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@Littleant For any interested, only 2nd GEAR differs in ratio between 5R55W and 5R55S. imp

@peterk9 Non-metallic nuts are known to swell due to inclement ambient conditions, especially those of the largest variety securing locomotive wheels to their axles. imp

@Turdle Good that you mentioned this! I had completely forgotten Explorer had gone to FWD. Thanks! imp

@bhmayor 4 sensors are located 1 each at either end of the 2 Cat Converters, either side of the engine. Right Hand side is called "passenger" or "Bank 1"; LH is "Driver Side", or Bank 2. The sensors closest to the engine are numbered "1"; the ones beyond the Cats are "2". Therefore, sensor...

@NCcarguy I can understand the lack of power issue being unrelated to transmission: what the hell could it be, slipping, but not "detectable"? So, power production failure, by whatever cause. But vibration? From transmission? Not without something busted, real bad rotating assembly, etc. OR...

@plasticseng Personally, I began using Texaco Havoline way back in the '50s, always regarded it highly because it derived from Texas crude rather than Ohio. Texas was Naphthenic, distillate-bsed, Ohio Parafinnic, wax=based: know what wax is like? My brand-new Mustang 289 H.P. used NO havoline...

@wilpetty How did you notice that? Seen inside it? imp

@sleseman Locknuts can loosen up. If that's all that happened, worst is the band slipped a lot while shifting: nice smooth shifts! If it seems to be working normally, leave it alone. imp

@C420sailor How bad is it? Sound risky, or just annoying? I'd go in and check for something loose in the inlet air ductwork, outside or in, have seen thongs wiggling about making noise under no-load conditions. Possibility of front CV joint wear making noise when not transmitting hardly any...

@Larryjb His OP stated 2004: independent. I wouldn't take all the effort if I thought it were a solid axle, I've caught Makuloc in several mistakes, cleverly hidden, like a "bad" rear wheel speed sensor causing ridiculous non-related symptoms, but fixed them. Watch for B.S.

@marfar Low fluid is not detectable directly by the PCM (computer), only indirectly by incorrect shaft speeds or solenoid operation. Check that. Broken/damaged oil pump or drive ditto, no fluid pressure. Accessible only with removal of trans. Check idling eng. fluid pressure at side of...

@lynnboy021 First, depressing the 4X4 HIGH button does NOTHING with the t-case motor, which ONLY shifts t-case into and out of 4X4 LOW. 4X4 HIGH is a SWITCH which turns on an electronic clutch in the t-case. When 4X4 AUTO is depressed as in all normal driving, the clutch is controlled...

@DrHalfHand Acid from the battery finds it's way under the connections at the terminals, corrodes them (the posts and "grippers" around them), and can eat it's way up into the strands of individual wires quite a way back into the cables. This reduces both the cables' ability to carry heavy...

@blwnsmoke Not so simple, in reality, when one looks at all it's guts (assuming we're talking ABS Module). MUST HAVE VIN downloaded into it to extinguish ABS light. Functions with wrong VIN, however, light on constantly, which overshadows sight of added faults. imp

@AZMonte The Transmission Range Sensor is the KEY part calling for initial engagement of all gears: R, N, D, 3, 2, 1. It is simply a switch which turns the solenoids on and off which control the hydraulic fluid flow to the appropriate engagement parts. If it fails, becomes loose (held in place...

The moot point here overall is that regardless of presence of limited-slip diff gears or open gears, if ONE WHEEL in back, or front, or both, spins faster than the other, the difference in speeds is being made up by spinning differential gears, which are basically doing very little. imp

@James McCluskey Acceleration of engine speed car standing, or acceleration of car itself? Look first carefully for some loose part rattling underhood when accelerating engine up; save possibly tearing into it for nothing. Nothing found, consider chain guide theory: under load (acceleration)...

@michael loibl I feel for you guys! I'm no doubt much older, 77, but been around those "city blocks" as many thousands of times as you have, maybe more, voted, fretted, despised thieving politicians everywhere I've lived. Mostly, worked ass off, never had enough dough, light enjoyment like a...

@Trainmaster Born Chicago, 30 years there, married, sold family home owned by folks 34 years, cleared out, moved ourselves to S. Nevada. Then, best place I could imagine. Lived rurally, semi-rurally several states, had a far more interesting and involved life away from the big cities mostly...

