Ford Explorer: Rear Drive Axle/Differential / Specifications

Ford Explorer 2020-2024 Service Manual / Chassis / Driveline / Rear Drive Axle/Differential / Specifications


  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) 1.59L (3.35 pt) (to the bottom of the filler hole) 1.77L (3.74 pt) (to the bottom of the filler hole)
  Material: Motorcraft® Premium Long-Life Grease / XG-1-E1 (ESA-M1C75-B)
  Material: Motorcraft® Silicone Gasket and Sealant / TA-30 (WSE-M4G323-A4) -
  Material: Motorcraft® Ultra Silicone Sealant / TA-29 (WSS-M4G323-A8) - -

  General 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

  Differential Shim Size Chart 4067


Stripes and Color Code Dimension A
mm Inch
2 - C-COAL 7.7978-7.8105 0.3070-0.3075
1 - C-COAL 7.7470-7.7597 0.3050-0.3055
5 - BLU 7.6962-7.7089 0.3030-0.3035
4 - BLU 7.6454-7.6581 0.3010-0.3015
3 - BLU 7.5946-7.6073 0.2990-0.2995
2 - BLU 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 - GRN 7.1882-7.2009 0.2830-0.2835
4 - GRN 7.1374-7.1501 0.2810-0.2815
3 - GRN 7.0866-7.0993 0.2790-0.2795
2 - GRN 7.0358-7.0485 0.2770-0.2775
1 - GRN 6.9850-7.0485 0.2750-0.2755
5 - WH 6.9342-6.9469 0.2730-0.2735
4 - WH 6.8834-6.8961 0.2710-0.2715
3 - WH 6.8326-6.8453 0.2690-0.2695
2 - WH 6.7818-6.7945 0.2670-0.2675
1 - WH 6.7310-6.7437 0.2650-0.2655
5 - YEL 6.6802-6.6929 0.2630-0.2635
4 - YEL 6.6294-6.6421 0.2610-0.2615
3 - YEL 6.5786-6.5913 0.2590-0.2595
2 - YEL 6.5278-6.5405 0.2570-0.2575
1 - YEL 6.4770-6.4897 0.2550-0.2555
5 - ORNG 6.4262-6.4389 0.2530-0.2535
4 - ORNG 6.3754-6.3881 0.2510-0.2515
3 - ORNG 6.3246-6.3373 0.2490-0.2495
2 - ORNG 6.2738-6.2865 0.2470-0.2475
1 - ORNG 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

    Rear Drive Axle/Differential

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