eddiev8NZ
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2005 Explorer Eddie Bauer
Hi all
I've been trying to track down this issue with my 2005 Explorer. Its hard to explain but it kind of shudders through the whole car when I hit multiple bumps in the road. Seems to handle single bumps ok, reasonably smooth.
Anyway, I replaced all 4 struts, which made the problem much more pronounced. I have reverted back to the old struts.
All the other joints and bushes seem ok, but when I was under there I looked at the body mounts, and they seem a little worse for wear. Does anyone know if body mounts effect the ride in the cabin over bumps, and if they would lose their effectiveness when they start looking like this? I am not sure if this is cosmetic, or indicative of failure throughout the mount. Should I poke it with something? How soft should they be?
Any thoughts would be much appreciated
Thanks guys
I've been trying to track down this issue with my 2005 Explorer. Its hard to explain but it kind of shudders through the whole car when I hit multiple bumps in the road. Seems to handle single bumps ok, reasonably smooth.
Anyway, I replaced all 4 struts, which made the problem much more pronounced. I have reverted back to the old struts.
All the other joints and bushes seem ok, but when I was under there I looked at the body mounts, and they seem a little worse for wear. Does anyone know if body mounts effect the ride in the cabin over bumps, and if they would lose their effectiveness when they start looking like this? I am not sure if this is cosmetic, or indicative of failure throughout the mount. Should I poke it with something? How soft should they be?
Any thoughts would be much appreciated
Thanks guys