gavin
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- '97 Explorer XLT AWD 5.0L
So, in a search to figure out the issue with running my double-cardan front shaft, I have decided to replace my transmission mount, since I'm sure after 165k+ miles, the bushing is pretty much dead.
But I've come into some confusion.
First, I went to CarQuest, since they always hook me up. Oddly, their part (at cost) was almost twice as much as the retail price of a unit from Napa.
When I picked it up from CarQuest, and after I got home to look it over, I almost thought it was just a metal mount without the bushing.
So today, I call up Napa. They order one. I just picked it up, and got home.
They are WAY different. Both are listed as being for the 5.0.
But maybe the CarQuest one was mis-packaged?
I looked at the mount currently on the truck, and the Napa one more closely resembles the OEM.
CarQuest on right, Napa on left:
CarQuest unit on top, Napa on bottom:
CarQuest unit in back, Napa in front:
mounting holes are the same on both units (although, after looking at the pics again, I need to triple-check).
Major difference, as you can see, is the height of the CarQuest unit. And it's beefy-ness.
edit: okay, I am retarted. I apparently got the wrong part from CarQuest, or they just have the wrong part listed in their system. Mounting holes are different on the 2 parts. And cross-referencing the CarQuest part with Napa, brings up a unit similar to the CarQuest.
I would delete this thread if the option was available.
oops!
But I've come into some confusion.
First, I went to CarQuest, since they always hook me up. Oddly, their part (at cost) was almost twice as much as the retail price of a unit from Napa.
When I picked it up from CarQuest, and after I got home to look it over, I almost thought it was just a metal mount without the bushing.
So today, I call up Napa. They order one. I just picked it up, and got home.
They are WAY different. Both are listed as being for the 5.0.
But maybe the CarQuest one was mis-packaged?
I looked at the mount currently on the truck, and the Napa one more closely resembles the OEM.
CarQuest on right, Napa on left:
CarQuest unit on top, Napa on bottom:
CarQuest unit in back, Napa in front:
mounting holes are the same on both units (although, after looking at the pics again, I need to triple-check).
Major difference, as you can see, is the height of the CarQuest unit. And it's beefy-ness.
edit: okay, I am retarted. I apparently got the wrong part from CarQuest, or they just have the wrong part listed in their system. Mounting holes are different on the 2 parts. And cross-referencing the CarQuest part with Napa, brings up a unit similar to the CarQuest.
I would delete this thread if the option was available.
oops!
