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    Reading Transmission Trouble Codes

    Any ODB computer software that can do this? My '97 with 4R70W. I have ScanXL Pro + Ford Enhanced. Trans control indicator light status reports On and transmission control indicator light malfunction reports Fault Detected. It reports No Fault Detected for the shift solenoids or TCC...
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    Excessive slop in spider gears?

    Trying to figure this issue out... had some bad vibrations that started getting worse. Last week or so, got under the truck and rotated the driveshaft at the rear pinion by hand. It seemed to have excessive slop and it seemed to turn a lot more than what should be allowed with 010 backlash. I...
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    Squeal from Transmission

    So I've been... fighting and dealing with... a vibe on the junk forever. At this point, about the only thing I haven't done anything with is the transmission. With truck off and transmission in N, rolling the vehicle forward or back I hear a high-pitched squeal coming from the transmission...
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    Rumbling/Grumbling in Drivetrain

    So I've had this rumbling/grumbling issue for a while, and finally getting around to really troubleshooting it. Here's what I've done so far: Replaced front diff; I know I had botched the carrier install on the first one I regeared, and had other issues with it. No change. Replace...
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    P0442 causing P0300?

    On my drive back home from hangin with the fam, CEL decided to come on. No rough idle or any drivability concerns. Get home and hook up the scanner, get P0442, P0300, and of course P1000. Did some reading on P0442, being the EVAP small leak, I can't tell if something in that system could...
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    Zero'ing the speedo

    So I put in some reverse indiglo gauges in my truck forever ago. During the process, I accidentally pulled the speedo needle off. So of course, it's been off. Those gauges have been flaking out for years, and I finally found gauges that also have the CEL on the correct side. Sooooo, in...
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    No Cruise Control but Dash Light Comes On when Cruise Set

    So I searched, but couldn't find anything with my symptoms. Granted I only looked through threads on the first 3 pages of the search... Cruise control crapped out a week or two ago on my way out to the family. It was working fine, but I had to turn it off to slow down and then it wouldn't...
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    Odd tire... wear?

    My tires seem to have an odd wear pattern, I guess? Kind of hard to tell in the pics, but on 3 of them, on the inside, every other lug seems to be getting more contact the other others. Dri rear: It's really noticable in the pass side rear You can kinda see it in the fronts, too...
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    Replacing Radiator in my 5.0

    So did a bunch of searching yesterday, and it appears my coolant leak is due to a hairline crack somewhere between the plastic housing and aluminum core on the pass side. The only dripping I see is on the pass side bottom of the radiator and trans coolant lines. It also only leaks when...
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    No fuel pump and another issue

    Posted this in my build'ish thread, but thought it might be better to create a new thread. Finally got around to doing some more work on my 86 B2 yesterday, but having a couple issues. First, it will not run off the alternator. The battery that was in it died, since the truck had been...
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    My Bronco2 Build (my junk)

    Figured I might as well start a build thread here.. Although the build has been in retirement. Moving, lack of funds due to buying a place, etc etc etc. Although I'm finally starting to get a bit more motivation to work on it. My parents want it out of their place, or at least moved, since...
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    IAC, TPS, Vacuum Leak?

    Today started out like any other work-day. Truck was running fine this morning. Like every Wednesday, I head on over to a remote site. Truck runs fine on the way there, and the way back to the office. Of course the way my luck is, when I go leave to head home for lunch, it starts idling...
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    Leafspring Alignment Clamps

    Universal? or clamp-down? reason I ask; installed a dual AAL last weekend. rear of the spring without a clamp pretty big gap between the main and first AAL. I did clamp down the front. clamping down the rear will definitely affect the ride, since it would add additional...
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    No luck bleeding brakes

    Little back-story.... last winter'ish, I wanted to try and flush all the old brake fluid out. Rear calipers were fine. Got to the front, and found bleeder valves were frozen. Replaced both calipers and bled. Never could get that stiff brake pedal back. This summer, I replaced both my...
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    Need a Favor If You Have a TT

    So long story short; or, well no story really. Thinking my axle shafts may be going; not sure how much of a TT I did way back when, because I never measured difference from tire/hub to fender. So anybody (everybody?!) that has done a torsion twist, and can provide their ride-height per...
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    Dana 35 Pinion & Carrier Shims

    So I'm attempting to regear my D35, but have come across an issue. What's the proper way to shim the pinion in the D35? Now, according to the factory service manual, it shows the shims being the same as the 8.8; shims go between the inner bearing and pinion head. But the shims that came...
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    Gear Pattern

    So I decided to take a journey into regearing a pair of axles myself. I think I've done pretty damn good so far! haha. Anywho, this is what the pattern currently looks like. pinion a little low? It's pretty dang close to 2.524 which was the number engraved onto the head of the...
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    2002 Dodge 1500 Engine options

    basic jist.. buddy threw a rod in his Dodge. It's a 2002 1500 with the 4.7L V8. no yards up here at a 4.7 from an '02, but they have them from '03-'05 atleast. Now, I'm not sure what years will be a bolt-in replacement. Doing the search through car-part.com, it says the 2002 has a 16...
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    Front diffy drain plug?

    Ok, so a couple questions. A roller bearing pin blew a hole (almost) in my old front axle assy quite a while back http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=217100 I'm (somewhat) in the process of re-gearing. Would it be safe to re-use this axle assy? Since I can't really be...
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    Power Bleeder?

    Ok, so first I'm not sure which section since this should go in, since there is no "brakes" section, but obviously it's more broad than 2nd gens.... but anywho. has anybody made/bought a power bleeder? Similar to this here I found a couple pages about making one, so I decided to take on...
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    Preferred Gear Manufacturer?

    Looking to regear my "spare" set of axles up to 4.56, as I'm not all that happy with the 4.10's, plus other issues with the axles currently under my truck. Anywho, is there a "preferred" brand of gears? Checking out Randy's Ring and Pinion, the gears range from, what was it.. like $180 to...
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    argh, alignment=good, still pulls

    been getting frustrated by this for a while... have a good hard pull to the right. Assumed alignment, so went and got alignment a few months back. still had a hard pull. about a month ago, found an upper control arm bolt was loose; tightened it. got alignment done again today; all...
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    Hood won't latch

    So I did a search for "hood latch" and all I came up with were "hood won't open" threads. Well, mine won't stay closed. The initial latch is fine, but of course has the up and down movement. It won't fully latch so it can only be opened by the hood release cable. I checked the latching...
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    Steering Wheel Shimmy

    So I think my steering gear is toast, but wanted to verify. I went through this thread: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=169840 a while back, the loose steering? thread. Already replaced the lower steering joint. I recently got my 33's put back on, and no when driving...
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    Replacing Light Assy's; Aiming Needed?

    Ok, so my truck is long overdue to get the headlight assy's replaced due to yellowing and whatnot. What are the chances that, after replacing them, they will need re-aimed? If I don't touch any of the adjustment screws, should I be okay without aiming? Reason I ask, is because I do not...
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