Rear Drive Axle/Differential - Ford 9.75-Inch Ring Gear

Differential Housing Cover

Material:

Removal
1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.





2. Remove the differential housing cover.
1 Remove the 12 bolts, and drain the lubricant from the rear axle housing.
2 Remove the differential housing cover.

Installation

1. CAUTION: Make sure the machined surfaces on both the rear axle housing and the differential housing cover are clean and free of oil before applying the new silicone sealant. The inside of the rear axle must be covered when cleaning the machined surface to prevent contamination.

Clean the gasket mating surface of the rear axle and the differential housing cover.





2. Apply a new, continuous bead of sealant to the differential housing cover.





3. NOTE: The differential housing cover must be installed within 15 minutes of application of the silicone, or the sealing surface must be recleaned and new sealant applied. If possible, allow 1 hour before filling with lubricant to make sure the silicone sealant has correctly cured.

Install the differential housing cover and tighten the bolts.
^ Tighten to 45 Nm (33 ft. lbs.).





4. CAUTION: For Traction-Lok axles, first fill the rear axle with 118 ml (4 ounces) of specified additive friction modifier.

NOTE: Refill capacities are determined by filling the rear axle with the specified lubricant to the specified level below the bottom of the filler hole.

Fill the rear axle with the specified rear axle lubricant and install the filler plug.