Problems with 4WD and driver's side door
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Problems with 4WD and driver's side door
Problem 1- When I switch to 4WD and try to make tight turns, the front feels like it's binding up and sometimes I hear terrible sounds like something's breaking. It doesn't happen all the time. I took it to the dealership and they couldn't find anything wrong.
Problem 2- The driver's side door hangs a little low and it's difficult to close. I couldn't find anything to adjust it. The inside handle thingie you pull the door closed with broke but I fixed it with epoxy.
Problem 2- The driver's side door hangs a little low and it's difficult to close. I couldn't find anything to adjust it. The inside handle thingie you pull the door closed with broke but I fixed it with epoxy.
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Problems with 4WD and driver's side door
Thanks for the response. I expected something like that, but nothing nearly as bad as what I encountered. More importantly the grinding metal noise. Is this also normal?
Incidentally, I've never engaged 4WD on dry pavement. I had it on for about 200 miles driving up the Alcan, during a mixture of mud and loose gravel. I was towing about 1200 pounds. That's the closest to dry pavement I've ever turned the 4WD on.
Lastly I was wondering about engaging 4WD with studs on the back but not on the front. I was told not to do this but never ascertained why not.
Thanks again,
Steve
Incidentally, I've never engaged 4WD on dry pavement. I had it on for about 200 miles driving up the Alcan, during a mixture of mud and loose gravel. I was towing about 1200 pounds. That's the closest to dry pavement I've ever turned the 4WD on.
Lastly I was wondering about engaging 4WD with studs on the back but not on the front. I was told not to do this but never ascertained why not.
Thanks again,
Steve
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Problems with 4WD and driver's side door
Have you checked your front u-joint, mine were almost dead, they had a lot of play in them. Since I've replaced them, no more clunk noise in tight turn and no more vibration on highway.
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Problems with 4WD and driver's side door
I just purchased a mint 91 explorer with 91k and within one hour after picking up the front end made a ggrrrinnnding ratcheting noise when turned sharply in either direction, It seems the elderly lady never engaged 4wd and the outer axel u-joints where frozen up stiff,lack of use and where causing front auto locking hubs to engage when sharp turns made, sounds like bad axel u-joints, Garry
