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My sister in law's 1995 auto V6 quit today in the parking lot of the grocery store. After an interesting tow using a friend's SUV and a long rope (no, no funny stories this time :D), it is in the driveway at home. When the ignition is turned to start, all I get is a "click". Obviously just...

Ok, so pursuant to my other post, I took my front driveshaft off (which was toast btw), but the vibration is still there. I jacked up each wheel, one by one, to check for wheel bearing issues. Front wheels are nice and tight, no problems. Each rear wheel can be moved in and out by directly...

Ok, so I've searched for hours and can't find anything that pinpoints to my issue. So here we go: About 2 months ago I started getting the squeeling, gear change "clunk" and nasty vibration that almost made my tilt steering permanent. Put the X on jackstands, rear driveshaft had a ton of play...

My sister has a 1996 Explorer (same as mine), and needs a new front driveshaft (previous owner blew hers to pieces, no idea how). I am going to need one myself pretty soon, so the question is: Parts places have 2 different models, which one is the stock replacement ? A-1 CARDONE Part #...

Hi everyone, While changing my rear universals, I noticed that my front diff is leaking fluid around the area where the front driveshaft connects to it. Anyone have any experience with leaks in this particular area ? I assume it's a seal ? Any help is greatly appreciated !!

Hey everyone, Ok, so it's cold, super cold. -34 celcius, which is around -30 F. I was on my way home from work, when I heard a screech under the hood, then a second later I lost power steering, alternator, and the water temp gauge started to creep up. Lucky for me, I was only about a block...

Yes, yes, I've read the many threads on how the stock oil pressure gauge is nothing but a dummy gauge and more or less useless. Anyways, here's my issue. I was driving on the highway on a 3 hours trip, halfway through my trip my oil pressure gauge goes to nothing. A few seconds later, it...

I know, the exact opposite from what everyone is trying to do, which is cool transmission fluid down. However, I am wondering, anyone had any experience with ATF when it's -40 (-41 F) degrees outside ? Does ATF gum up like engine oil does ? I currently have an oil pan heater, which keeps the...

Hmmmm, my first "larger" problem with my Ex. It seems that coolant is pouring out from the bottom of the radiator. I just realized this now, as my overflow tank was empty and I wondered why, then had a look at my parking spot at work and noticed that the snow was green :D Anyways, it seems...

How do I know if I have a front or rear locking differential ? I ask because I'm about to change the fluid, and am wondering what type of fluid I need to buy.

Some pics of my 96 XLT 4x4. Enjoy :D

Ok, so we all know the pros and cons of synthetic oil for engines. At higher mileage, synthetic is more likely to leak, more likely to begin burning and creating blowby, and if the engine already bruns a bit of oil, it'll get a whole lot worse with synthetic. How about in transmissions and...

Ok, I've done searchs but am still unsure, so here it goes. I have a '96 Ex, 4.0L, auto transmission. I understand that the tranny is a 4R55E (a.k.a. A4LDE). I'm changing out the tranny filter, and obviously refilling what comes out of the pan. So my question is, what type of ATF am I...

Ok, strange issue with my 4 wheel drive system. For reference, I have a 96 Ex, which I realize has the center axel disconnect. I was driving up a slightly muddy / steep dirt road, so I stopped, put the Ex in neutral, threw the switch to 4x4 Low, put the transmission into "1" and drove up...

There isn't really a good category to stick this in, so this the closest one. I'm in the middle of installing 3 antennas on the roof of my 96 Ex. One Globalstar dome-style antenna, one Wilson mag mount cellular antenna, and one mag mount CB antenna. I already have a Sirius satellite radio...

Hello everyone, New member here, just picked up my first SUV (after owning 7 cars), a 1996 Explorer, 4x4, forest green, 4 door, 175km on it (something around 110k miles) :cool: I'd post a pic, but I don't quite have one yet !