JoshuaIngram
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- November 27, 2023
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- City, State
- Hurst, TX
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2002 Explorer
2002 V6 2WD
This car was passed along from my family for me to fix or drive or recommend getting rid of. It runs fine, has about 150k miles, and is going through what I consider to be typical explorer wear and tear.
It has been hard to control and bearings were grinding so I changed:
Sway links
Front bearing hubs
front control arms
front lower ball joints
rear knuckles
rear toe links
Now, when I drive it, it sways heavily and very dangerously from side to side. worse than before. TO be clear, this is a sway meaning front and back not staying in line and having to correct with steering wheel, not a rock left and right between top and bottom. I was going to take it in to get it aligned, as I figured I'd need to do, but wanted to watch the rear wheels to make sure nothing was crooked or wobbly. When I raised the back end and put it in gear, the left wheel, in both Reverse and Drive, was spinning at normal speed and the right wheel was spinning very slowly. I don't hear any grinding, I have checked that pads and E brake shoes aren't engaged, and now can only think it would be the CV axle.
Is there a way to check that? What am I missing? Has anyone experienced this?
Thanks for your help.
This car was passed along from my family for me to fix or drive or recommend getting rid of. It runs fine, has about 150k miles, and is going through what I consider to be typical explorer wear and tear.
It has been hard to control and bearings were grinding so I changed:
Sway links
Front bearing hubs
front control arms
front lower ball joints
rear knuckles
rear toe links
Now, when I drive it, it sways heavily and very dangerously from side to side. worse than before. TO be clear, this is a sway meaning front and back not staying in line and having to correct with steering wheel, not a rock left and right between top and bottom. I was going to take it in to get it aligned, as I figured I'd need to do, but wanted to watch the rear wheels to make sure nothing was crooked or wobbly. When I raised the back end and put it in gear, the left wheel, in both Reverse and Drive, was spinning at normal speed and the right wheel was spinning very slowly. I don't hear any grinding, I have checked that pads and E brake shoes aren't engaged, and now can only think it would be the CV axle.
Is there a way to check that? What am I missing? Has anyone experienced this?
Thanks for your help.