INTERCHANGE QUESTION
and something inside my front carrier assembly let go. I haven't opened it up yet but i know its the culprit ! so i am just going to replace the whole thing as it has 275,000 miles on it. what i need to know is if anybody know if a 2005 front carrier assembly with the same axle ratio (4:10) will be an exact swap to my 2003 ?if anyone can tell me it would be a big help , or if i am in the wrong area to ask just say so.
Lots of freindly knowledgable folk in these forums.
Got a 2001 ExplorerSportTracJob2 with ~250kMiles here; near same DriveTrain as your 2003 ExST:
V6~4.0l~SOHC Engine + 5r55e Tranny + 1354 TransferCase + 4.10 LimitedSlipTractionLok RearDiff + 4.10 OpenSlipLiveAxle FrontDiff ...
What little I know about the Front Axle, "Front Carrier" as you call it, beyond Draining+Refilling the GearOil, is that it's a
Dana# 35.SLA=Short+LongArms.Hubless=LiveAxle, Used In 2001~2011 SportTrac+Ranger+MazdaB+...
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