LurchII
Member
- Joined
- October 11, 2019
- Messages
- 37
- Reaction score
- 17
- City, State
- MD
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2020, Explorer, ST
I have been chasing, with my dealer, a “flapping” sound, from the front of my truck. I was able to barrow a lift from a friend, and took some pictures that I think you would be interested in. I did find the noise, two missing bolts, and two loose bolts!
1. Not a site I like to see, up in the air
2. One of the missing fastener’s
3. Looking forward. The transmission bottom cover is a polymer material. You will see a white sticker that references “3.0”, more on that next
4. White Sticker, is an assembly line bar code. “U625” is the code for the 2020 Explorer. I searched the other numbers with no luck. My only conclusion in “rack” refers to steering rack
5. This is the rear differential where the drive shaft enters. The seal looks like it was dry started, or signs of early deterioration? I scraped off some of the seal on the housing. This will be a topic of conversation with service.
6. This is a picture from the rear to the front. One thing I didn’t capture, on the passenger exhaust there is a spring loaded restrictor valve inside the pipe. Not sure the purpose, maybe for the turbo?
If you have any questions let me know
Jeff
1. Not a site I like to see, up in the air
2. One of the missing fastener’s
3. Looking forward. The transmission bottom cover is a polymer material. You will see a white sticker that references “3.0”, more on that next
4. White Sticker, is an assembly line bar code. “U625” is the code for the 2020 Explorer. I searched the other numbers with no luck. My only conclusion in “rack” refers to steering rack
5. This is the rear differential where the drive shaft enters. The seal looks like it was dry started, or signs of early deterioration? I scraped off some of the seal on the housing. This will be a topic of conversation with service.
6. This is a picture from the rear to the front. One thing I didn’t capture, on the passenger exhaust there is a spring loaded restrictor valve inside the pipe. Not sure the purpose, maybe for the turbo?
If you have any questions let me know
Jeff