UNITIZED TRANSAXLE
Component Assembly
Page 16-26 2000 FE290 Gasoline Vehicle Maintenance and Service Supplement
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DIFFERENTIAL GEAR CASE ASSEMBLY
1. If the bearings (79) were removed, press new ones onto the differential gear carrier case (84) and car-
rier case cover (87) (Figure 16-5, Page 16-4). See following CAUTION.
2. Install differential gear (91) into carrier case (84) (Figure 16-5, Page 16-4) as shown (Figure 16-61,
Page 16-26).
3. Start the differential pin (88) into the carrier case by lightly tapping it in with a plastic or rubber hammer.
Before the pin enters the inside of the carrier case, position the thrust plate (85) and idler gear (89)
(Figure 16-5, Page 16-4) in the case and then continue tapping the pin through the thrust plate and
idler gear as shown (Figure 16-62, Page 16-26).
4. Position the other thrust plate (85) and idler gear (89) (Figure 16-5, Page 16-4) in the carrier case.
Then continue to drive the pin through them and the wall of the carrier case until the ends of the pin are
flush with the sides of the carrier case (Figure 16-63, Page 16-27).
5. Install the thrust plate (86) and differential gear (90) into the carrier case cover (87) (Figure 16-5,
Page 16-4) as shown (Figure 16-64, Page 16-27). Then, while holding the thrust plate and differential
gear in place, position the carrier case cover on the carrier case (Figure 16-64, Page 16-27).
6. Position the output ring gear (81) (Figure 16-5, Page 16-4) on the carrier case, visually aligning the
dowel hole in the carrier case with the dowel pin in the ring gear. Then, using a plastic or rubber mallet,
tap the ring gear into place on the dowel pin as shown (Figure 16-65, Page 16-27).
7. Apply Loctite 277 on the threads of the eight mounting bolts and install them through the ring gear, car-
rier case, and into the carrier case cover. Tighten the bolts to 18 ft-lb (24.4 N·m) in the sequence shown
(Figure 16-66, Page 16-27).
• APPLY PRESSURE AGAINST THE INNER RACE OF THE BEARING ONLY. APPLYING
PRESSURE ANYWHERE ELSE WILL DAMAGE THE BEARING.
Figure 16-61 Differential Gear
Figure 16-62 Idler Gear
CAUTION
DIFFERENTIAL
GEAR CARRIER
CASE
Insert differential
gear into differential
gear carrier case.
Position idler
gear and
thrust plate
in carrier
case ...
...then tap differential pin into carrier case,
through thrust plate and idler gear, then
continue to tap differential pin about
another inch past idler gear.