Crown Victoria V8-4.6L VIN W (2000)
7. Remove the bolts.
8. CAUTION: Do not damage the differential ring gear bolt hole threads.
Insert a punch in the bolt holes, and drive off the differential ring gear.
9. If the differential ring gear back face runout measurement, taken at the beginning of this procedure, did not exceed the specification, proceed to the
appropriate procedure as necessary, Drive Pinion, Differential Case and Ring Gear-Conventional or Differential Case and Ring
Gear-Traction-Lok, or to Installation. If the differential ring gear back face runout measurement, taken at the beginning of this procedure,
exceeded the specification, the cause may be a warped differential ring gear, differential case/differential bearing damage. Proceed as follows to
verify the cause of the excessive runout.
10. Position the differential assembly, including the differential bearing cups and differential bearing shims, in the differential housing. Install the
differential bearing caps and the bolts.
11. Position the special tool.
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Rotate the differential case to verify that the differential bearings have seated correctly.
