Hi all could you tell me what this is on my 1989 E150 rear axle and whats it for.I have looked in my workshop manual and googled but no look.Its like a steel wheel bolted to a bracket just under the diff.Thank you

 

many automakers install such things in what appear to be random places, with the intent of preventing some strange vibration that may occur without it.

another possibility is that someone installed it as a jacking point so tire shops won't damage the diff cover when jacking from that point, as they might if they jack there without the extra component.

in any case, posting a pic would help us identify it

 

Hi this is the thing

 

Well, I've never seen one there, but it's probably the first thing I described in my post above. It does seem strange.

 

1980/89 Ford Light Truck Parts Catalog available on a CD from hipoparts.com

F19Z-4A263-A (replaced F1UZ-4A263-A, E99Z-4A263-A & E7UZ-4A263-A) .. Rear Axle Drive Line Vibration Damper ~ 1987/91 E150 4.9L/5.0L / 1989 Aerostar from 10/88 / 1990/97 Aerostar.

 

Thank you now i know what it is.Thank you Very much very greatfull. Could you also tell me does the 1989 e150 auto have any ECU s And can i fit a floor change gear stick on the auto box.I am not sure what gear box i have so i could google to see if someone sells a kit.

 

Does the shift indicator dial have an D with a circle around it? If so, it's an AOD (Automatic Overdrive), has 14 trans pan bolt holes.

Late model AOD's are electronically controlled, dunno if you can install a floor shifter. "Dog house" (engine cover) takes up most of the space where a shift lever could poke thru the floor.

 

Hi on the gear shift it says P R N d D 1 The same d has a white circle around it.But its a capital D and not a same d i just did that so you no which letter i mean.Thanks

 

What does 14 trans pan bolts mean is that the bolts that bolt the engine to the gearbox.What model gearbox will i have so i can look for a auto shifter

 

sounds like an AOD. p-r-n-(circled d)-d-1 - AKA 4-3-1 shifter. this is typical of a non-computer-controlled AOD, if i remember right.

as for the possibility of a floor shift, its possible in theory to have the shifter anywhere you want, even up on the roof, but you would have to make the right linkages to make that happen. step 1 is to measure the floor shifter you like and see where it would end up on the floor around the doghouse, and decide if thats something you want. then you just have to fabricate the linkage from there to the tranny

 

Transmission pan uses 14 bolts to attach it to case. And the 'O' was a typo (which I've corrected), I meant to type a D.