dtunget
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- City, State
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1999 Auto 4x4
99 Explorer AWD Starter
FIXED!!!
Ok, My 99 Eplorer AWD isn't starting. I had the battery and alternator tested. Alternator was questionable so I replaced it. Had the battery charged also. Still no start. I hear the "click" of the starter relay but no start. I tried tapping the starter some but no luck there either. My conclusion: Replace the starter.
Now the fun stuff. I need some help on the technique of removing this thing properly. I can't see a good way from under the vehicle to remove the top bolt (maybe a stubby 1/2 wrench?) and the bottom bolt is a litte strange. A 1/2 inch wrench/socket fits on all the bolts, but I can't get the bottom one to turn at all (the one holding the wire down). I'm even a little concerned that it's maybe stripped a little, but I can't get the bolt under the wire to turn either, it's rock solid. I'm thinking that the guys that did my tranny rebuild put those on with an air ratchet.
The next issue I see, if I get the bolts out, is how to get this thing out. It doesn't look like it will fit between the front differential and the engine/pan. Anyone have any experience getting one out that's AWD?
Thanks in advance for the responses. I'm in a bad way here. Being broke down and dead broke aren't pretty, that said, I have to do this myself because I can't afford the tow or the mechanic to replace it.
FIXED!!!
Ok, My 99 Eplorer AWD isn't starting. I had the battery and alternator tested. Alternator was questionable so I replaced it. Had the battery charged also. Still no start. I hear the "click" of the starter relay but no start. I tried tapping the starter some but no luck there either. My conclusion: Replace the starter.
Now the fun stuff. I need some help on the technique of removing this thing properly. I can't see a good way from under the vehicle to remove the top bolt (maybe a stubby 1/2 wrench?) and the bottom bolt is a litte strange. A 1/2 inch wrench/socket fits on all the bolts, but I can't get the bottom one to turn at all (the one holding the wire down). I'm even a little concerned that it's maybe stripped a little, but I can't get the bolt under the wire to turn either, it's rock solid. I'm thinking that the guys that did my tranny rebuild put those on with an air ratchet.
The next issue I see, if I get the bolts out, is how to get this thing out. It doesn't look like it will fit between the front differential and the engine/pan. Anyone have any experience getting one out that's AWD?
Thanks in advance for the responses. I'm in a bad way here. Being broke down and dead broke aren't pretty, that said, I have to do this myself because I can't afford the tow or the mechanic to replace it.
