2003 FORD MUSTANG Workshop Manual

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FORD MUSTANG 2003  Workshop Manual 14. Remove the shipping seal. 
15. Remove the OSS sensor tone wheel retaining ring. 
16. Using the special tools, remove the OSS sensor tone wheel. 
17. Remove the OSS sensor tone wheel check ball.  

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FORD MUSTANG 2003  Workshop Manual 18. Remove and discard the fifth gear synchronizer retaining ring. 
19. Using a 5/32-
inch drift and a hammer, remove and discard the pin from the fifth gear shift fork. 
20. Remove the fifth gear shi

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FORD MUSTANG 2003  Workshop Manual 22. Remove the fifth gear synchronizer blocking ring. 
�zInspect the blocking ring for wear or damage. Install new blocking rings as necessary. 
23. Remove the fifth gear synchronizer sleeve from the

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FORD MUSTANG 2003  Workshop Manual �z
Inspect the needle bearing for wear or damage. Install new bearings as necessary. 
26. Remove the check ball. 
27. Using a 5/32- inch drift and a hammer, drive out the split pin, then remove the th

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FORD MUSTANG 2003  Workshop Manual 29. Remove the main shift rail and the plastic spacer. 
30. Remove the bolts and the shift interlock plate. 
31. Using a magnet, remove the interlock pins. 
�zOne lock pin in the center rail, two betw

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FORD MUSTANG 2003  Workshop Manual 33.
 CAUTION: Do not remove all the bolts while in the horizontal position. 
Remove the bolts.  �zRotate the transmission to a horizontal position. Remove 12 bolts, leaving two opposing 
bolts in. Rot

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FORD MUSTANG 2003  Workshop Manual 36. Lift the mainshaft 13 mm (0.50 in) upward, tilt the countershaft outward and remove the 
countershaft. 
37. Remove the mainshaft and shift assembly.  Klj .  11 ba
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FORD MUSTANG 2003  Workshop Manual 38. Remove the input shaft. For input shaft disassembly, refer to 
Input Shaft and Bearing  in this 
section. 
39. Remove the shift rails and shift forks from the main shaft. For gearshift rail and fo