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My Mounty is gone, but the manuals live on. Please check out my ebay auctions for factory service manuals for 1997 Mounty/explorer and other Ford vehicles. My ebay ID is 'N2EPV'. T I A

I had the same 2-3 shift flare plus sometimes delayed reverse engagement beginning at 70K miles. Like the OP, mine shufted just like new when cold. Get it completely warmed up, then the 2-3 flare would jerk the truck. Had the Stealership do a flush and seemed better for 6 months. A month ago...

I have a similar sound on my '04 V8, but I only hear mine after the engine is shut off and it's below about 40 degrees outside. I've had the truck for about 5 years and it's done this ever since I had it. The scenario is - drive at least a few miles in cool weather, then shut it off and...

Same problem here - just replaced rear pads and rotors on my '04 after 85k miles. Drove 10 miles stop and go traffic and it seemed OK. Then drove 50 miles on highway at 70 MPH and they were smelling plus rims were warm. Replaced calipers with rebuilt replacements and the problem seems to be...

The silencer is just a 'friction fit' into the front of the airbox. I have had mine out several times - just pull the bottom section of the airbox out of the truck. There are tabs on the bottom and outboard side that fit into rubber grommets. One good pull in the right direction, and it will...

I think that it's normal for the cruise control to turn off if you hit the brakes. The RES button will turn it back on and it will 'resume' the speed that you had set. Any FORD dealer should be able to tell you if there's a recall for the master cylinder switch if you give them your VIN #...

Either the battery is about dead or you have a loose connection. If it was seized engine or defective starter, the lights would come back on as soon as you released the key (but there might be smoke somewhere).

The black plastic boxes above the spare tire are the charcoal canister evaporative control. It absorbs gas vapors from the fuel tank. The metal bracket that holds this up is like swiss cheese on my '97 as well. I have been pondering what to do with mine. Whenever replacing the spare, I have...

My '97 Mounty 5.0 developed a very obvious slip or shudder in OD that happens between about 40 and 50 mph in mid throttle. If I accellerate hard through this speed range (so that OD doesn't engage until about 50 mph) then it doesn't slip. From what I found on the internet, this is actually the...

One more thing - I used to be a civilian contractor for the Navy and worked in Bremerton/Silverdale for a while. I really miss the summer weather there!

I read through the posts again for this thread and another thing occurred to me - unlike a 5-speed automatic transmission, a transfer case is stupid-simple. If the chain is indeed slipping (I'm not a mechanic, but would think this is a really serious issue and you should not drive the truck) -...

I have a 2004 4.6 explorer and wanted to add my experiences after 85,000 miles. My 'ex developed a problem a few years ago with the transfer case clutch engaging when it should not. It was doing it on dry smooth pavement at speeds probably between 40 and 60 mph, and was a rythmic on/off about...

My 04 was doing that, it was the 4X4 clutch kicking in. The transfer case uses an electric clutch to engage the front driveshaft and a shift motor to change between high and low range. Pull the 4X4 fuse (#25 on my year) and see if the problem goes away. I did the 'brown wire mod' and that...

Had the same issue with my '04 Ex 4.6... problem was two coils shorting when moisture condensed under the hood. If you are getting a 'check engine' light, get the codes read, and it will tell you which cylinder has the bad coil. It's an easy swap. Just be careful when replacing the bolt...

Probably a bad ground somewhere in the dash. My O/D Off light does not work if the headlights are on. A guy at work has an 02, and his check engine light sometimes comes on when the headlights are turned on. They threatened to fail him on his last inspection, and he had to argue with them...

I wanted to chime in on this. At least with 2004's, there is an outside temp readout on the low-end cluster (and that can be toggled to a trip odometer with the button.) The higher-end cluster has the trip computer + temp sensor (with it's 3 control buttons to the right of the main cluster)...

Trans temp is available - my Scanguage 2 reads it on both my 97 Mounty and 04 Explorer. Maybe tell them to look on Scanguage's web site. Trans temp is definitely worth monitoring if you do any off-roading or towing! Looks like the Ultraguage is a great buy compared to Scanguage (which is...

The rear main seal leaks on my '97 Mounty V8, about a quart every 1000 mi. This is easy to see, just get under the truck and look up - the back of the engine and bottom of the transmission bellhousing stay wet with oil on my truck. I have a dirt driveway, so oil leaks aren't so obvious - I'm...

Depends on what you want to spend... being an old fart, I value headlight performance more then engine performance. The 2nd gen eX / 97 Mounty lights are about the cheapest around. Picked up a pair for my 97 Mounty for about $50 on ebay (like yours, the originals were crap). Then replaced...

There's clunk and then there's CLUNK! I too have a '97 with 200,000+ miles on it. These 2nd gens were the best of the Explorer line and the 6 and 8 cylinder ohv's will go almost forever. Mine has been great - brakes, shocks and ball joints (plus fluid flushes) has been it for maintenance...

Yes, it would be safe to drive. You can get it pretty close to perfect with string, google 'toe-in adjustment with string'.

There are a few places showing on the web... http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/item/PAI-27456/05-10-Mustang-Transmission-Pan-Dipstick-Kit-For-5R55s http://www.summitracing.com/search/Make/FORD/Transmission-Type/5R55S/Brand/Performance-Automatic/?Ns=Rank|Asc The Summit item includes an...

My '04 does the same thing and I was wondering about that too. I have had my 'ex for about 4 years and just noticed it. It must be a "Ford thing". The non-computerized F250 that I used to drive (may have been a 1979 or similar year) did the same the same thing with it's 3-speed automatic -...

Thanks for the quick reply! That C clip 'sliding off on it's own' scenario has me motivated to pull the axles out and replace whatever's worn. Both rear axles have lots of 'in and out' play as my truck has a little over 200,000 miles on it.

Gents - I have a question about rear axle removal/replacement... Are the C clips difficult to deal with on a limited-slip differential? I have had several open diffs apart to replace bearings and there's lots of room to remove and then install the C clips. Not so with a limited slip, as can...