differential

i have an 02 explorer 'prior 3/4/02' . it has the bts tubular UCAs and 3 in suspension lift. i purchased the trak motive cv joints for front. they are for the "3/4/02" newr explorer. after inspection the 03/04/02 and up cvs are 2.5 in" shorter than the prior year, this entails me that the newer...

Would a Rear leaking Axle Seal cause the truck to have traction issues when going up my gravel driveway? I haven't check the diff fluid color or level yet.

Hey! ‘Tis the season. I have a 2004 Explorer XLT 4.0L. It’s an open differential currently, and I’ve been poking around to swap the rear end. Ive been thinking about lunchbox lockers but I’m not sure it’s the route I really want to go with. I heard that a rearend from the same year 4.6 with a...

Hey y’all. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Wanted to get thoughts on where to start looking for possible causes of recent carnage found in the rear diff of one of the big ones. This guy has the 5.5” Stupidlift with SuperRunner Steering, .456 gears and has ARB air lockers front and rear...

Hey guys, had this Explorer for about 10 years now. Its my only ride/work truck and I've done a lot of repairs to it. My vehicle is a 2005 Ford Explorer 4.0L v6 XLT I have a noise that sounds like its coming from the front. Now I just replaced 3 bearings in the front over the past 10 months...

Hello, have 2003 ford explorer. Working on the Front differential. Had found an pinion bearing had gone out in it. Got it all apart and working on putting back together. Does anyone have an service manual on this? Or what are the torque specs for the Bearing Caps and good starting point for the...

I have a 2000 explorer 2-door 4.0l ohv. i replace the diff fluid some years back just for maintance. well i have been noticing it looks wet & i can see little drips under the cover. i think it might be from when i jack the rear up i put the jack unger the diff and the jack head pushes up on the...

I have 2004 Explorer XLT with 3.55 gears. I have been looking all over this forum for the backlash and preload settings, but finding nothing. If any one can help with the specific specs, I would greatly appreciate it. I am replacing all the bearings, races and seals. Basically rebuilding the...

I have the 2008 Eddie Bauer with V8 4wd with just over 200k on it. I have a noise and vibration that gets worse the faster you go. I've had a mechanic look at it at least 3 times for it and has not found any wheel bearing bad, but this time he mentioned the front diff pinion bearing race might...

Ive got a 94 sport 4x4 with manual locking hubs and a rear locker. A few weeks ago, I got stuck in an epic mud hole and noticed the front wheels were not turning. It was suck so bad, I broke mounts on my suspension lift. This bracket has since been repaired. Since then, I’ve taken the...

Hello, Besides some other tranny work I'm about to do, I've developed an intermittent thumping. It started after driving on a smaller spare tire, now replaced. The thumping occurs at higher speeds, 40+) particularly while decelerating without breaking. once started it tends to stay on a while...

Alrighty, here's the lay down. I just replaced the front wheel bearings, but still nothing different about the squeaking. I suppose I should have been smarter about it, since it has just come to my attention that the noise is not supposed to happen when going over speed bumps too. Mechanic...

All right I just Installed a 2" lift, no problems. But when I jacked it back up the next day to change the tie rod ends I noticed that I had oil POURING out of my front differential. I used the jack points I've always used and had the jack stands in the same place. I'm trying to figure out A...

I received a few diagnoses that both my front and rear diffs are on their way out, my options are either to rebuild them, or replace them with used parts found at a yard. I don't have the funds to rebuild right now nor do I have the money to pay for labor. I'm pretty experienced with auto...

Hey guys - I'd much appreciate some help on an odd situation. I'm in the middle of a project to replace my 96's axle gears with some 4.10 axles. I've already replaced the rear, and was going to use a front differential I bought from a '98 (difference being that in '98, they didn't have the...

I have a 2000 explorer RWD with the 4.10 limited slip. My rear differential has near been service yet, 154k miles. I've seen ideas that it should be done at 150 and then every 30-60 afterwards... In my owners manual i read it has 75w140 synthetic gear oil that they say never needs serviced in...

Hi. I'm a newby here but 70 year old and have run into a stupid problem. I had the rear differential from my 2006 Mountaineer Premier (V8) with All wheel drive (AWD) and independent rear suspension rebuilt and then reinstralled it. The door says the rear axle code is 45, and I find tables that...

Ok. My issue is not new. I already searched around on the forum and found a few people discussing this but no posted updates or "SOLVED" threads. I have a 2006 AWD. I have a vibration on acceleration (in pedal/front end). If you let-off and step into it again it goes away. Note also.. I do...

Hello day 1 Recently I took a drive down a flat county road to have 4WD engage and disengage with out me pressing any of the 3 buttons for 4WD. I tried removing the 4x4 fuses just to have it engage again all itself. when this happen I called AAA. AAA drops it off at my dads house. I try to...

Hello everyone, I'm having all sorts of problems with my transfer case and drivetrain in general. My car is making a horrendous whining noise when it's under acceleration anywhere from 20mph and up. I replaced the front differential to find the noise was still there, I then replaced the trans...

Hi everyone, this is my first time posting to the forum but probably my 300th visit! I was hoping for drive guidance on the unique vacuum system that engages the front axles for 95-96 Explorers. I'm wanting to change the gearing in my '96 Sport. I'm not technical enough to re gear the diffs in...

So far I have called 4 dealerships with widely varying answers regarding fluids in my 2013 XSport. Maybe some of you can chime in (minus the pasive-aggressive "search is your friend" and "it's been covered in another thread" and "read your owners manual cover to cover, multiple times"). Let us...

hello all. i have been running into a few problems since lifting my 04 explorer. now just a quick list of what i have done/modified, btf upper arms and spacer lift, rancho quicklifts all around, 3 inch body lift, 1.25 inch wheel spacers and 285/75/17 bfg km2 tires now i have done my fair...

Today my Explorer (2012 Limited Edition) got stuck in some thick sand, and the front left (driver side) tire was complete stuck in the sand. But the other 3 wheels were not stuck as much while the read two wheel were on hard sand and seemed to have perfect traction as they were not slipping or...

Hey guys, first time poster here... Recently came into ownership of an '06 Explorer. Been having rear noise issues for awhile now, but it's steadily getting worse. I thought it may have been possible tire noise at first, as the treads that came with it were badly worn on the inside edges...