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Hey guys I have a 1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer has the 5.0l V8, and I noticed that the heater hose that goes from the heater control valve to this tube that runs down under the upper intake piece, has like a bulge in it, and want to replace it. All that comes up at O’Reilly’s is just bulk...

The springs broke on both sides on my 98 Eddie Bauer. Also the driver door will lock itself if you open/close it too many times. I just did the driver side one. This post was really helpful. The hardest part is on mine the lock button in the door, that lever would not clear the door frame, I had...

I have a 1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer and sometimes when I have the climate control set to auto the green fan on the screen appears and the fan quits working.

I’m working with the ac relay in the power distribution box. The relay has 5 prongs.

So there’s no power getting to the clutch. Has power at the fuse, the fuse is good. I pulled the relay and found a little diagram on the relay. It looks like pins 3 and 4 are supposed to supply power to the clutch. And the slot for pin 4 in the box has nothing in it for that pin to go into. Is...

So I am getting 14 volts at both the high pressure and low pressure switch. I tried jumping each with a paper clip and the compressor still doesn’t kick on. You can hear the idle speed change when you jump them with the clip and plug them back in. I just discovered a relay box right below the...

So I tried 2 different Mach radios from the salvage yard, both had blank screens. And I ordered one on EBay that they tested, and even showed a picture of the screen working, but I plugged it in, and the screen was blank also. There has to be something in the vehicle causing it to do that. The...

The vent blows cold when you run the test, and I could live with it. But the compressor clutch still never engages. Here’s what I know. When you turn it to defrost or max ac you hear the rpms kick up, but it never actually engages. The scanner says the compressor is on in defrost or max ac. I...

I’ve heard you could replace the blend door by removing the evaporator housing under the hood. I know that I have to recover the refrigerant to do this, but it seems a bit easier than pulling the dash out. Is that true?

I went ahead and bought an actuator from Napa, and threw it in to see what would happen. Now the vents blow cold at 60 and hot at 90, but when I flipped it back to 60 it blew hot. I did the EATC diagnostics and it just showed 888 and had all the little symbols light up. I turned it off and...

So the blend door actuator is completely missing, I can move the blend door and make it go from hot to cold, but it feels like it’s loose in there like there is no bottom piece to center it.

no matter what the temperature setting is, the vent blows hot. There is no noticeable change in temperature from 60-90 degrees, and when you turn it to “max ac” you can hear the rpms kick up slightly but the compressor never kicks on. All the vent settings (defrost, floor, etc...) all work.

It’s got the rds button on it. So what does that button do that’s so special?

I have a 1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer and the radio screen is totally blank. But it still has sound and you can even scroll through the stations, you just don’t know which one you’re on. I tried resoldering the power supply board with no luck, and even got one from a Mercury Mountaineer at the...

It’s got the positraction rear end in it. I rebuilt a ford 9 inch at a vocational school a while ago, I have the general grasp of it, but I don’t think I ever tore apart a positraction one. What kind of tools do you need for those exactly?

Yeah the yoke on the rear diff has a fair amount of play in it. I tried tightening the nut down but it’s already tight. And when you turn your head to look out the window, you can clearly hear it coming from the rear of the vehicle while driving. Can I do the pinion bearings with the diff still...

I have a 1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer with the 5.0 and it seems around 55-60 mph, you hear what sounds exactly like road noise, but only does it when your foot is off the gas. It goes away when you hit the gas. It sounds like it’s coming from the front of the vehicle, but it’s kind of hard to...

Turns out I was doing the voltage drop test wrong. From the negative battery cable to one of the starter bolts, it had a voltage drop of 6.71 volts while cranking. Narrowed it down to the ground on the timing cover stud, the nut was barely hand tight. Snugged it down, now cranks over fine, and...

I have a 1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer with the 5.0l and just did the timing chain due to the timing cover gasket leaking coolant. I also replaced the battery as it looked old and showed up weak on the battery tester. When I first started it after replacing timing chain and battery, it cranked...

so I have a 1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer with the 5.0 and the there is a grinding noise coming from the transfer case. It’s the BW4404 and I can’t find any good videos on how to rebuild them.

I think the route I want to go is to get a used one from the local salvage yard. What range of years and options have interchangeable front driveshafts for my vehicle?

this was with the engine off and me spinning it by hand with the transmission in neutral. It acted like it was locked 1:1 in 4wd. I checked the fluid and it’s black, but I don’t see any metal dust. Is this a sign that it’s time to rebuild the transfer case?

So fill me in here, so something in the transfer case is supposed to slip to allow for smooth turning when on dry pavement?

I just bought a 1998 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer with the 5.0 and I looked under it and noticed the front driveshaft is missing. I chocked the front wheels and lifted it up by the rear. I put the transmission in neutral, and spun the rear tires by hand. The front output shaft spins with it. I can...