n0c7
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- Edmonton, Alberta
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1993 Ford Explorer XLT
93 Explorer XLT, automatic hubs. Been reading as much 4x4 info as I could off of this forum for the last 4 days or so. Basically what started happening is this wicked clanking/chattering/buckling noise along with a winding spring sound, especially around corners, along with a few thumps. If you press 4x4 on, the noise goes away but if you continue to drive with the 4x4 button pressed on I'll get a nasty thump going around corners, scared the tranny is going to collapse.
I believe the culprit to be bad automatic hubs. I took them off last night and let them soak in ATF as there was a crap load of wheel bearing grease in all of the parts from the last packing job. Cleaned them up and noticed that the "teeth" on the hub, both the part that lifts off the tire and the part that it joins with inside the plastic spring cam are worn. Is this my culprit? Also, the nut that is the weird 1 5/16" size has a hairline crack in it - can these bind hard enough to crack that nut??
How can I rule out the other suspect - u joints?
It's scary to drive...
* correction - the nut I mentioned is alot bigger than 1 5/16, its the one that you need a special socket for or a screwdriver/hammer to remove.
I believe the culprit to be bad automatic hubs. I took them off last night and let them soak in ATF as there was a crap load of wheel bearing grease in all of the parts from the last packing job. Cleaned them up and noticed that the "teeth" on the hub, both the part that lifts off the tire and the part that it joins with inside the plastic spring cam are worn. Is this my culprit? Also, the nut that is the weird 1 5/16" size has a hairline crack in it - can these bind hard enough to crack that nut??
How can I rule out the other suspect - u joints?
It's scary to drive...
* correction - the nut I mentioned is alot bigger than 1 5/16, its the one that you need a special socket for or a screwdriver/hammer to remove.