moscar80
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- March 3, 2010
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- City, State
- Upstate NY
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2001 Explorer sport
Hi guys, I have a question about an issue I've been having that I want to fix, and hopefully someone can point me in the right direction so I don't replace stuff blindly.
For the past 5k miles or so, if I take off from a complete stand still I get what feels like a tiny bit of slack in the rear end before the truck starts to move forward. No slippage of any kind, just seems like the drive shaft gets a fraction of a turn prior to the rear end catching up with it. I originally thought it was a rocking effect from the worn out rear shocks, but Its not.
With the truck off the ground, I can grab and rotate the rear tires a bit in each direction before they stop (the driveshaft turns also a little bit). U joints are good. Is this kind of play normal? I'm guessing the problem is a stretched transfer case chain, or the rear end is going.
Is there a way to determine which it is? truck has 120k and tune ups, fluid swaps, etc have all been done on schedule. I would appreciate any help.
For the past 5k miles or so, if I take off from a complete stand still I get what feels like a tiny bit of slack in the rear end before the truck starts to move forward. No slippage of any kind, just seems like the drive shaft gets a fraction of a turn prior to the rear end catching up with it. I originally thought it was a rocking effect from the worn out rear shocks, but Its not.
With the truck off the ground, I can grab and rotate the rear tires a bit in each direction before they stop (the driveshaft turns also a little bit). U joints are good. Is this kind of play normal? I'm guessing the problem is a stretched transfer case chain, or the rear end is going.
Is there a way to determine which it is? truck has 120k and tune ups, fluid swaps, etc have all been done on schedule. I would appreciate any help.
