thebrakeman
Explorer Addict
- Joined
- February 11, 2009
- Messages
- 1,208
- Reaction score
- 37
- City, State
- Canton, Michigan
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2006 Mercury Mountaineer
Tell me about my Mountaineer's AWD system (just purchased). We bought, wanting the V8 and tow package in anticipation of getting a larger camper. But 2WD, 4WD, or AWD was not a concern. I was searching for Explorers and Mountaineers of all trims. Just stumbled on a great deal with this one!
I'm pretty sure I have open differentials front and rear (?), but what do I have as far as a center diff, transfer case, power transfer unit, etc? For that matter, do I have a transfer case at all, or is that only on the Explorer's selectable systems. Mine has no buttons/selecting at all (which is fine, I won't be offroading). Does that mean the center diff is standalone, or is it simply the same size transfer case, with less "stuff" inside? Or is the center diff (of whatever type) a smaller, stand-alone unit?
I've poked around here, and looked around at "How Stuff Works", Wikipedia, etc, and still am not sure what hardware I have.
I'm pretty sure I have open differentials front and rear (?), but what do I have as far as a center diff, transfer case, power transfer unit, etc? For that matter, do I have a transfer case at all, or is that only on the Explorer's selectable systems. Mine has no buttons/selecting at all (which is fine, I won't be offroading). Does that mean the center diff is standalone, or is it simply the same size transfer case, with less "stuff" inside? Or is the center diff (of whatever type) a smaller, stand-alone unit?
I've poked around here, and looked around at "How Stuff Works", Wikipedia, etc, and still am not sure what hardware I have.