Ford Mustang (1999-2004) Service Manual: Drive Pinion Flange and Drive Pinion Seal
Special Tool(s)
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2-Jaw Puller 205-D072 (D97L-4221-A) or equivalent |
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Holding Fixture, Drive Pinion Flange 205-126 (T78P-4851-A) |
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Installer, Drive Pinion Flange 205-002 (TOOL-4858-E) or equivalent |
Removal
1. Raise and support the vehicle.
2. Remove the rear wheel and tire assemblies.
3. CAUTION: Remove the rear brake calipers to prevent drag during the
drive pinion
bearing preload adjustment.
CAU ...
Other materials:
Axle Housing Casting Porosity (Holes in Casting) Repair
CAUTION: To keep the axle's sound characteristics, do not disassemble
the carrier.
NOTE: Casting porosity is a condition where occasionally gas bubbles will
form during the casting
process leaving small pockets in the metal that will cause the axle housing t ...
Starter Drive and Flywheel Ring Gear Inspection
1. Remove the starter motor. For additional information, refer to Starter
Motor-3.8L or Starter
Motor-4.6L in this section.
2. Check the wear patterns on the starter drive gear and the flywheel ring
gear . If the wear pattern
is normal, install the sta ...
Wiper Blade and Pivot Arm Adjustment
1. Cycle and park the windshield wipers.
2. Verify that the distance between the center of the RH windshield
wiper blade and the top edge
of the cowl top vent panel is within specification.
3. Verify that the distance between the center of the LH win ...



