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My 1996 Explorer (~105K, 4 liter) is making a noise which I thought at first was the power steering pump. However, after putting it up on jacks and listening a bit closer, the noise is apparently coming from the automatic transmission. The transmission shifts well and has no symptoms other...

I was able to separate the knuckle from the upper ball joint. It took about twenty minutes or so, using a light hammer with a penetrating lubricant. However, I damaged the ball joint boot to the extent that the metal ring is loose and there is a small hole in the rubber, near the ring (as my...

Thanks for the information. The Haynes manual says to remove the lower control arm ball joint nut (but the instructions are for 1995 through 2000 Explorers, plus a couple of other vehicle types thrown in). Sounds like it isn't applicable to a 1996 Explorer. I'll go ahead a try what was...

My 1996 Eddie Bauer has been making a whining/roaring (hard to describe) noise from the front left wheel area when driving faster than about 20 mph. It almost goes away with a mild left turn. Think that it could be the hub assembly (as it would unload a bit during a left turn), I replaced it...