MtExplorer Guy
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- 2003 Explorer XLS
Howdy guys,
2003 Explorer with a 2004 4.0 SOHC motor, motor has about 80,000 miles on it, when I start it up, sounds great, when it warms up, the front driver side chain rattle, I put a new tensioner is, figuring it was gone, the one I took out, I was not able to compress, it was all the way out and jammed, so I put a new one in, two weeks later, small rattle again, when warm, I just pulled the new one out and it was also jammed in the out position.
I just need confirmation, it seems as if the cassette is broken on the right hand side of the cassette that goes up to the drivers side cam, it would seem when you pull the tensioner, the cassette should move out to the hole the tensioner mounts in, am I right in my thinking?
Thanks for your help in advance.
2003 Explorer with a 2004 4.0 SOHC motor, motor has about 80,000 miles on it, when I start it up, sounds great, when it warms up, the front driver side chain rattle, I put a new tensioner is, figuring it was gone, the one I took out, I was not able to compress, it was all the way out and jammed, so I put a new one in, two weeks later, small rattle again, when warm, I just pulled the new one out and it was also jammed in the out position.
I just need confirmation, it seems as if the cassette is broken on the right hand side of the cassette that goes up to the drivers side cam, it would seem when you pull the tensioner, the cassette should move out to the hole the tensioner mounts in, am I right in my thinking?
Thanks for your help in advance.