Ford Explorer Quiz
Chassis

Specifications

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General Information — 41Chassis — 173Powertrain — 250Electrical — 303Body and Paint — 331
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Capacities


Item RDU equipped with 8.1-inch ring gear RDU equipped with 8.8-inch ring gear
Material: Motorcraft® SAE 75W-85 Premium Synthetic Hypoid Gear Lubricant / XY-75W85-QL (WSS-M2C942-A) 1.6 L (to bottom of fill hole) 1.8 L (to bottom of fill hole)
Material: Motorcraft® Premium Long-Life Grease / XG-1-E1 (ESA-M1C75-B) – –
Material: Motorcraft® silicone gasket and sealant / TA-30 (ALL-M4G323-A4) - –
Material: Motorcraft® Ultra Silicone Sealant / TA-29 (ASC-M4G323-A8) - -

Key Specifications


Item Specification
Ring Gear Backlash 0.127–0.229 mm (0.005–0.009 in)

Rear Axle Backlash Shim Adjustment Table


Backlash Change Required Thickness Change Required
mm In mm In
0,025 0,001 0,050 0,002
0,050 0,002 0,050 0,002
0,076 0,003 0,101 0,004
0,101 0,004 0,152 0,006
0,127 0,005 0,152 0,006
0,152 0,006 0,203 0,008
0,177 0,007 0,254 0,010
0,203 0,008 0,254 0,010
0,228 0,009 0,304 0,012
0,254 0,010 0,355 0,014
0,279 0,011 0,355 0,014
0,304 0,012 0,406 0,016
0,330 0,013 0,457 0,018
0,335 0,014 0,457 0,018
0,381 0,015 0,508 0,020

4067 Differential Shim Size Table


Stripe and Color Code Size A
mm Inch
2 - CHARCOAL 7,7978-7,8105 0,3070-0,3075
1 - CHARCOAL 7,7470-7,7597 0,3050-0,3055
5 - BLUE 7,6962-7,7089 0,3030-0,3035
4 - BLUE 7.6454-7.6581 0,3010-0,3015
3 - BLUE 7.5946-7.6073 0,2990-0,2995
2 - BLUE 7,5458-7,5565 0,2970-0,2975
5 - PINK 7.4422-7.4549 0,2930-0,2935
4 - PINK 7.3914-7.4041 0,2910-0,2915
3 - PINK 7.3406-7.3533 0,2890-0,2895
2 - PINK 7.2898-7.3025 0,2870-0,2875
1 - PINK 7.2390-7.2517 0,2850-0,2855
5 - GREEN 7.1882-7.2009 0,2830-0,2835
4 - GREEN 7.1374-7.1501 0,2810-0,2815
3 - GREEN 7.0866-7.0993 0,2790-0,2795
2 - GREEN 7.0358-7.0485 0,2770-0,2775
1 - GREEN 6.9850-7.0485 0,2750-0,2755
5 - YELLOW 6,9342-6,9469 0,2730-0,2735
4 - YELLOW 6,8834-6,8961 0,2710-0,2715
3 - YELLOW 6,8326-6,8453 0,2690-0,2695
2 - YELLOW 6,7818-6,7945 0,2670-0,2675
1 - YELLOW 6.7310-6.7437 0,2650-0,2655
5 - TAN 6.6802-6.6929 0,2630-0,2635
4 - TAN 6.6294-6.6421 0,2610-0,2615
3 - TAN 6,5786-6,5913 0,2590-0,2595
2 - TAN 6.5278-6.5405 0,2570-0,2575
1 - TAN 6.4770-6.4897 0,2550-0,2555
5 - ORANGE 6.4262-6.4389 0,2530-0,2535
4 - ORANGE 6.3754-6.3881 0,2510-0,2515
3 - ORANGE 6.3246-6.3373 0,2490-0,2495
2 - ORANGE 6.2738-6.2865 0,2470-0,2475
1 - ORANGE 6.2223-6.2357 0,2450-0,2455
2 - RED 6.1722-6.1849 0,2430-0,2435
1 - RED 6.1214-6.1341 0,2410-0,2415

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