differential Mercury Mountaineer 1998 Owner's Manuals

²Rear
²Never use the front or rear
differential as a jacking
point.
8. Remove the lug nuts with the
lug wrench.
9. Replace the flat tire with the
spare tire, making sure the valve
stem is facing outward. Reinstall
the lug nuts, cone side in, until the
wheel is snug against the hub. Do
not fully tighten the lug nuts until
the wheel has been lowered.
10. Lower the wheel by turning the
jack handle counterclockwise.
11. Remove the jack and fully
tighten the lug nuts in the order
shown.
1
4 3
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FluidFord part
name or
equivalentFord part
numberFord
specification
Automatic
transmission
(4R70W)Motorcraft
MERCONtV
AT FXT-5-QM MERCONtV
Automatic
transmission
(5R55E)Motorcraft
MERCONtV
AT FXT-5-QM MERCONtV
Power steering
reservoirMotorcraft
MERCONtAT FXT-2-QDX MERCONt
Ford
conventional and
traction lok rear
axlesRefer to
footnotes 1, 2
and 3Refer to
footnotes 1, 2
and 3o footnotes 1, 2
and 3
Front axle 4x4 Gear Oil F1TZ-19580-A WSL-M2C191-A
Transfer caseMotorcraft
MERCONtAT FXT-2-QDX MERCONt
Transfer case
Front Output
Slip ShaftPremium
Long-Life GreaseXG-1-G or K ESA-M1C75-B
14.0L vehicles with conventional
and Traction-lok rear axles are
filled with Motorcraft SAE 80W90
Premium Rear Axle Lube, part
number XY-80W90±QL, Ford
specification WSP-M2C197±A.
24.0L vehicles with limited slip
differentials and all 5.0L
applications use rear axles that are
filled with Motorcraft SAE 75W140
High Performance Synthetic Rear
Axle Lube, part number
F1TZ-19580±B, Ford specification
WSL-M2C192±A.
34.0L vehicles with limited slip
differentials and all 5.0L
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