If you need to have your vehicle towed, contact a professional towing service or, if you are a member of a roadside assistance program, your roadside assistance service provider.
We recommend the use of a wheel lift and dollies or flatbed equipment to tow your vehicle. Do not tow with a slingbelt. Ford Motor Company has not approved a slingbelt towing procedure. Vehicle damage may occur if towed incorrectly, or by any other means.
Ford Motor Company produces a towing manual for all authorized tow truck operators. Have your tow truck operator refer to this manual for proper hook-up and towing procedures for your vehicle.
It is acceptable to have your front-wheel drive vehicle towed from the front if using proper wheel lift equipment to raise the front wheels off the ground. When towing in this manner, the rear wheels can remain on the ground.
Front-wheel drive vehicles must have the front wheels placed on a tow dolly when towing your vehicle from the rear using wheel lift equipment.
This prevents damage to the transmission.
Towing an all-wheel drive vehicle requires that all wheels be off the ground, such as using a wheel lift and dollies or flatbed equipment. This prevents damage to the transmission, all-wheel drive system and vehicle.
Essential towing checks
Follow these guidelines for safe towing:
• Do not tow a trailer until you drive your vehicle at least 1000 miles
(1600 kilometers).
• Consult your local motor vehicle laws for towing a traile ...
Towing the vehicle on four wheels
Emergency Towing
If your vehicle becomes inoperable (without access to wheel dollies,
car-hauling trailer, or flatbed transport vehicle), it can be flat-towed
(all wheels on the ground, regardless ...
Other materials:
Rear Drive Halfshafts
SPECIFICATIONS
Torque Specifications
a Refer to the procedure in this section.
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
Rear Drive Halfshafts
The halfshafts consist of the following components:
Inner CV joints
Outer CV joints
Interconnecting shafts
The halfshafts are splined on the outboard stub s ...
Diagnosis and Testing
Wheels And Tires
Special Tool(s)
Inspection and Verification
WARNING:
Vehicle may have multiple drive wheels. Do not use engine to power the driveline
unless all drive wheels are elevated off the ground. Drive wheels in contact
with ground could cause unexpected vehicle movement. Failure to foll ...
Floor mats
WARNING: Always use floor mats that are designed to fit the
foot well of your vehicle, leaving the pedal area unobstructed,
and which can be firmly secured to retention posts so that they cannot
slip out of position and interfere with the pedals or impair safe
operation of your vehicle in othe ...
