OEM Ford Five Hundred Drive Shaft

Ford Five Hundred Drive Shaft Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Drive Shaft, Rear
  7F9Z-4R602-A
  Q: How to Service the Drive Shaft on Ford Five Hundred?

  A: Service the driveshaft by applying these procedures when your vehicle is in NEUTRAL position on a hoist. Start by taking off the flex pipe exhaust and then remove the exhaust support brace bolts followed by the brace before fastening brake bolts to 30 Nm (22 ft. lbs.) torque. The driveshaft requires proper indexing which should be performed to the rear axle pinion flange and to both the power take off (PTO) flange and center bearing bracket to avoid noise vibration or harshness issues. New driveshaft flange bolts should always be utilized for removal; afterward discard original bolts and tighten new flange bolts to 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.) through a cross pattern method. You should eliminate the center bearing bracket bolts and driveshaft however tighten fresh bolts to 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.) for the reinstallation step. During new driveshaft installation remove the center bearing bolts alongside the bracket and tighten the new bolts to 20 Nm using a cross pattern. To install the driveshaft conclude by hand-tightening bolts to PTO flange and rear axle pinion flange until security of the center bearing bracket bolts is maintained. The attainment of correct bolt torques at specified values completes the installation process.