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Installer, Halfshaft
204-161 (14-041)
Remover, Halfshaft
308-256 (16-089)
General Equipment
Four leg puller
Tire Lever
Materials
Name
Manual transmission
fluid
Specification
WSD-M2C200-C
Removal
WARNING:Refer to the Material Safety Data Sheets for the Automatic Transmission Fluid E-AW. Failure to follow this instruction may result in
personal injury. Certain Transmission and Power Steering fluids supplied to Ford contain additives which may cause skin irritation or other skin
reactions after contact.
For additional information, refer to: Health and Safety Precautions (100-00 General Information, Description and Operation).
See - Transmission Fluids.
All vehicles
1. Loosen the strut and spring assembly top mount retaining nuts by three turns.
2. CAUTION:Use a socket to loosen the wheel hub retaining nut to prevent damage.
Remove the wheel hub retaining nut.
z Discard the wheel hub retaining nut.
5. CAUTION:Support the halfshaft. The inner joint must not be bent more than 18 degrees. The outer
joint must not be bent more than 45 degrees.
Using a suitable four leg puller, detach the halfshaft from the wheel hub.
z Secure the halfshaft to one side.
6. CAUTIONS:
Support the halfshaft. The inner joint must not be bent more than 18 degrees. The outer joint must
not be bent more than 45 degrees.
Do not damage the halfshaft oil seal.
NOTE:Plug the transaxle to prevent oil loss or dirt ingress.
For additional information, refer to: Health and Safety Precautions (100-00 General Information,
Description and Operation).
See - Transmission Fluids.
Using a suitable tire lever, remove the halfshaft.
z Discard the snap ring.
z Allow the oil to drain into a suitable container.
For additional information, refer to: Health and Safety Precautions (100-00 General Information,
Description and Operation).
See - Transmission Fluids.
Vehicles with manual transaxle
7. CAUTIONS:
Support the halfshaft. The inner joint must not be bent more than 18 degrees. The outer joint must not
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Installation
All vehicles
1. CAUTIONS:
Support the halfshaft. The inner joint must not be bent more than 18 degrees. The outer joint must
not be bent more than 45 degrees.
Do not damage the halfshaft oil seal.
Make sure the snap ring is correctly seated.
NOTE:Install a new snap ring.
Attach the left hand halfshaft to the transaxle.
2. CAUTION:Make sure the halfshaft is completely installed into the wheel hub.
Using the special tool, install the halfshaft.
4. CAUTION:Make sure that the heat shield is installed to prevent damage to the ball joint.
Install the heat shield.
5. CAUTION:The lower arm pinch bolt must be installed from the rear of the wheel knuckle.
Attach the lower arm ball joint to the wheel knuckle.
8. Tighten the strut and spring assembly top mount retaining nuts.
9. With the vehicle on a level surface, fill the transaxle with transmission fluid until the oil level is just below the
bottom of the filler hole.
Vehicles with automatic transaxle
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10. Check the transmission fluid level and top up with clean automatic transmission oil.
For additional information, refer to: Transmission Fluid Drain and Refill (307-01 Automatic
Transmission/Transaxle - Vehicles With: 4-Speed Automatic Transmission (AW81-40), General Procedures).
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