaft holes are aligned with the

holes in the pinion gears and case.

The center block has two machined

sides and two rough sides.

5.
With a brass drift, drive in the

long pinion shaft from the outside of

the case aligning the lock pin holes in

the shaft with the holes in the case.

The center block should be positioned

so the long shaft is driven through the

rough side and short shafts driven

through the machined side (Fig. 57).

6. With a suitable drift, install the

shaft lock pins. Make sure the pinion

and side gears move freely.

7.
Place the four pre-load springs in

the holes provided in the center block.

8. Position a pre-load plate over the

four springs, making sure the springs

are properly seated. The pre-load

plate straddles the center block over

its narrower or machined width.

9. Mount the differential cover in a

soft jawed vise or holding fixture.

10.
Insert shim(s) of 0.050 total

thickness in the cover cavity.

11.
Install the composite plate (fric-

tion material on one side and steel on

the opposite) on the back side of the

clutch hub with the friction material

against the hub; next, install a friction

plate, then steel, friction, stee, fric-

tion, steel, friction, and lastily a steel

plate (Figures 3 and 58). When new

clutch plates are used, soak the plates

in Ford Hypoid Lubricant (Ford Part

No.
C6AZ-19580-C), or equivalent lu-

bricant, for approximately 30 minutes

before installation.

12.
Place the clutch hub with the

clutch plates into the clutch ear cavi-

ties in the differential cover. Make

sure that the splines on the last fric-

ion plate are engaged on the hub.

13.
Obtain locally a 5/8 inch x

2 1/2 inch or 9/16 inch x 2 1/2

inch bolt, nut and two I 1/2 inch

outside diameter flat washers approx.

1/8 inch in thickness. These parts are

required to compress the clutch pack

in order to obtain the proper shim

selection.

Install a flat washer on the bolt,

and place the bolt through the clutch

hub.
Hold the bolt in position and

turn the cover over. Place a flat wash-

er on the bolt and then install the nut.

Be sure the washers are centered, and

torque the nut 10 to 15 ft-lbs (Fig.

59).

14.
Place the shim template tool

(Ford Tool No. T68P-4946-A) in the

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observed between the shim tool and

the cover-to-case mating surface.

Using a feeler gauge, determine the

exact amount of clearance. Refer to

the shim pack thickness chart specifi-

cations which will indicate the correct

amount of shim(s) to subtract from

the 0.050 shim originally installed. In

order to correctly select the proper

shim(s), the shim template tool and

the chart must be used.

15.
After the proper shim selection

is determined, remove the bolt, nut

and flat washers. If it is necessary to

revise the shim thickness, remove the

clutch hub and clutch plates.

16.
Install the selected shim(s) in

the cover cavity, reinstall the compo-

nents as outlined in Steps 11 and 12.

17.
Install the four steel clutch ear

guides and side gear.

18.
Place both assemblies in a

press,
and press the two halves togeth-

er; then, insert the two Allen or Phil-

lips head screws, and tighten evenly

until tight. If a press is not available,

any two stock bolts and nuts may be

used opposite each other in the ring

gear retaining holes to compress both

halves.

19.
Install the ring gear and ring

gear bolts and washers. Tighten evenly

and alternately across the diameter of

the ring gear. Torque the bolts to

65-80 ft-lbs.

20.
Prior to installation of the tor-

que sensitive locking differential into a

vehicle, a bench torque check must be

made. Check the torque required to

rotate one side gear while the other is

held stationary (Fig. 56). The initial

break-away torque may exceed 250

ft-lbs.
The rotating torque required to

keep the side gear turning with new

clutch plates is 100 to 250 ft-lbs. With

re-used clutch plates, the minimum

torque required is 40 ft-lbs. (The tor-

que may fluctuate 10-40 ft-lbs.).
DIFFERENTIAL COVER

SHIM
-COMPOSITE PLATE

CLUTCH HUB

SIDE GEAR

FRICTION PLATES

E1894-A

FIG. 58— Clutch Pack Installation

CLEARANCE CHECK AREA

SHIM TEMPLATE

E1895-A

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Rear Axles — Integral Carrier Type

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PART 4-3 Rear Axles-Integral Carrier Type

(Except Ford Light Duty
WER
Axle)

