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    bad upper ball joint?

    almost all the time i'm getting a clunk when i make a corner or once in a while over a bump in road in the drivers front wheel and now the vehicle pulls to the left and the drivers tire is wearing more on the inside of tire (like a negative camber problem) but the problem is the ball joints have...
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    cv shaft or wheel hub assembly

    for a while when I make a sharp turn I would hear a clunk in the front end but never worried about it since both tie rod ends were replaced as well as the sway bar bushings and end links. but the past few days it seems that when I turn to line up and back in my parking spot at school there is a...
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    245/70R16 vs 255/70R16

    currently my 2001 2dr explorer is running the factory size 235/70r16 tires and in need to change them but I can get a 245/70 or a 255/70 for the same price, i know my speedo will be 1 or 2 mph off. but would running the 255/70 tires hurt my transmission at all with 150k on it without going to...
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    spark plug tube seal

    I notice one of spark plug seals appears to be leaking on my 4.0 sohc and was wondering how to change them do you just remove the plug and just pull the seal and put a new one in? i'm going the change the plug since i'm there anyway. I also added a picture of the leak around the spark plug.
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    front timing tensioner

    since it has finally warmed up enough its finally time to do the front timing tensioner and came across one on amazon by ford but i'm not sure if its the right part number. I would really appreciate if someone can tell me if this would fit on a 2001 sport 4.0 sohc. The number is Ford...
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    coil pack prefrence

    after testing the the resistance in my coil pack today, I found out it needs to be replaced but i was wondering which of the three brands are more preferred BWD, Accel, or Motorcraft.
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    cv shaft leak

    I was checking my u-joints when i notice the passenger side cv joint looked like it was leaking but it seems that the cv shaft is covered with grease instead of gear oil. also it seems that the gap between the axle tube and the cv shaft seems too big or is that gap normal. I also took a picture...
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    Exhaust question

    Im currently running a thrush welded muffler and was thinking about getting a new muffler that's a little louder than i got and i was wondering if a flowmaster 40 sounds the same as my current muffler i have on or is it louder.
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    high millage oil question

    i was thinking of switching from Valvoline max-life synthetic to just normal Valvoline synthetic motor oil but would doing this cause the seals to leak due to the swelling of the seals also it doesn't leak now or before i did switch it to the high mileage oil.
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    01 sport overdrive

    this is my first time posting on this form but for the past year i have been looking for a overdrive switch for my 2001 sport but every auto store i go the one they have doesn't look like mine where my looks like this can anyone tell me if the other style would work or where i can get one that works
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