Godzilla2y
Elite Explorer
- Joined
- January 18, 2017
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- City, State
- Cleveland
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1996 Eddie Bauer 4.0 4WD
I finally got (almost) everything on my Explorer squared away. It reliably runs and drives now, so that's good news. But after putting it up on a lift, my FIL was concerned that the front driver-side wheel does not rotate freely.
We could rotate it about 30 degrees (approx) in either direction before the rotation hits a very sudden stop.
Putting it on the lift in drive and in 2wd, this wheel would not rotate with the rears.
Putting it in 4 LO and 4 Auto also did not cause this wheel to rotate.
My FIL believed this meant the front dif was toast, so we pulled the driver's side half-shaft as a temporary fix.
Is my front differential bad? Will I need to rebuild it?
We could rotate it about 30 degrees (approx) in either direction before the rotation hits a very sudden stop.
Putting it on the lift in drive and in 2wd, this wheel would not rotate with the rears.
Putting it in 4 LO and 4 Auto also did not cause this wheel to rotate.
My FIL believed this meant the front dif was toast, so we pulled the driver's side half-shaft as a temporary fix.
Is my front differential bad? Will I need to rebuild it?