zogg
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- October 3, 2009
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- City, State
- Bethalto, IL
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1997 Explorer Sport
My 97 Sport has a whine in the rear end...ring and pinion I suspect.
I changed the rear end oil with Lucas Synthetic 85x140....the original fluid was actually gritty.
The new fluid did quiet it down some, but the whine is still there...
It seems like this is a common problem with the Explorer rear ends. Many folks seem to have the whining re-occur after changing rring and pinion gears or swapping entire rear end assemblies...
Question is, how long will it run with the whine??? seems like it should go for a long time without problems, except for the noise....
Any ideas or experience??? A neighbor with a whining f150 has been driving it for 5 years with the noise....ugh
Any and all information would be appreciated...thanks
I changed the rear end oil with Lucas Synthetic 85x140....the original fluid was actually gritty.
The new fluid did quiet it down some, but the whine is still there...
It seems like this is a common problem with the Explorer rear ends. Many folks seem to have the whining re-occur after changing rring and pinion gears or swapping entire rear end assemblies...
Question is, how long will it run with the whine??? seems like it should go for a long time without problems, except for the noise....
Any ideas or experience??? A neighbor with a whining f150 has been driving it for 5 years with the noise....ugh
Any and all information would be appreciated...thanks