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Sure, it's easy now to say repack your bearings every time you do your brakes. :rolleyes: i pull into the company parking lot and hear crunching from the car. Looking underneath I see oil dripping from the front differential. Adding 2 + 2 and getting 5 I consult the elite experts who soon...

Well poop, it's always the stuff I know nothing about. Turn left at a stoplight outside work parking lot and hear a crunching sound in front. Pull into the parking lot at work, look under the car and a couple drops of oil are under the front differential. All in all the car had about two...

I thought of this several years ago and a recent post showed it could be done. On the 91 & 92 Mazda Navajos, there is no shutoff on the heaters. This means the A/C must overcome heat from the heater core in addition to the cabin air. On the newer models Ford installed a vacuum operated heater...

My driver's side seat hasn't been adjustable lately. Closer inspection shows the bracket is busted at the left rear at the point shown in the picture. The questions are: how do I go about replacing this? Do I have to replace the entire seat or is there something I can bend and remount the seat?

1991 Mazda Navajo: equivalent to the 91 Explorer with the premium sound installation. Stock radio was replaced ten years ago with a Sony CD player. The Sony has output RCA connectors intended to go to the amplifiers (unused) and a connector that goes straight to speakers (used) The install...

Spooky! I was reading a thread last week regarding the ABS locking up under certain conditions. After a panic stop this afternoon, I couldn't move - I thought the clutch/transmission had given out. After stalling and restarting it went away. I was able to create the problem in my driveway...

I don't believe that expansion Valve A/C are used on Explorers, not my in my Mazda Navajo at any rate. I've added it to this forum though because of a mistake I made in another thread. Having serviced EV systems in the Navy and Air Force there are some terms and assumptions that I carried into a...

There was an earlier post to an air conditioning basics site. I have attached a diagram of the orifice type of A/C system used in my 91 Mazda Navajo. This may be the type used in all the Explorers but I can only speak for mine. I'll address the other type of A/C system (Expansion Valve) in...

Those following my threads the last month, know my car was badly overheated when the top radiator hose blew open. After changing both cracked haeds, I attacked the R12 air conditioning system. After converting to R134a (42degF) I noticed I did not have heat. After repairing the recirc air vacuum...

I've given up on inserting pictures and will use attachments. The muffler is inserted in the line between the discharge side of the compressor and the condensor. According to an air conditioning website, the muffler "reduces noise and dampen line vibration." Whatever, I always thought it was...

I cut open the accumulator that I removed last week. With luck I've figured out how to insert pictures. Bottom off. The evaporator input line was cut off to make an adapter for flushing the evaporator. The bags with the plastic tie contain the drier material. Bottom of output line showing...

I've changed out the condensor, compressor, orifice and refrigerant lines and have loaded up with 30 oz of R134a. After 26 oz the additional 4 oz had no effect so I stopped at 30 oz. Vent temperature is 60 deg on an 87 deg day. I left the safety clip off the high side condensor connection (it...

Attached is a picture of a part attached to the A/C lines on the back of the compressor. I suspect it is some sort of pressure relief valve. The photo is looking at the compressor end of the lines with the discharge port on the right nearest my mystery part. If someone can confirm it is a PRV...

I've started my R12 to R134a change. I got a rebuilt compressor, accumulator and expansion valve for $265. I've attached a picture of the expansion valve. Now I'm changing the hoses ($150) and condensor ($158). Tomorrow I'll backflush the evaporator, put all the parts in, pull a vacuum and...

After another driver overheated my Navajo I noticed a few drops of oil in my coolant and heavy oil leak from the valve covers. Fearing the worst I pulled the heads. I'd post photos of the removal but am too embarassed that I had to cut off four of the manifold bolts because I rounded off the...

I'd like to post a picture in one of my other posts. There doesn't appear to be anything in the FAQ on this. I stumbled into this forum, which has instructions in the forum FAQ. Not having my own website, I'm willing to join the 'elite explorers' club so I may upload a picture. After 12 attempts...

I'm gathering the courage to change the A/C on my 91 Mazda Navajo from R12 to R134A. SOmeone sells a kit on ebay that includes the compressor, accumulator and expansion valve. I've scoped everything under the hood but have come across an inline component between the compressor and the condensor...

I just changed the fuel sending unit and pump assembly on my 91 Mazda Navajo. The problem was the gauge was always reading empty. Jeff Singleton et al instructions in the Ford Explorer Maintenance Section are accurate and helpful. My problem was also a leaky float, but rather than repair/replace...