adu1982
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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '00 4dr Explorer XLT
So, as per title How many miles have you driven with the rattle before getting chain guides fixed ? or before one of the chains broke leaving you stranded?
Does the chain rattle gets very very loud ? does it cause shakes at idle or speeds? before finally braking?
To kinda give myself some time frame and others that are facing this issue i've created this thread. My rattle is not loud and no shakes, what i found in the pan was tensioner guide plastic and metal bands, and i bought truck at 210k , now is at about 225k. I've read some drove from rattle at 50-60k to 250-300k when they sold, crashed, or junked their exploder so... hence ...not having an air compressor, engine lift, etc... Truck repair only costed me 1k and the purchase price 2500 was what i got for my totaled concorde so..... i'm fixing as i go.....and as getting better tools maybe i will fix it ... or just live with untill the sound gets too loud or it breaks and dies.....
I guess for me is : 9 months or 15k . Previous owner don't know, i bought it at 210k so god knows, but judging by no ac, original struts almost rusted all out, hub wheels making louder noise than radio at mid level, i'm guessing chain was not a priority for him.
So about how many miles / months / years after you heard the rattle did you drive your exploder???
Does the chain rattle gets very very loud ? does it cause shakes at idle or speeds? before finally braking?
To kinda give myself some time frame and others that are facing this issue i've created this thread. My rattle is not loud and no shakes, what i found in the pan was tensioner guide plastic and metal bands, and i bought truck at 210k , now is at about 225k. I've read some drove from rattle at 50-60k to 250-300k when they sold, crashed, or junked their exploder so... hence ...not having an air compressor, engine lift, etc... Truck repair only costed me 1k and the purchase price 2500 was what i got for my totaled concorde so..... i'm fixing as i go.....and as getting better tools maybe i will fix it ... or just live with untill the sound gets too loud or it breaks and dies.....
I guess for me is : 9 months or 15k . Previous owner don't know, i bought it at 210k so god knows, but judging by no ac, original struts almost rusted all out, hub wheels making louder noise than radio at mid level, i'm guessing chain was not a priority for him.
So about how many miles / months / years after you heard the rattle did you drive your exploder???