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    03 expo suspension questions

    recently i just did 4 new coil overs shock/springs in my truck, front left w/b and rr w/b, right rear diff seal, sway bar end links. so i thought i was ready for an alignment, went in today and they put it up on a rack and there is play in both front lower ball joints and inner tie rod ends...
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    2005 XLT HU Install

    yes i can, u take the 2 resistors and twist one side together so it looks like a v. then the twisted side goes to the blue wire comming from the radio, so technicall it just made to paths for the blue wire (1 to 2 split) one resistor goes can get tapped into the ground wire or just grounded to...
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    Upgrade Time!!!

    so this friday i got the struts, saturday they were in, sunday i test drove it. the stuts were easier that what i seen reading some posts in here, i did not have to remove a signle balljoint or tie rod end, just disconnected the swaybar end links and lower control arm bolt to hub assembly and...
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    Upgrade Time!!!

    so this weekend i will be ordering struteks for all 4 corners of my 03 ex 4.0. while inspecting this i did notice that my pass rear axle shaft seal is leaking and going to go ahead and fix that too along with changing rear end fluid. i have code 46 rear end so it is open diff. im been...
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    2005 XLT HU Install

    the remote wire resistor pop is actually wrong in picture above. you should be using 2 resistor to properly eliminate pop. you can use a voltage regulator but if you put in a 4 channel amp for speakers you will get noise through all of your speakers from the interference that regulator does. the...
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    Cooper Discoverer AT3

    jsut installed the discover at3's on my truck last nov. i used to have the atr's on there untill they were time to change. the at3 were the new model that replaced the atr's i used to love how my old tires handled. the at3 is an IMPROVMENT!!!! i used to love to hit the gas a little around...
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    Window rolls down but not up

    just fixed mine last year. same problem, open drivers door, pull the door boot loose on door and on body. slightly pulls on each wire till the broken one pops out. then fix and you will be all good.
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    need pic and advice

    so i got my right front wheel bearing changed at a dealership cuz i got a great deal and he called me to let me know that a stabilizer bar is broke, he described it as a 12" rod in the front that connects to the suspension. he qouted me 50 bucks and i declined it cuz i figure it was easy to...
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    How I changed my 05's Front Wheel Bearing

    looking at doing my front wheel bearings, anyhone had experience with primechoiceautoparts.com? they have the hub bearings on there for almost 50% off at like 50 bucks a piece. i have an 03 ex with my front right grinding badly. now mind you were looking at trading it up in a year or 2 for a...
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    Abs and Possible Wheel Bearing issue.

    so my 03 explorer 4.0 decided to start making noise on my a few weeks ago and last week i started to notice the abs light would come on and off at times. sometimes would come on when i drive over 15 mph and stay on untill i turn the truck off, then be off for a day or so. lately now when i start...
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    03 ex Pass Front Window Inop

    so today the wife too the Ex to work and on the way home she said the window wouldnt roll up, so i take a look at it and its half way rolled down. to i checked switches and nothing from the master driver switch, the passenger switch will roll it down but not up. so i took of the panel and ran 12...
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    03 Rear noise

    just picked this up 2 days ago and just noticed a noise comming from rear of truck. it happens after a brake down to about 10mph and let off the brakes, it sounds like brake pads rubbing on rotor but a also get a click sound every now and then, it seems to only do it every now and then like a...
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    03 explorer trailer hitch

    so im picking up a 03 explorer v6 flex fuel 4x4 tommorrow with 71k on the clock, this thing is in mint condition and as i test drove it today and looked over it i hade a quick question i hope someone can help me with. i plan on towing a bass boat or pop up camper every now and this throughout...
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    00 Explorer v8 Awd

    so im looking a picking this up here in town from a private party, just want to know what to look for when i go check it out, guy is asking 5500 for it and its an xlt with leather, sunroof, runningboards, and 107k on the clock, there is no rust, and has been adult driven since they bought it in...
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    4wd button odd lights

    when i try to press it to turn it off, i lose all light to switch like thiers a short in it.
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    4wd button odd lights

    so i have been having problems with my 4wd button. since i bought the truck the 4wd didnt work and checked the module in the back and it lights up. y front button rarely illuminates at night when i turn my lights on. earlier i drove through a puddle about 7 inches deep and afterwards noticed the...
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    4x4 doesn't work.

    how much did it cost to fix the seal?
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    Trans not shifting???

    im thinking your shift linkage came off. had that happen to me recently. onyl had first till redline then shift into second and thats it. go under and check linkage on passenger side on tranny.
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    Tranny leak

    ok so i started with a small dime size leak that progressed to a baseball cap size within a few weeks here, ive changed tranny gasket and tranny lines with fittings and it still seams to leak. from what i can see its dripping on the pass side, it hits the catyltic converter im thinking its...
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    problems

    so im planning on doing front brakes and wheel bearings and new tranny lines this weekend and came across a vibration at 50-65mph it happens when i accell coast and decel untill i go below 40 mph, i heard thiers a tsb on the engine mounts but im unsure if a dealership will still honor it...
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    tranny leak

    so i have been having a tranny leak and about 3 weeks ago started out as a quarter sized when left overnight to size of a baseball cap sitting overnight. fro further inspection it lookes like its comming from above the catylitic converter. so i was thinking tranny lines and while looking, this...
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    Vibration from somewhere above 60 and below 75

    im having the same problem except its anywhere from 45-70 and its not there at first untill i take my foot off the pedal then its there and its harsh, entire truck shake and it doesnt go away even if i floor it. only thing that stops it is if i get off the highway.
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    push button 4x4

    module is good. tested that, anyone know what wire colors to test and how?
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    push button 4x4

    yes i have but didnt state my problem im having in there,
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    push button 4x4

    so i was playing with my bush button a few days ago trying to get it to work. found out that if i wiggle the entire switch the i can get the back light to turn on. but once i press a button all the lights turn off and wont come back on. im thinking faulty switch or hairline cracked fuse. anyone...
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