ummduh
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- 03 Explorer 4dr kiddykar
03 Explorer full time 4wd.
I seem to be having some kind of drive line bind I can't pinpoint. I don't drive it often, it's the wife's.
But when I get in to drive it, it's pretty obvious there is something not right in the drive line. It takes way too much pedal to get it to go, and it down shifts on even the slightest incline. And the gas mileage is killing me, highest we've got lately was 15.8 mpg all highway.
So, I was thinking of pulling the front drive shaft out.
What will this do to the 4wd system? I mean, will it fry the clutch in the tcase? I'm not worried if some 4x4 lights flash, and I have absolutly no need for 4wd around here.
This probably won't be a permanent repair, but I have nowhere to work on vehicles in my current situation, and even less time to do it in.. It's been to the dealer for a diagnostic on this and of course "no problems found, unable to duplicate". Something is definetley not right, however.
I seem to be having some kind of drive line bind I can't pinpoint. I don't drive it often, it's the wife's.
But when I get in to drive it, it's pretty obvious there is something not right in the drive line. It takes way too much pedal to get it to go, and it down shifts on even the slightest incline. And the gas mileage is killing me, highest we've got lately was 15.8 mpg all highway.
So, I was thinking of pulling the front drive shaft out.
What will this do to the 4wd system? I mean, will it fry the clutch in the tcase? I'm not worried if some 4x4 lights flash, and I have absolutly no need for 4wd around here.
This probably won't be a permanent repair, but I have nowhere to work on vehicles in my current situation, and even less time to do it in.. It's been to the dealer for a diagnostic on this and of course "no problems found, unable to duplicate". Something is definetley not right, however.