COMPONENT INDEX

AXLE HOUSING

Cleaning and Inspection

Removal and Installation

AXLE SHAFT

Cleaning and Inspection

Removal and Installation

CONVENTIONAL DIFFERENTIAL CASE

Cleaning and Inspection

Disassembly and Overhaul

Removal and Installation

DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS AND RING

GEAR

Cleaning and Inspection

Removal and Installation

LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL CASE

Disassembly and Overhaul

PINION AND RING GEAR

Cleaning and Inspection

Removal and Installation

PINION BEARING CUPS

Cleaning and Inspection

Removal and Installation

PINION OIL SEAL

Removal and Installation

REAR WHEEL BEARINGS AND SEALS

Cleaning and Inspection

Removal and Installation

U-JOINT FLANGE

Cleaning and Inspection

Removal and Installation
MODEL APPLICATION
All
Models

01-09

01-10

01-10

01-10

01-10

01-10

01-10

01-10
Ford
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N/A

N/A

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N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A
Mercury
N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A
Meteor
N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A
Cougar
03-06

03-02

03-08

03-07

03-08

03-08

03-09

03-08

03-04

03-02

03-05
Fairlane
03-06

03-02

03-08

03-07

03-08

03-08

03-09

03-08

03-04

03-02

03-05
Falcon
03-06

03-02

03-08

03-07

03-08

03-08

03-09

03-08

03-04

03-02

03-05
Montego
03-06

03-02

03-08

03-07

03-08

03-08

03-09

03-08

03-04

03-02

03-05
Mustang
03-06

03-02

03-08

03-07

03-08

03-08

03-09

03-08

03-04

03-02

03-05
Lincoln-
Continental
N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A
Thunderbird
N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A
Continental-
Mark
III
N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

A page number indicates that the item is for the vehicle listed at the head of the column.

N/A indicates that the item is not applicable to the vehicle listed.

DESCRIPTION

The rear axle assembly is an integral-

type housing, hypoid design, with the

centerline of the pinion set below the

centerline of the ring gear (Fig. 1).

The semi-floating axle shafts are re-

tained in the housing by ball bearings

and a bearing retainer at the axle hous-

ing outer ends.

The differential assembly is mount-

ed on two opposed tapered roller
bearings. The bearings are retained in

the housing by removable caps. Dif-

ferential bearing preload and drive

gear backlash is adjusted by nuts lo-

cated behind each differential bearing

cup.

The drive pinion assembly is mount-

ed on two opposed tapered roller

bearings. Pinion bearing preload is

adjusted by a collapsible spacer on the
pinion shaft. Pinion and ring gear

tooth contact is adjusted by shims be-

tween the rear bearing cone and

pinion gear.

A cover on the rear of the differen-

tial housing provides access for inspec-

tion and removal and installation of

the differential assembly and drive

pinion.
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04-03-02

RING GEAR

4209

DRIVE PINION

BEARINGS

4630

4621
FLANGE-4676

E1905A

FIG. 7—Typical Rear Axle Assembly

IN-VEHICLE ADJUSTMENT
AND
REPAIR

REAR AXLE SHAFT, WHEEL

BEARING
AND OIL
SEAL

REPLACEMENT

Synthetic wheel bearing seals
are

used
for
production purposes only.

>Tool-T60K-4234-A

or 4235-D

Tool-T50T-W0-A
or 8-/66

* El904A

FIG. 2—Removing Axle Shaft

E 1731-A

FIG. 3—Removing Rear Wheel

Bearing Retainer Ring
Removal
and
insertion
of
rear axle

shafts must
be
performed with
cau-

tion.
The
entire length
of the
shaft
(in-

cluding spline)
up to the
seal journal

must pass through
the
seal without

contact.
Any
roughing
or
cutting
of

the seal element during axle removal

or installation will result
in
early seal

failure. Leather seals only will
be
used
as service replacements
for
synthetic

wheel bearing seals.

The rear axle shafts, wheel bear-

ings,
and oil
seal
can be
replaced

without removing
the
differential
as-

sembly from
the
axle housing.
Re-

moval
of the
wheel bearings from
the

axle shafts make them unfit
for fur-

ther
use.

E1421-B

FIG. 4—Removing and Installing Rear Wheel Bearing—

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—
Integral Carrier Type

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1
Bridge

Side Rail

I f

MUSTANG, COUGAR,

FAIRLANE. MONT EGO

AND FALCON WITH-

8 CYLINDER ENGINE
FALCON WITH-

6 CYLINDER ENGINE

Tool-T60K-1225-A

Press
Ram

FOR

ADJUSTABLE

BED PRESS

Press
Ram

BEARING
Support
Plate
—*

BEARING INSTALLATION

VIEW
2

<•
Support
Plate
»

BEARING
REMOVAL

VIEW
1
FOR FIXED

BED PRESS
Press
Ram

Press
Ram

BEARING
^-Support
Flange-*

BEARING REMOVAL

VIEW
3

Adapter
Ring

t—
Support
Plate
—>

BEARING INSTALLATION

VIEW 4

FOR

PUSH-PULLER

OPERATION

BEARING REMOVAL

VIEW
5

BEARING

BEARING

INSTALLATION

VIEW
6

E1211-D

FIG.
5—Removing
and
Installing Rear Wheel Bearing—Falcon, Mustang
and
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1.
Remove the wheel cover, wheel

and tire from the brake drum.

