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    Front spring bucket replacement

    Ok calling the dealer in the morning I hope they have it in stock (yeah right lol) was it a hard job and other than the shock and spring coming off is there any thing else I need to remove to make this job go smother
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    Front spring bucket replacement

    I guess this is the best place to post this, let me know if its not. but on my 92 explorer the left front spring bucket broke in the back. Is there any guides on doing this job. also how hard is it to find a new one ? thanks for any help
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    Interesting tachometer issue

    more info on my main post
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    Interesting tachometer issue

    Pulled Codes Trying To Get More Info *******I hijacked my post about the tach issue, yea this sorta relates to it however i had a chance to get my snap-on mt2500 out to scan the computer in my 92 explorer. i pulled 2 codes with (koer) and there was no codes with (koeo) The KOER codes were...
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    making custom front bumper for a 92 x

    MONMIX that's what i thought but i want to start from scratch. if i would find a reinforcement bar that i could fab up brackets to that should keep it ridged and provide impact strength. or do i need to keep the the bread and butter or whats there now?
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    making custom front bumper for a 92 x

    do you have any pictures of what it looks like?
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    making custom front bumper for a 92 x

    Ok guys just like the title says i want to make a front bumper. i was thinking fiberglass, the concern i have is in the event of an impact, how strong is fiberglass. i figure i will need to fab up my own brackets. i plan to use the x old bumper. i just want something no one else has. It may...
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    tach not reading correctly

    i have an issue with my tach when the key is turned on it jumps to li 3500 rpm with out the engine running. < i know its not reading right> does any one have a wiring diagram of where this wire is at. i think it connects to the coil pack. but i am unsure. any one ever have this issue? oh...
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    Well A Rear Question This Time

    well i did some work on this i found out that i do have a ford 8.8 rear and a Dana 35 in the from which is what i for the most part knew. what gets me the dealer i called said i have a rare explorer with 3.27 gears in front and rear. question is how/ why is this rare. hope some one can...
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    Well A Rear Question This Time

    Ok last night out driving allot. At the end of my trip. From a stand still I would hear when I hit the gas a kind of rubbing some a sort of clunk then we would go. I was not hitting the gas hard and the rear was hot. I check the fluid this morning and it was good and full. When I took my wife to...
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    East coast line boring shop?

    COOL well we got to add that to the list now thanks
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    East coast line boring shop?

    is this needed in the a4ld rebuild??
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    Issue With Front Axel Or Manual Hubs Need Help!

    ok will inspect after work. Thank you
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    Issue With Front Axel Or Manual Hubs Need Help!

    Ok i had some time to look into this issue. It was one said that i should check my u joint on the drivers side where i hear the clunking (spelling off sorry) i did not have time to look at this untill now. but does any one have a picture where that u joint would be. its enclosed but i think...
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    looking at a new x but trans only shifts into reverse

    its been some time since i was on here. make a long storie short i did not get that x i went to give the guy money. and wanted to look at it again in the day time boy am i glad i did. the craddle was rusted out bad. the drive shaft was bent. and the motor was cracked with oil...
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    no brake lights not the norm

    yes switch does move. i did not pull it but that is a good idea unsure of how the wires get disconnected but will try to figure it out. and i amunsure of what grounds your talking about the light grounds?
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    no brake lights not the norm

    ok so i figured out that i have no brake lights at all. ok get my tester out and yep no power at the high side of the bulb. Ok i got a bad brake switch no big one. So I get on the ground to look at what i am getting myself into. what i find is one wire with a nick in the insulation. Hum maybe...
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    looking at a new x but trans only shifts into reverse

    Ok alot of people are telling me to replace my modulator valve.<thanks wood1> So thats the plan. I started at auto zone that have a oe type for like 12.99. i did some more research and found that some members here like transmission parts usa. Now they have 2 types first one is a 23901 A4LD...
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    looking at a new x but trans only shifts into reverse

    Well i pick up my new x next week but as my luck would have it. my trans in my eddie bower is giving me big issues. I had to go to my mother in laws last night to drop of my kid. 45 min trip up hills about half way there i smelled trans fluid burning. at this point i pulled over to let it...
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    looking at a new x but trans only shifts into reverse

    i am not sure i have not had the time to really look at it but i got a bad feeling it is something in the trans but i never thought of the torque converter u got me thinking though.......
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    looking at a new x but trans only shifts into reverse

    Dude it has no rust at all. None I looked at the fenders, under the running boards, the rocker pannels, no rust. The interior looks brand new seats dont even look warn at all. So yea it was a great deal imo. Just need to get it to move front. The bad news, last night in my eddie bower, I went...
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    looking at a new x but trans only shifts into reverse

    and by needing anything you mean like a band adjustment, also is there any parts supplyers that i should stay away from when i look at buying what i need. I dont want to get a "good deal" only to drive it once and blow something because of a poorly made part
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    looking at a new x but trans only shifts into reverse

    sorry i said that wrong i will be rebuilding in in my shack shed lol. i was a tec for firestone for a few years so pulling this i am not to worried about. Its the fact that when we did a trans job it was pull it and put the new one in. I have never rebuild one. i am going to get glaciers...
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    looking at a new x but trans only shifts into reverse

    ok lets say it is a rebuild and i want to do it the right way how much aprox. will i spend in parts and i am doing this all out side no garage can it be done
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    looking at a new x but trans only shifts into reverse

    ok guys i went and look at a 92 xlt explorer the guy wants 200 for it SOLD this think is in better shape then my eddie bower. It has 2 problems, First it shifts fine into reverse no problem but when shifted into drive it does nothing. He tells me he was driving home and a trans line broke...
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