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    Help/tips removing rear axle shafts.

    Dang, I meant axles, not driveshaft... Is there a way to edit a post title? So..... Latest of many issues, my rear differential is toast. Planning on a junkyard swap, but trying to remove the rear driveshafts, is not working. After 3 days (well, 2 hours a day for 3 days) I had my brother help...
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    Metal particles in diff fluid.

    Been about 20k miles since fluid was changed. I don't see any actual metal pieces, but I don't know if this amount of magnetic particles as normal. This is a neodymium magnet
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    Can I drive without rear drive shaft?

    So I think my rear pinion bearing is bad, there is play at the axle end up and down side to side when I grab the drive shaft and wiggle it.... #1, on these trucks can I remove the rear driveshaft put it in 4 x 4 high and drive slowly about 10 mi to a shop? #2 if yes, I realize that continuing...
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    Differential gurus, help? Squeaking and more..

    So driving yesterday I started hearing a sound like when your brakes are completely worn down and the metal of scraping on metal. I was quite a ways from home so just resign myself to replacing the rotor when I got home. The odd thing is now and then it would grab and put a drag on the engine...
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    Installing body lift. Any tips before I get started?

    So within the next month I am going to be putting a body lift on my explorer... Using this lift https://www.amazon.com/Performance-Accessories-883-Body-Ranger/dp/B0006PXY9S (already have it) and following this guide 4th gen body lift is installed!!!!!!! Anyone else done this that wants to...
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    Driving down the road, lost power and Traction control light flashes.

    Yesterday I am driving down he road at about 30-35 MPH when I notice each time I press on the gas harder I lose engine power and the TC light flashes. Let off the gas to just maintain speed and its fine, press harder to accelerate and it happens again. I was just driving about a mile to my...
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    Fuel gauge, empty on start up, slowly goes up, intermittent problem...

    I have owned my explorer for about 2.5 years at this point. Today was the third time its done this. I will get in and start it, to be greeted by a low fuel chime, it reads 0 miles to empty, and the gas gauge is pegged at empty. Only problem is I know I have plenty of fuel. So i start driving...
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    Body lift vs suspension lift...

    OK, so I am seriously considering a 3" body lift. I need some sort of lift to accommodate some 265/70/17 tires (32"). I already have the tires, so thats the only part thats set in stone, I bought them for my jeep, which I had to sell, ( had to sell one, and it made the most sense to keep the...
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    Doing wheel bearings, do I need a new axle nut? Also torque wrench?

    Well, the title pretty much says it. front diver wheel bearings went out, so I have new ones on order (timkin) but not sure if I need a new axle nut. On my jeeps its recommended to use a new nut any time you remove it, but this is my first ford... If yes, can anyone give me a link to exactly...
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    Rear door lock sounds like a motor running but doesnt work.

    This problem is actually on my dads 2010 explorer. So when they lock or unlock the doors, the rear passenger side door makes a motor running sound for a few seconds. Like, if I had to describe it, its like a normal lock sound, but its not connected to anything so just runs.... and the door...
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    A/C issue, driver side hot, passenger cold, dont have dual AC

    So this is weird to me. To start, I DONT have dual AC in my explorer, its all manual controls, but I do have rear air. So I get in on a hot day, and of course turn on the AC. The passenger side gets ice cold. The driver side remains the same temperature as outside.... Like, I can literally hold...
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    Key fob lock/unlock buttons reversed.....

    Hey all, here is a really weird one.... So I loaned my 2010 explorer xlt to my little brother, who went to the store and back, and when he returned, he tossed the keys across the room to me, but I wasnt able to catch them, they hit the floor and my key/keyfob popped apart. Its one where the key...
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    Intermittent misfire on one cylinder

    So this is something that has happened a few times in the past, but stopping and restarting the engine has always fixed it. Basically, I will start the engine, and the idle is a little rough, just enough that you can feel something is "off". If you put it in drive or reverse, the truck is...
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