2.
Remove the Tinnerman nuts that

secure the brake drum to the axle

housing flange, and then remove the

drum from the flange.

3.
Working through the hole pro-

vided in each axle shaft flange, re-

move the nuts that secure the wheel

bearing retainer plate. Then pull the

axle shaft assembly out of the axle

housing (Fig. 2). The brake backing

plate must, not be dislodged. Install

one nut to hold the plate in place after

the axle shaft is removed.

4.
If the rear wheel bearing is to be

replaced, loosen the inner retainer

ring by nicking it deeply with a cold

chisel in several places (Fig. 3). It will

then slide off easily.

5.
Remove the bearing from the

axle shaft with the tool shown in Fig.

4 or 5. If the push-puller operation

shown in Fig. 5 is used, be sure that

the puller arms contact the flat sur-

face of the axle shaft flange rather

than the bolt heads. Also with this

method, be careful not to damage or

burr the oil seal journal as the bearing

breaks loose.

6. Whenever a rear axle shaft is re-

placed the oil seal must be replaced.

Remove the seal with the tools shown

in Fig. 8. Soak new oil seals in SAE

10 oil for 1/2 hour before installing.

7.
Inspect the machined surfaces of

the axle shaft and the axle housing for

rough spots or other irregularities

which would affect the sealing action

of the oil seal. Check the axle shaft

splines for burrs, wear or damage.

Carefully remove any burrs or rough

spots.
Replace worn or damaged

parts.

8. Lightly coat wheel bearing bores

with axle lubricant.

9. Place the retainer plate on the

axle shaft, and press the new wheel

bearing on the shaft with the tool

shown in Fig. 4 or 5. The bearing

should seat firmly against the shaft

shoulder. Do not attempt to press on

both the bearing and the inner retain-

er ring at the same time.

10.
Using the bearing installation

tool, press the bearing inner retainer

ring on the shaft until the retainer

seats firmly against the bearing.

11.
Wipe all lubricant from the in-

side of the axle housing in the area of

the oil seal before installing the new

seal.

12.
Wipe a small amount of oil res-

istant sealer on the outer edge of the

seal before it is installed. Do not put

sealer on the sealing lip.

13.
Rear wheel oil seals with syn-
thetic sealing elements have been in-

corporated in production. However,

only leather seals will be used as re-

placements for the synthetic sealing

element seals. Install the new oil seal

with the tools shown in Fig. 8. Instal-

lation without use of the proper tool

will distort the seal and cause leakage.

Be sure the new seal has been soaked

in SAE 10 oil for 1/2 hour.

14.
Carefully slide the axle shaft

into the housing so that the rough

forging of the shaft will not damage

the oil seal. Start the axle splines into

the side gear, and push the shaft in

until the bearing bottoms in the housing.

15.
Install the bearing retainer plate

on the mounting bolts at the axle

housing, and install the attaching nuts.

Torque the nuts to specifications.

16.
Install the brake drum and the

drum retaining nuts.

17.
Install the wheel and tire on the

drum, and install the wheel cover.

REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT

OF DRIVE PINION OIL SEAL

Synthetic seals must not be cleaned,

soaked or washed in cleaning solvent.

Replacement of the pinion oil seal

involves removal and installation of

only the pinion shaft nut and the uni-

versal joint flange. However, this op-

eration disturbs the pinion bearing
preload, and this preload must be

carefully reset when assembling.

1.
Raise the vehicle and install safe-

ty stands. Remove the rear wheels and

brake drums.

2.
Make scribe marks on the drive

shaft end yoke and the axle U-joint

flange to insure proper position of the

drive shaft at assembly (Fig. 14). Dis-

connect the drive shaft from the axle

U-joint flange. Be careful to avoid

dropping the loose universal joint

bearing cups. Hold the cups on the

spider with tape. Mark the cups so

that they will be in their original posi-

tion in relation to the flange when

they are assembled. Remove the drive

shaft from the transmission extension

housing. Install an oil seal replacer

tool in the transmission extension

housing to prevent transmission leak-

age.
Refer to the transmission group

for the appropriate tool.

