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Item 94: Input Shaft Assembly Note

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer and 2004 Ford Explorer. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
    CAUTION: The splines of the input shaft are not the same length on both ends. The shaft end with the shorter splines goes into the fluid pump.
    Fig 1: Installing Input Shaft
    G03182340Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  1. Install the input shaft.