03whtexpsprt
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 03 sport
I have an 03 Explorer Sport 4x4 4.0 sohc. I keep getting a click/thunk/thump noise coming from my driver side near the outter arm on the rack and pinion when I swing out to back in my driveway and get a similar noise when I hit bumps a certain way. Also I have replaced my whole front suspension just before the 100k mile mark(upper and lower ball joints, upper control arms/bushings, inner and outter tierods, swaybar links/pins and the sway bar bushings...did the shocks a while back). Today I had my buddy cut the wheel all the way left(towards the drivers side) then jerk it back 1/2 turn while I was under the Exp and I narrowed the noise to come from the area where the boot covers the shaft that comes out of the rack and pinion. I am not sure wether I should try and replace the inner tierods (for the 4th time, changed em once when I got it and again when I did everything else, then again to see if that was it) or do the rack and pinion. Also I would need a step by step instruction page on how to do this because I have never done a rack and pinion on an explorer before. THANKS! EXPERT HELP IS PREFERRED A.S.A.P!