3.
Install an in-lb torque wrench on

the pinion nut Fig. 6. Record the tor-

que required to maintain rotation of

the pinion shaft through several revo-

lutions. \

4.
While holding the flange with the

tool shown in Fig. 9, remove the inte-

gral pinion nut and washer.

5.
Clean the pinion bearing retainer

around the oil seal. Place a drain pan

under the seal, or raise the front of

the vehicle higher than the rear.

KJ
E
I582-A
Tool - 1175-AB

and T50T-100-A

^___ or
J
775-
AE

Torque Wrench

^ mm i e
icot
A

E 1681-A

FIG. 6—Checking Pinion FiG 7_Removing
pjnjon
Sea,

Bearing Preload

,Tool-T58L-101-A or U75-AE

Tool-T50T-100-A

REMOVAL
Tool-60K-1177-B

or 1177-BorC

INSTALLATION E1214-D

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6. Using the tool shown in Fig. 10,

remove the pinion U-joint flange.

7.
Using the tool shown in Fig. 7,

remove the drive pinion oil seal.

8. Clean the oil seal seat.

9. Pinion oil seals have pre-applied

oil resistant sealer. Install the seal in

the retainer using the tool shown in

Fig. 11.

10.
Check splines on the pinion

shaft to be sure they are free of burrs.

If burrs are evident, remove them by

using a fine crocus cloth, working in a

rotational motion. Wipe the pinion

shaft clean.

11.
Apply a small amount of lubri-

cant to the U-joint splines.

12.
Align the punch mark on the

U-joint flange with the mark on the

end of the pinion shaft, and install the

flange.

13.
Install a new integral nut and

washer on the pinion shaft. (Apply a

small amount of lubricant on the

washer side of the nut.)

14.
Hold the flange with the tool

shown in Fig. 9 while tightening the

nut.

15.
Tighten the pinion shaft nut,

rotating the pinion occasionally to in-

sure proper bearing seating, and take

frequent preload readings (Fig. 6)

until the preload is at the original rec-

orded reading established in step 3.

16.
After original preload has been

reached, tighten the pinion nut slowly,

until an additional preload of 6 to 12

in-lbs has been added.

The preload should not exceed the

amount indicated above, or bearing

failure may result. Under no circum-

stances should the pinion nut be

backed-off to lessen preload. If this is

done, a new pinion bearing spacer

must be installed. In addition, the U-

joint flange must never be hammered

on, or power tools used.

17.
Remove the oil seal replacer

tool from the transmission extension

housing. Install the front end of the
drive shaft on the transmission output

shaft.

18.
Connect the rear end of the

drive shaft to the axle U-joint flange,

aligning the punch marks made on the

drive shaft end yoke and the axle U-

joint flange (Fig. 14).

19.
Check the lubricant level. Make

sure the axle is in running position.

Add whatever amount of specified lu-

bricant is required to reach the lower

edge of the filler plug hole, located in

the carrier casting or the housing

cover.

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

OF THE ORIGINAL U-JOINT

FLANGE

Use procedure as outlined under

drive pinion oil seal replacement.

Tool-T53T-4857-A

or
4851 -A

E1223-B

FIG. 10—Typical Drive Pinion

Flange Removal

El 906A
Tool-T55P-4676-A

or 4676-G

E1907A
INSTALLATION OF A NEW

UNIVERSAL JOINT FLANGE

1.
Raise the vehicle and install safe-

ty stands. Remove both rear wheels

and brake drums.

2.
Disconnect the drive shaft from

the axle U-joint flange. Be careful to

avoid dropping the loose universal

joint bearing cups. Hold the cups on

the spider with tape. Mark the cups so

that they will be in their original posi-

tion in relation to the flange when

they are assembled. Remove the drive

shaft from the transmission extension

housing. Install an oil seal replacer

tool in the transmission extension

housing to prevent transmission fluid

leakage. Refer to the transmission

group for the appropriate tool.

3.
Install an in-lb torque wrench on

the pinion nut Fig. 6. Record the tor-

que required to maintain rotation of

the pinion shaft through several revo-

lutions.

4.
While holding the flange with the

tool shown in Fig. 9, remove the inte-

gral pinion nut and washer.

5.
Clean the pinion bearing retainer

around the oil seal. Place a drain pan

under the seal, or raise the front of

the vehicle higher than the rear. Syn-

thetic seals must not be cleaned,

soaked or washed in cleaning solvents.

6. Using the tool shown in Fig. 10,

remove the U-joint flange.

