ExcursionMJ
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- November 30, 2012
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- 2000 Ford Excursion
Well guys, I have been putting off the inevitable. I believe the rear differential and transfer case on my 04 AWD Mountaineer are both bad. I have a bad whine in the back end that has been confirmed(by a couple good shops) to be bad bearings in the rear differential. The main problem I have is how can I verify for sure that the transfer case is bad with the rear differential being bad as well?
I'm willing to get the rear differential rebuilt and buy a new transfer case because I believe in the Mountaineers and Explorers more than most. I just want to verify that I need both. I don't want to be driving it around anymore without fixing all the issues it has. I just don't want to waste money buying a transfer case if just the rear differential is bad, but I don't know how to separate the two and make sure both are bad. The front differential just had the fluid replaced, and everything looked good according to the mechanic, so no issues there.
Also just to let everyone know, I changed the differential fluid in the rear differential too and added the Ford friction modifier about a month ago. So it has fresh fluid and the friction modifier. I was hoping that would take care of the rear, but it only got a little better and now it's back to being the same.
I'm willing to get the rear differential rebuilt and buy a new transfer case because I believe in the Mountaineers and Explorers more than most. I just want to verify that I need both. I don't want to be driving it around anymore without fixing all the issues it has. I just don't want to waste money buying a transfer case if just the rear differential is bad, but I don't know how to separate the two and make sure both are bad. The front differential just had the fluid replaced, and everything looked good according to the mechanic, so no issues there.
Also just to let everyone know, I changed the differential fluid in the rear differential too and added the Ford friction modifier about a month ago. So it has fresh fluid and the friction modifier. I was hoping that would take care of the rear, but it only got a little better and now it's back to being the same.