OEM 2001 Lincoln Navigator Drive Shaft

2001 Lincoln Navigator Drive Shaft Parts Q&A

• Q: What Precautions Should Be Taken Before Removing and Installing the Rear Drive Shaft on 2001 Lincoln Navigator?

  A: Start the rear driveshaft installation and removal only when you turn off the air suspension switch found in the rear jack storage area because unexpected air spring alterations from electrical power could shift the vehicle during operations which poses risk of personal injury. Place the vehicle in neutral gear and raise its supported position for drive shaft indexing at all necessary points including the flange yoke, pinion flange and driveshaft, extension housing. The four bolts must be removed one by one while taking precautionary measures that avoid using hammers on the driveshaft and its components to extract the yoke from the flange. A suitable removable tool should be used at the designated space instead. Pull down the driveshaft before removing it from the output while applying an extension housing plug to block fluid leakage. The driveshaft installation requires new bolts or users must apply Threadlock and Sealer EOAZ-19554-AA or equivalent material per Ford specification WSK-M2G351-A5 to existing bolt threads. The driveshaft flange yoke needs to be perfectly aligned to the pinion flange pilot while you tighten the bolts using a cross-pattern approach. The installation process ends with backward execution of removal steps.