Aerostar 2WD V6-245 4.0L (1990)
NOTE: When installing 1st/2nd clutch hub and sleeve, ensure smaller width of sleeve is facing front side of 2nd gear.
3. Press components onto shaft, using tools bearing replacer No. T53T-4621-B and bearing plate T75L-1165-B or equivalent and a suitable press.
4. Ensure center bearing race is installed into transmission case, then install center bearing onto output shaft.
5. Position output shaft with short side of shaft facing upward on a suitable press, then install 3rd gear needle bearing, 3rd gear, and 3rd gear
synchronizer ring.
6. Install 3rd/4th clutch hub and sleeve as follows:
a. Mate clutch hub synchronizer key groove with reference mark on clutch hub sleeve.
b. Ensure mark is facing rearward.
Installing 3rd/4th Clutch Hub
c. Install longer flange on clutch hub sleeve toward 3rd gear. Front and rear sides of clutch are similar except for reference mark on one side.
7. Install in order, spacer, needle bearing with rollers upward, retaining ring, then the pilot roller bearing.
8. Install original retaining ring.
Measuring Clutch Hub.
9. Check clutch hub endplay, using a suitable feeler gauge.