@96eb96 Pretty unlikely, I think. Because AWD must have provision to be driven with freedom of rotational speed differences between front and rear wheels. Use of the typical 4X4 case with electronic clutch could provide 4X4 AUTO, but only yield RWD when clutch was OFF. Not suitable IMY for...

@michael loibl Start thinking about retiring where minimal noise and confusion exist. Human beings were not intended to live as you describe. Grew up in Chicago, not talking out of my ass. Many formerly rural states are now off the list: Colorado, California, Oregon, etc. due to ever-more...

@massacre Good idea except clearance between OD of male spline on axle and ID of inner shaft is too small to allow circlip to fit in between the two shafts. Deepening groove in inner axle will work, if necessary, but should not be. The factory can get them together, thus so should we (little...

@RangerX Presence of a keyway for key use purposes is redundant on a splined shaft. Possibly it's intent was to prevent pressure build up. imp

@C420sailor @rnfjr1992 How about pulling out both drive axles, disassembling the CV joints, leaving you with the inner and outer axle stubshafts, replace the two inner shafts, then use the outers to secure the bearings properly in the bearing retainers, tightening up those two big nuts? That...

@boominXplorer But, but.......We WANNA KNOW!!! imp

@J_C Please note that the aftermarket sensor connector lacks the orienting lugs of the original, which allows the one shown to plug into ETHER front or rear position (there are 2 sensors, NOT alike). The lugs were excluded to allow servicing of non-Ford vehicles with that same sensor. Below is...

@peterk9 "Neat things"........ Took me a LOOONG time to find this out, and it was by accident when scrounging around once under a Ford F-series 4X4 I noticed the front differential pinion gear was ON TOP of the pumpkin center section. IOW, the pumpkin was upside down! I already knew about...

@pcrussell50 If this video embeds, and you are adequately familiar with the Torsen, you will easily see that they are essentially the same. Eaton bought copyright rights, then built their own, possibly compromising some areas of strength (or maybe not!)

@pcrussell50 If this video embeds, and you are adequately familiar with the Torsen, you will easily see that they are essentially the same. Eaton bought copyright rights, then built their own, possibly compromising some areas of strength (or maybe not!)

@traveler The question I have is: does the AWD system have a 4X4 LOW position? Or, no brown wire at all? imp

@MrQ LUNCH TIME!! imp

@McFudden And there lies the problem, probably. The "Evaporative System" is an additional "reservoir" which "stores" fuel VAPOR, not liquid gasoline. It consists of a cannister filled with charcoal, usually mounted up front somewhere, but not always. It is connected by hollow tubing, metal and...

@J_C New holes is a good suggestion, and I've done it using 1997 F-150 wheels, which are very close to 5 on 5.5", (actually are 5 on 135mm), 5 on 5.5 are actually 5 on 139.7mm. The metrics, 5 on 135mm, have straight-through holes, with no taper; the lug nuts have a straight shoulder snug...

@974X4BLACKSPORT This is correct. The two axles are different makes and types. Not even the gears may be swapped. imp

@Floridaexplorer43 Bottom line is, if the holes ARE badly wallowed out, welding of any kind from the back will still allow bending of the studs to a degree, no matter how tight they are. So, failure by breaking off is a possibility. imp

@Abc12 4X4 LOW is engaged by the 4X4 drive motor, mounted on the transfer case. Generally, the 4X4 LOW light does not illuminate unless the motor has shifted the TC into LOW. Therefore, I would suspect the problem lies within the TC. imp

@peterk9 Communicates with the cellphone tower system. We live 2 miles from the time line separating Mountain Time from Pacific Time, which runs smack up and down the middle of the Colorado River. When we cross that river, our cells automatically change time by an hour! But only in winter...

@Floridaexplorer43 Of course, welding a stud in place means if you break that one, you use only the remaining 4, or throw away the hub. Those striated upraised portions on the shank of the stud hold it from falling out backwards when the wheel is removed, as well as keep the stud from turning...

@Drewmcg Think it comes back to me now: Ford wanted to eliminate the return line, and the first attempt was the deal described here, where fuel was returned to the tank from the location of the filter only. My '04 has no return line at all, and DOES have a new sensor, called the Fuel Pressure...