genepool
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- August 26, 2000
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- Portland, Oregon
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '95 XL
Hi folks,
Yesterday I had the back end of my 95 explorer jacked up looking for the source of a clumping noise I get when making hard right turns. While poking around I found some parts that I do not recognize. Please help me identify them for my own knowledge.
First:
There is a black box mounted on a piece of steel to the undercarriage just above the spare tire. The box has two black hoses going in and a large round dial thing. I noticed the screws holding it up were rusted and when I took the spare tire down the whole thing just about fell out. My hunch is it has something to do with automatic ride control (which i don't have). The two hoses the run into it are both pinched and broken. Is this something i can safely ignore?
Second:
There is a little nipple coming out of the top of the rear axle on the drivers side. I found a piece of broken hose that goes to nothing that appears to have once had one end attached to the nipple. Is this important, I looks like some kind of valve to let air in or out.
Thanks
Yesterday I had the back end of my 95 explorer jacked up looking for the source of a clumping noise I get when making hard right turns. While poking around I found some parts that I do not recognize. Please help me identify them for my own knowledge.
First:
There is a black box mounted on a piece of steel to the undercarriage just above the spare tire. The box has two black hoses going in and a large round dial thing. I noticed the screws holding it up were rusted and when I took the spare tire down the whole thing just about fell out. My hunch is it has something to do with automatic ride control (which i don't have). The two hoses the run into it are both pinched and broken. Is this something i can safely ignore?
Second:
There is a little nipple coming out of the top of the rear axle on the drivers side. I found a piece of broken hose that goes to nothing that appears to have once had one end attached to the nipple. Is this important, I looks like some kind of valve to let air in or out.
Thanks