OEM 2000 Ford Crown Victoria Drive Shaft

2000 Ford Crown Victoria Drive Shaft Parts Q&A

• Q: How to Service and Repair the Drive Shaft on 2000 Ford Crown Victoria?

  A: Start drive/propeller shaft repair and servicing by lifting and supporting the vehicle. Put a paint mark between the driveshaft centering socket yoke and the pinion flange for indexing the driveshaft. First remove all bolts from the pinion flange integrating the driveshaft to the driveshaft before lowering and sliding backward the driveshaft along the transmission output shaft while marking its slip-yoke to the transmission output shaft with paint. Secure the extension housing through plugging to stop fluid drain. A necessary inspection must be performed on the extension housing seal prior to installation to determine if replacement is needed. Use Premium Long-Life Grease XG-1-C or -K matching Ford specification ESA-M1C75-B or an equivalent product to lubricate the slip-yoke spline before installing the driveshaft while ensuring the alignment of the transmission output shaft index with the driveshaft slip-yoke and the pinion flange with the driveshaft centering socket yoke. Install new driveshafts by positioning their factory-applied yellow paint marks on the back of the tube with the corresponding marks on the pinion flange. Using the reverse order of removal complete the installation process.