Explorer rear end question
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Explorer rear end question
I picked up a Explorer rear end for my F2 and when I got it home I notice it had about a16th of an inch play in both axels, thats in and out not side to side. Is this normal? theres also a big rubber lookig like doughnut off the front whats that for? It came off of about a 90 4x4 [drum]
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While I`m sure you will get answers here soon you can also post this in the Clutch,Transmission, Differential, Axle and Transfer Case forum https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/forum69/
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Well, I wanted to read what Gary had to say about tossing parts that actually serve a purpose. The donut thingy is a damper since this rear had a built in flaw with vibration which led to possible cracking at the plug weld. . On some exploders , you can hear the " whirring " noise. I heard mine with and with out on a dyno during build and I was convinced it works. Not real loud when in an old pickup, very loud in a new ride,but the vibration is still there. It is a good idea to never toss parts until you are real certain what the engineered intent is.
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I would not be too worried about it, if you want it to look really clean underneath there and are concerned about weight ditch it.
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