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No....I've finally decided that i'm going to take it in this week and give someone else a shot at it. I've exhausted just about every idea I can think of. You're not the only one....it's driving me nuts also.

I'm still trying to track down my noise....and it's the same one you guys have. A grinding noise from under my feet...it gets louder when I turn right of left...but right is louder than left. I've replaced both front wheel bearings, front CV chafts, front rotors/pads, front driveshaft, all...

That's why I'm asking you guys :D Thanks for the info

When you swaped in the 303 cam......did you have to have your computer reprogrammed? Did you have to change to a higher stall converter? How's the idle? Thanks By the way.....I used to live in Chico a few years ago. Nice place!

Nobody on here has rebuilt their 5.0 motor? Nobody has any info on mods?

This morning on my way to work, I noticed that it didn't matter if I had the temp control on heat, or cool......it blows out HOT! Is rotary switch bad, or it there some kind of resistor box that went bad? Any info would be great. It's a 1997 Mercury Mountaineer. Thanks

I've got a 97' Mountaineer with a 5.0 V8 and AWD. It's got about 142,000 miles on it, and the motor is starting to burn quite a bit of oil. I've rebuild several small and big block chevy motors, but I've never messed with any ford motors....and never messed with fuel injected motors. I...

I have replaced both front CV joints on the front of my truck and it didn't help . I've replaced everything I can think of except the lower ball joints. I'l doing that next week.

I was wondering if some of you guys could give me some info on lower ball joints. How do you know when the lower ball-joints need replaceing? Any kinds of vibrations or sounds that would indicate bad lower ball-joints? How many miles should you be able to get on your truck before you have to...

I did all the work myself, so I'm sure the work was done right. The only thing that I had done by a shop was rebuilding the front diff. I've had the left and right side of the front apart several times, and everything has been put back together correctly. I've looked at both rotors and I...

Both Hub bearing assemblys and CV Shafts are brand new. Everything up front seems tight. The only thing that I haven't replaced is the lower ball joints, but I don't think they would be causing this problem.

I need to replace the lower from ball joints on my Mountaineer. Can someone give me a quick summary of how to go about this and what special tools I will need. Will I need to remove the lower A-arms?? Do the balljoints press out? Any help would be great. Thanks

I've got a 97' Mountaineer (AWD w/5.0 v8) w/ 135,000 miles on it. I've got a horrible grinding noise coming from the front of my truck which feels like it's coming from the drivers side. I can feel it through the floor at speeds around 20 mpg (only if I'm turning). I've replaced about every...

I want to test the EPC solenoid and the other shift solinoids in my tranny on my 97' Mountaineer. I'm pretty sure it's got the 5R55E transmission in it. Are the solenoids all 12v DC? Can I just give them power and listen for a "click" to know if they are working or not? Thanks

Well the problem is that even after I removed the B&M shiftplus.....it still shifts hard as hell. So hard that it feels like it's going to break something.

What does the EPC soleniod actually do? I tried unhooking the battery for a few hours...but that didn't help. The 1st to 2nd shift is extremely hard....all the rest are pretty soft. Could it be anything else besides the EPC soleniod? Thanks

My transfer case is actually father back. It's right under where the passengers feet would be in the back seat. I don't think it's coming from there. I had the truck up on jackstands and with all 4 tires turning, I didn't hear any noises coming from the T-case....it was more towards the front...

I might give that a try and see what happens. As far as switching into 4-lo.....you can't. :D

Yes, I removed the front driveshaft and dove it around.....the noise was still there. It has to be a rotating part of some kind......they only thing left that I haven't replaces are the half shafts with the CV joints coming out of the diff. Is there any way to get some lube inside the CV...

There is no switch, or any way to switch from 4-Hi to Auto. It's full time AWD, there is no swich that controlls any part of the transfer case. I've never seen any Mountaineers that have that option....maybe the Explorers are different?? Yes, I pulled the front driveshaft out and it didn't...

My Mountaineer is AWD (all wheel drive). You can't switch between 2 and 4 wheel drive. I did all of the repairs myself, so I know the parts were put in right. The noise is coming from the drivers side.....almost like it's right under my feet. Could a bad CV joint on one of the halfshaft be...

I only had to remove the passenger side CV shaft to get the diff out. I rotated it by hand and it felt smooth. It slid in and out without any binding. I did not pull out the drivers side (where the noise is coming from) CV shaft.....so maybe that's my problem. It shouldn't be to hard to...

I've got a 97' AWD Mountaineer. For the last few months I've been trying to track down a low pitched griding noise coming from the front of the truck. So far, this is what I've replaced (and wasted lots of money on). 1. New wheels bearing hubs $450 2. New front driveshaft $200 3...

Well I got the diff all rebuilt, and installed. Well now I'm pi$$ed! :mad: The grinding "bad bearing" noise is still there after install the fresh differential. What in the world could be making that noise? So far, this is what I've replaced (and wasted lots of money on). 1. New...

Well now I'm pi$$ed! :mad: The grinding "bad bearing" noise is still there after install the fresh differential. What in the world could be making that noise? So far, this is what I've replaced (and wasted lots of money on). 1. New wheels bearing hubs $450 2. New front driveshaft...