Econoline E550 V10-6.8L VIN S (2003)
CAUTION: Place a wood block between the pry bar and the differential housing to protect the machined surface from damage.
Using a pry bar and a wood block, remove the differential assembly from the differential housing.
7. Remove the bolts.
8. CAUTION: Do not damage the differential ring gear bolt hole threads. If removing the anti-lock speed sensor ring, discard it, and install a new
anti-lock speed sensor-ring during installation.
Insert a punch in the bolt holes, and drive off the differential ring gear and, if necessary, the anti-lock speed sensor ring.
9. If the differential ring gear backface 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 backface 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
bearing caps and the bolts.