96EddieB
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- Joined
- March 7, 2005
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- City, State
- New Orleans, LA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '96 Eddie Bauer 2WD 4.0L
Still pretty new here, you guys really helped out when I was repairing our '96 Eddie Bauer to sell.
Well after that my Pops purchased an '03 XLT Explorer with ~28K miles on it, currently it is at 40K. He just called and said "after driving for 30 minutes, when I turn the wheel I get nasty pop pop and grinding sounds." My immediate thought is CV joints, but wanted to know if there's any common issue that could cause the same. How are the CV joints on the 02+ Explorers? Is it normal for them to go out after 40K miles? I know there's a common wheel bearing problem, but considering this only happens while turning I don't think that's it.
Unfortunately he's in DC and I'm in Louisiana, so I can't check it out for myself. However he is coming down here a couple week and I am going to (attempt to) repair it. I'd like to get an idea of what I'm getting into before he gets here.
If it IS the CV joints, how bad is the swap on the 02+ Explorers? I've done CV shafts on several small and mid-sized cars, and one SUV. Is there anything "special" I need to know regarding the Expo?
Thanks guys!
Well after that my Pops purchased an '03 XLT Explorer with ~28K miles on it, currently it is at 40K. He just called and said "after driving for 30 minutes, when I turn the wheel I get nasty pop pop and grinding sounds." My immediate thought is CV joints, but wanted to know if there's any common issue that could cause the same. How are the CV joints on the 02+ Explorers? Is it normal for them to go out after 40K miles? I know there's a common wheel bearing problem, but considering this only happens while turning I don't think that's it.
Unfortunately he's in DC and I'm in Louisiana, so I can't check it out for myself. However he is coming down here a couple week and I am going to (attempt to) repair it. I'd like to get an idea of what I'm getting into before he gets here.
If it IS the CV joints, how bad is the swap on the 02+ Explorers? I've done CV shafts on several small and mid-sized cars, and one SUV. Is there anything "special" I need to know regarding the Expo?
Thanks guys!