7.
Check splines on the pinion shaft

to be sure they are free of burrs. If

burrs are evident, remove them by

using a fine crocus cloth, working in

rotational motion, then wipe clean.

Apply a small amount of lubricant

to U-joint splines.

8. Install the U-joint flange using

the tool shown in Fig. 12.

FIG. 9—Removing or Installing

Drive Pinion Nut
FIG.
11
— Typical Drive Pinion

Flange Seal Installation
FIG. 12—U-Joint Flange

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9. Install a new integral nut and

ivasher on the pinion shaft. (Apply a

small amount of lubricant on the

washer side of the nut.)

10.
Hold the flange with the tool

shown in Fig. 9 while the nut is being

tightened.

11.
Tighten the pinion shaft nut,

rotating the pinion occasionally to in-

sure proper bearing seating, (Fig. 6)

and take frequent preload readings

until the preload is at the original rec-

orded reading established in step 3.

12.
After original preload has been

reached, tighten the pinion nut slowly,
until an additional preload of 6 to 12

in-lbs has been added.

The preload should not exceed the

amount shown above, or bearing fail-

ure may result.

Under no circumstances should the

pinion nut be backed off to lessen pre-

load. If this is done, a new pinion

bearing spacer must be installed. (In

addition, the U-joint flange must

never be hammered on, or pneumatic-

-tools used.)

13.
Remove the oil seal replacer

tool from the transmission extension
housing. Install the front end of the

drive shaft on the transmission output

shaft.

14.
Connect the rear end of the

drive shaft to the axle U-joint flange,

aligning the scribe marks made on the

drive shaft end yoke and the axle U-

joint flange (Fig. 14).

15.
Check the lubricant level. Make

sure the axle is in running position.

Add whatever amount of specified lu-

bricant is required to reach the lower

edge of the filler plug hole, located in

the carrier casting or housing cover.

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

REAR AXLE HOUSING

REMOVAL

1.
Raise the vehicle and support it

with safety stands under the rear

frame member.

2.
Drain the lubricant from the

axle.

3.
Make scribe marks on the drive

shaft end yoke and the axle U-joint

flange to insure proper position of the

drive shaft at assembly (Fig. 14). Dis-

connect the drive shaft at the drive

pinion flange.

4.
Disconnect the lower end of the

shock absorbers.

5.
Remove the wheels, brake drums

and both axle shafts as outlined in the

foregoing Section 2.

6. Remove vent hose front vent

tube (Corbin clamp) and remove vent

tube from brake tube junction and

axle housing.

7.
Remove the hydraulic brake T-
fitting from the axle housing. Do not

open the hydraulic brake system lines.

Remove the hydraulic brake line from

its retaining clip on the axle housing.

8. Remove both axle shaft oil seals

with the tools shown in Fig. 8.

9. Remove both brake backing

plates from the axle housing and sus-

pend them above the housing with me-

chanic's wire. The hydraulic brake

SCRIBE MARKS

5/16-24

4 REQ'D.

12-15
LB.
FT.

U-BOLT - 4529 2 REQ'D.

E 1783-A

FIG. 14—Drive Shaft-to-Axle

U-Joint
Connection

El231-A

FIG. 73—Rear Axle Installation—Typical
lines and the parking brake cables are

still attached to the brake carrier

plates.

10.
Support the rear axle housing

on a jack, and then remove the spring

clip nuts. Remove the spring clip

plates (Fig. 13)

11.
Lower the axle housing and re-

move it from under the vehicle.

12.
If the axle housing is being re-

placed, transfer all the differential and

pinion parts to the new housing. See

Section 4, Major Repair Operations.

INSTALLATION

1.
Raise the axle housing into posi-

tion so that the spring clip plates can

be installed. On a Montego or Fair-

lane,
position the spring upper insula-

tors and retainers between the axle

housing and springs and install the

lower insulators. Torque the spring

clip nuts to specification.

2.
Place the brake backing plates in

their normal position on the axle

housing. Use new gaskets on each side

of the brake backing plates.

3.
Install new axle shaft oil seals

with the tool shown in Fig. 8. Soak

the new seals in light weight engine oil

(SAE 10) for 1/2 hour before install-

ing them. Installation without use of

the proper tool will distort the seal

and cause leakage. Coat the outside

edges of the new oil seal with a non-

hardening type of sealer such as Per-

matex No. 2 or its equivalent.

4.
Install the axle shafts, brake

drums and wheels as outlined in Sec-

tion 2.

5.
Attach the hydraulic brake line

T fitting to the axle housing, and se-

cure the hydraulic brake line in its re-

tainer on the axle housing.

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