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OK, so I've been tearing this Explorer apart and putting it back together for a couple of months now, and I've seen some goofily bad design engineering on the way :rolleyes: but this has to take the biscuit. Please, someone tell me I am missing something obvious. I went to change the air...

Can anyone tell me where is the switch that actuates the parking brake (or e-brake, if you prefer) dash light on a 1999 Explorer? I just redid my parking brakes (along with just about everything else) on a vehicle and the light keeps coming on. I think it is a simple connection issue, since...

I'm trying to determine the most likely cause of an ABS light. I'll get the code diagnosed, but always like to go to the shop armed with information. Here's the situation: I just overhauled my 1999 Explorer XLT. I replaced all four calipers, rotors, rear bearings and seals, front hubs, ball...

I am working on my first Ford Explorer. It's keeping me busy... I just replaced the rear wheel bearings and seals and put it all back together. Before refilling the diff I gave the hubs a spin, expecting to hear a reassuring silence. Instead I heard a bumpy trundling sound, much like the sound...

The steel brake lines at the rear of my 99 XLT are rusty and I want to replace them. The seem to be attached at the axle on the left and right and above the central axle housing. Problem is, my clips seem to be all rusted to a blobby mass. Before I go tearing into that mess, can anyone tell me...

I'm replacing the front hubs on a 1999 XLT. I've read on this forum that there is a "hub grease shield" that goes behind the hub on the knuckle. My donor vehicle (also a 1999 XLT) didn't have any that I could see when I pulled the hubs and neither does the vehicle I am repairing. Is anyone...