2003 Explorer full time AWD issues
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2003 Explorer full time AWD issues
picked up an '03 Eddie Bauer v8 with the full time AWD knowing that the transfer case needed to be replaced, I got a good deal so it was worth it. It's still driveable but it binds in sharps turns and I get the occasional knock. I have two questions really, what is the correct PN for the single speed transfer case for this year model? All the online ford parts store will give me is 7A195... well yeah, there's like a hundred different variations on that part number. And what year Mountaineers and Aviators will cross over to the Explorer? I've been searching ebay but their info is all over the place, no consistency.
As an after thought, how difficult would it be to convert this to a 2 speed part time 4x4?
As an after thought, how difficult would it be to convert this to a 2 speed part time 4x4?
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why not rebuild what is in it ? The "auto" monitors the rear wheel speed compared to front wheel speed. Locks in the front end when there is a big difference... I can pull off the side of the road, crank the wheel REAL HARD, and turn 180 degrees on a two lane road and the front end will "grab- bind" as the inside wheel front is turning much slower than the rear wheel outside.... Just the way it works. You don't notice it in normal turns or on the road.
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I thought about a rebuild but a new viscous clutch is about $800, a reman is about 500 plus bearings etc youre looking at a minimum $700 to rebuild. A used case from the boneyard is running 250-450 depending on the part number..
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I had a 2004 Mountaineer with AWD and the V8. It worked just like the AWD in the Explorers that I drove, and it had absolutely no user interface. I traded the Mountaineer in on a 2004 Aviator, and the AWD in the Aviator was different from the Mountaineer. In the Aviator the truck would switch between RWD and AWD automatically and had an option to lock the AWD through the information center.
If you get an AWD unit from a Mountaineer (it might need to be one without RSC / AdvanceTrac) it should work for your Explorer. I don't think the transfer case from an Aviator would work properly though.
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If you get an AWD unit from a Mountaineer (it might need to be one without RSC / AdvanceTrac) it should work for your Explorer. I don't think the transfer case from an Aviator would work properly though.
-Rod
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I had a 2004 Mountaineer with AWD and the V8. It worked just like the AWD in the Explorers that I drove, and it had absolutely no user interface. I traded the Mountaineer in on a 2004 Aviator, and the AWD in the Aviator was different from the Mountaineer. In the Aviator the truck would switch between RWD and AWD automatically and had an option to lock the AWD through the information center.
If you get an AWD unit from a Mountaineer (it might need to be one without RSC / AdvanceTrac) it should work for your Explorer. I don't think the transfer case from an Aviator would work properly though.
-Rod
If you get an AWD unit from a Mountaineer (it might need to be one without RSC / AdvanceTrac) it should work for your Explorer. I don't think the transfer case from an Aviator would work properly though.
-Rod
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If you're seeing transfer cases that list they work on both the Mountaineer and Aviator, I'd suspect those are for Mountaineers with AdvanceTrac which might be different from what's in the Explorer.
-Rod
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