kevbz
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- 2005 Explorer
So...I just bought a 1996 eddie bauer 4x4 for my son, we've put about 20 miles on it. It was the 4th explorer we looked at (I owned a 05 2wd that died from the timing chain issue) and definitely the lowest miles and nicest kept, no warning lights and everything worked. The PO took some money off because the battery wouldn't hold a charge and needed replaced. We drove away and stopped to fill it up, totally forgetting about the battery, we shut it down. Well, it wouldn't start...so without it running we put it in neutral and pushed and steered it away from the pumps to a spot. Got a new battery, got it started, and got back on the road.
We now had a ABS light and at 60mph got the death wobble. I was familiar with it because I own a Jeep wrangler and they are notorious for it. we take it easy and get home and the first thing that pops up in my search is that explorers, when steered without the motor and ABS pump running, suck air and experience death wobble.
I read to let it sit over night and purge the air out, or drive it and turn lock to lock turns to work the air out. Is it that simple? The wrangler death wobble comes from changing the geometry of the suspension when lifting, which this explorer is not.
Did i just suck some air into the ABS system and cause the problem?
We now had a ABS light and at 60mph got the death wobble. I was familiar with it because I own a Jeep wrangler and they are notorious for it. we take it easy and get home and the first thing that pops up in my search is that explorers, when steered without the motor and ABS pump running, suck air and experience death wobble.
I read to let it sit over night and purge the air out, or drive it and turn lock to lock turns to work the air out. Is it that simple? The wrangler death wobble comes from changing the geometry of the suspension when lifting, which this explorer is not.
Did i just suck some air into the ABS system and cause the problem?