Vortech Ford SVT Contour/Mercury 2.5L V6 Cougar User Manual

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P/N: 4FS020-010

11JAN02 V2.0

(Cougar (4FS V2.0))

11. MAIN BRACKET ASSEMBLY

A. Replace the lowermost nut securing the factory

power steering pump mounting plate with the
supplied 1.735” long threaded hex spacer. (See
Fig. 11-a.)

B. Remove the four timing cover bolts shown and

install the two supplied studs in the centermost
holes. (See

Fig. 11-a.)

C. Remove the blue plastic cap from the drain fitting

at the supercharger. Attach the supercharger to
the mounting plate using the supplied 5/16-18 x
1.75 bolts, and 5/16” washers. (See

Fig. 11-b.)

D. Slide the supplied 1/2” oil drain hose onto the

supercharger drain fitting and secure with a #8
hose clamp.

Remove the five bolts indicated in

Fig. 11-c,

which secure the transmission to the bellhousing.
Remove the plastic speed pickup to gain access
to the rear-most bolt.

Remove the stock support bracket connecting

the two aluminum A/C lines together near the
A/C compressor. The A/C line may require slight
bending for proper bracket fit in the next step.

G. Attach the supplied bearing plate to the engine

front cover (see

Fig. 11-d). Attach the two 1.490”

long threaded hex spacers onto the two studs
previously installed and thread the one M8 x 55
bolt with washer through the bearing plate and
into the front cover in the top position. Do not
tighten the bolt or spacers.

H. Lower the driveshaft and housing assembly into

position. Ensure that the bearing plate previously
installed is correctly positioned over it’s mount-
ing studs.

Secure the aluminum bearing housing located

on the driveshaft housing assembly to the bear-
ing plate previously mounted to the front cover.
Thread four 5/16-18 x 3/4 bolts (

without any

washers) through the plate and into the housing.
Do not tighten.

Lower the supercharger/mounting plate assem-

bly into position. Join the supercharger and
driveshaft housing together using the three 5/16-
18 x 3/4 hex head bolts and one 5/16”-18 x .75
buttonhead bolt with the 5/16” washers supplied.
(Install the buttonhead bolt in the position closest
to the fans.) Apply “moly” lube or anti-sieze to the
supercharger shaft splines before sliding them
together. It may be necessary to turn the pulley
on the extended drive assembly by hand to align
the splines of the coupling.

Do not force pieces

together. Tighten the four 5/16 bolts.

Fig. 11-a

Fig. 11-b

REMOVE FACTORY NUT. INSTALL 1.735 HEX SPACER

INSTALL SUPPLIED STUDS AND TIGHTEN