luvmonterey
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- Joined
- April 12, 2007
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- 96
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- Location
- Monterey, CA
- City, State
- Monterey, CA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '94 XLT
The rear-end of my '94 Explorer (XLT 4x4, 149K) is making a lot of noise. When it was on a rack last week having some work done, I could clearly hear the metal to metal grinding coming from the differential. My mechanic says that I should have the whole axle assembly replaced. Is this reasonable? Can the differential and gearing be repaired? If I have to replace the whole rear axle, I would like to swap in a later model that has rear disk brakes. I saw the "How-To" on this site for a '92 to '97 swap. Does anybody know what model year rear axle assemblys would be compatable with my '94? Any information or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!