2010Eddie
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- February 16, 2013
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- City, State
- Monroe, NJ
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2010 Explorer
Taking my 2010 to the dealer next week. Truck is a V8 and I tow a 5,000lb trailer about 2K miles per year. It's at 60K and front driver's wheel has been getting loud the last couple weeks - suspect it's the wheel bearing. (I still have a few months of extended warranty left thankfully). Do the bearings/hubs have to be changed in pairs like brake calipers or rotors or OK if they just do 1? Does the front end need to be aligned after changing the hub/bearing?
While its there I figure I'll have some of the fluids changed. Transfer case is supposed to be done at 60K - they want $120 to do it. Looks easy to get to - might do it myself and save a few bucks. My question is, how do you drain it? I was under there and only saw the one plug (looks like a 3/8 ratchet goes in it). Do you have to siphon pump the fluid out? Or is there a 2nd plug on it that I didn't see? Do you fill it until it's just about up to the hole, or keep putting the fluid in until it starts coming out? Is truck supposed to be perfectly level when you fill it, or just "close enough"?
Trans fluid - I know this is an age old debate - Was going to have the fluid exchanged (dealer said they do the reverse flush and don't change the filter). Should I insist they drop the pan and change the filter this time? Or wait until maybe 90K for the filter change? Never did the fluid on this truck yet. Has anyone personally had bad results with the reverse flush on this 6 speed trans? If so, did it show up right away or months down the road? I keep reading that it can potentially dislodge some debris, but I figure if anything catastrophic happens, my warranty is still good until the end of the summer!
Coolant - Book says 100K I think. Any need to do this sooner due to age (6.5years old now)?
Last question - This is the first 4WD I've owned. I've done lots of front brake jobs before on 2wd cars. Is there anything different in regards to removing the front rotors? (You don't have to take off the big hub nut in the center or anything to get the rotor off, right?) Figure I'll be doing brakes soon - 60K on the originals.
While its there I figure I'll have some of the fluids changed. Transfer case is supposed to be done at 60K - they want $120 to do it. Looks easy to get to - might do it myself and save a few bucks. My question is, how do you drain it? I was under there and only saw the one plug (looks like a 3/8 ratchet goes in it). Do you have to siphon pump the fluid out? Or is there a 2nd plug on it that I didn't see? Do you fill it until it's just about up to the hole, or keep putting the fluid in until it starts coming out? Is truck supposed to be perfectly level when you fill it, or just "close enough"?
Trans fluid - I know this is an age old debate - Was going to have the fluid exchanged (dealer said they do the reverse flush and don't change the filter). Should I insist they drop the pan and change the filter this time? Or wait until maybe 90K for the filter change? Never did the fluid on this truck yet. Has anyone personally had bad results with the reverse flush on this 6 speed trans? If so, did it show up right away or months down the road? I keep reading that it can potentially dislodge some debris, but I figure if anything catastrophic happens, my warranty is still good until the end of the summer!
Coolant - Book says 100K I think. Any need to do this sooner due to age (6.5years old now)?
Last question - This is the first 4WD I've owned. I've done lots of front brake jobs before on 2wd cars. Is there anything different in regards to removing the front rotors? (You don't have to take off the big hub nut in the center or anything to get the rotor off, right?) Figure I'll be doing brakes soon - 60K on the originals.