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Removal & Installation all vehicles warning: F150 Cooling Fan do not run the engine while the protective components are removed. Failure to follow these instructions may result in personal injury. 1. Drain the cooling system. For additional information, refer to cooling system draining, filling & Bleeding . 2. Remove the air cleaner outlet pipe. . Supercharged vehicles 3. F150 Cooling Fan Remove the supercharger degas bottle. For additional information, refer to supercharger cooling . All vehicles 4. Remove the front air deflector (19e525). 1. Remove the pin-type retainers. 2. Remove the front air deflector. Fig. 44: removing front air deflector courtesy of ford motor co. 5. Remove the upper hose from the radiator. 1. Release the clamp. 2. Disconnect the hose. Fig. 45: removing upper hose from radiator courtesy of ford motor co. 6. Remove the degas bottle hose from the radiator (8005). 1. Release the hose clamp and slide it away from the end of the hose. 2. Slide the overflow hose off the radiator fitting.

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Issue there may be an intermittent loss of torque during or just after the 3-4 upshift or in 4th gear on some vehicles. Other gears and shifts are normal. The vehicle may lose power and have engine rpm increase. Normal operation may occur after: • the driver pushed the transmission control switch (tcs). • the driver moved the shift lever to manual 2nd. • the vehicle has coasted to the 4-3 downshift speed. This may be caused by a hydraulic condition in the transmission or an intermittent signal from one of the powertrain system sensors. Action refer to the following diagnostic procedure to determine the correct action for service. Diagnostic procedure obtain detailed information about the concern’s symptoms from the customer. Under what operating conditions does the concern happen? Is the transmission hot or cold? In what gear or gears does it happen? Does it happen most of the time, some of the time or hardly ever?

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A-pillar trim panel removal and installation note: fig. 6: removing assist handle bolt covers courtesy of ford motor co. 1. Remove the assist handle bolt covers. To remove, start at the handle side of cover and work outward. 2. Remove the assist handle bolts 3. Remove the a-pillar trim panel. 4. To install, reverse the removal procedure. B-pillar trim panel – regular cab removal and installation 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Remove the front door scuff plate. Remove the pin-type retainers from the rear trim panel. Remove the rear trim panel. Remove the b-pillar bolt cover. Remove

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Automatic locking hubs removal (bronco & f150) 1. Using torx bit (t-25), remove 5 bolts from cap assembly. Remove cap assembly. See fig. 5 . Do not drop spring, ball bearing, bearing race or spring retainer. 2. Remove rubber sealing ring and seal bridge retainer. Remove retainer ring by closing ends with needle nose pliers while pulling hub lock from wheel hub. 3. If wheel hub and spindle are to be removed, remove “c” washer from stub shaft groove. Remove splined spacer from axle shaft. Remove wheel bearing lock nuts and lock washer. Installation 1. Install splined spacer and “c” washer on axle shaft. See fig. 5 . Remove excessive grease from hub lock and splines. Align all splines, and install body assembly into wheel. Ensure large tangs line up with wheel bearing lock washer cutouts. Install lock ring. 2. Install seal bridge retainer with narrow end first. Install rubber sealing ring over hub lock. Install cap assembly, ensuring ball bearing, spring, race and retainer are in place. Tighten cap assembly bolts to 40- 50 inch lbs. (4.5-5.6 n.M) as follows: tighten one, skip one, tighten one, etc. Removal (explorer & ranger) 1. Raise and support vehicle. Remove front wheels. Remove retainer washers from lug nut studs and remove automatic locking hub assembly from spindle. See fig. 6 . Remove snap ring from end of spindle shaft. Remove axle shaft spacer. Being careful not to damage plastic moving cam or thrust spacers, pull cam assembly off wheel bearing adjusting nut, and remove 2 plastic thrust spacers from adjusting nut.

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Disassembly 1. Remove the differential case. For additional information, refer torear axle assembly — 9.75 inch in this section. 2. Note: the differential bearings need not be removed to overhaul the ford limited slip differential. If bearing removal is required, use the special tools for differential case bearings. Note: the anti-lock speed sensor ring cannot be reused once removed. Remove the differential pinion shaft lock bolt and remove the differential pinion shaft. • if required, remove the differential ring gear and anti-lock speed sensor ring. 3. Install the special tool in a suitable vise. 4. Install the differential case on the tool. 5. Note: apply a small amount of grease to the centering hole of the special tool. Install the special tool in the bottom side gear bore. 6. Install the nut in the upper differential side gear. Hold the nut in position while installing the hex screw. Tighten the hex-head screw until contact is made with the step plate.