Reinstall the driveshaft in the vehicle by reversing Step 2. Remove the drain pain from under the vehicle. Raise the rear of the vehicle and slide the jack stands out from underneath. Lower the vehicle and remove the wheel chocks.
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Instructions
1. Compass rotate chocks on both sides of the front tires. Up thrust the rear of your vehicle with a floor jack. Slide jack stands under each side of the axle housing near the shock absorber mounting brackets. Lower the floor jack so that the vehicle rests on the jack stands and the rear wheels are off the ground.
2. Crawl under the vehicle at the rear. Place a drain pan under the front end of the driveshaft where it attaches to the transmission. Locate the U-bolt that secures the rear of the driveshaft to the rear axle yoke. Remove the two nuts from the U-bolt with a socket and 3/8-inch drive ratchet wrench. Slide the U-bolt out of its mounting holes and set it aside. Lower the rear of the driveshaft and slide it out of the transmission tailshaft and towards the rear of the vehicle. Remove the driveshaft from under the vehicle and place it on a work bench. A minimal amount of transmission fluid may leak from the transmission tailshaft when the driveshaft is removed.
3. Locate the U-joints which are pressed into the yokes at each end of the driveshaft. Remove the snap rings from the caps on the U-joints with a pair of snap ring pliers. Support one end of the driveshaft by placing a large socket underneath one of the U-joints. Make sure the socket rests on the lip of the driveshaft yoke but is large enough so that when the U-joint is driven through the yoke, it will not come into contact with the socket.
4. Place a punch or a ½-inch socket extension onto the U-joint cap opposite the socket in Step 3. Hold the punch or extension in place. Hit the top of the punch or extension with a hammer until the U-joint is driven from the yoke. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for the U-joint at the opposite end of the driveshaft. Discard the old U-joints.
5. Place a new U-joint into position in the yoke of the driveshaft. Tap it into place with a hammer until it is fully seated. Install new snap rings (included with the U-joints) into the grooves in the yoke over each U-joint cap with snap ring pliers. Repeat this step to install the U-joint at the opposite end of the driveshaft.
6.Alternate the U-joints in your rear wheel-drive Ford.A driveline U-joint is a Supple connector that attaches the tubular driveshaft to both the transmission and the rear axle on rear wheel-driven vehicles. The U-joint allows for the rotation of the driveshaft to competency the rear wheels, very as allowing for the up and down process of the rear axle when negotiating bumps.
