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Looking for recommendations for a good trans shop in CT. I have an '02 Ex EB, 165K miles, servo bore failure, need a rebuild (been driving this way for a while, and now OD band can barely be adjusted its so worn out). So I know I'll need the servo bores sleeved, and at least a soft parts...

2002 EB 4.0 4x4 ~115K miles. I bought the truck with ~107K miles, and noticed a 2-3 flare. So while I waited to get around to fixing it, I really babied it (also had a rattlin' timing chain, another reason I was babying it). Finally did the solenoid pack (and the timing chain tensioners)...

Ever since I bought my '02 EB (100K miles), it has been difficult to insert the key in the ignition (been going on for several months now). The key is not excessively worn. I tried lubing the lock, sprayed a bunch of silicone in there, didn’t help. Its usually not very difficult to get the key...

First winter with the new '02 EB Ex (with dual climate control), and I find the heat doesn't always work. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. I don't hear any clicking or clunking that I've read is indicative of a stripped blend door actuator. Over the summer the A/C seemed to work fine...

FIXED! I have all the classic 4x4cm symptoms, no lights on dash, no lights on 4x4 buttons, nothing happens you press any of the buttons (no lights, no sounds, nothing). Its an '02 EB, 4.0, 108K miles, with an early build date (0201) which I just purchased. The 4x4 didn't work when I got it...

Just bought an '02 Ex EB w/ about 107K miles, and noticed the shifts are pretty sloppy (compared to the '99 Ex, 5r55e I'm used to). It kinds slushes into the next gear (seems to be all gears, just more noticable at some speeds & rpms than others). I don't know the history, so I was going to...

I just got an '02 Ex, SOHC V6 with 5R55W (no dipstick). Its got 107K on it, so its technically not due for a tranny fluid change for another ~40K miles, but I think even 100K is too long. So I want to change the fluid. But if I just drop the pan, replace the filter, then refill, I'm leaving a...

So I bought this '02 Ex, EB, and on the rearview mirror there is this round button, has that universal 'power button' symbol on it (that circle with a line at the bottom). Not sure what this button is for, autodim for mirror glare? Anyway, sometimes when I push the button, a little green LED...

Just picked up an '02 Ex with 107K on it (eBay). I found that the rear glass hatch was really difficult to shut. If I slammed it, it would just bounce back and not latch. You had to slam it hard, but keep pressure on it as you did, or else it wouldn't catch. Even then it was hit or miss. I...

I’ll trade my brand new, in the box, Ford SOHC 4.0 jackshaft tensioner, for your old, busted one. I don’t care how busted up it is, but I do need all the pieces. I also need an old cassette tensioner, the one that screws into the head (either front or rear or both). If you have an old cassette...

I'm trying to assemble my bottom end, but the CD manual I got off eBay (per the suggestion on this forum) doesn't install properly. I searched all over this forum and Google, but I can't find these specs anywhere. I gotta get this back together. Does anyone know the torque specs for the rod...

I need a jackshaft tensioner, an old busted one is fine. A shop replaced mine, but left pieces behind in pan, which plugged oil pickup, resulted in oil starvation and rod bearing destruction. They didn't compare old part to new to see that not all the old bits were accounted for. I'm going...

See my post in 'under the hood', shop worked on engine, now tranny ain't right. Coincidence? Need help to figure out what could cause no upshifting @ WOT unless I let off the gas. http://www.explorerforum.com/forums//showthread.php?t=212679

After a recent unrelated service by local mechanic, my '99 Ex, 4.0 SOHC, 5R55E will no longer upshift @ WOT from 2nd to 3rd or 3rd to 4th. It seems to shift normally just driving around, and @ WOT it shifts 1-2 properly, but the 2-3 and 3-4 shift won't occur if I have it floored unless I back...

Some may recall my tribulations with my timing chains (4.0 SOHC ’99 Ex). Local mechanic did the jackshaft chain & tensioner, front cassette, and both front & rear tensioners. All was good for two days, then all of a sudden I’m getting a LOUD ticking/clanking noise. Sounds like chain against...

I may be pulling the engine ('99 Explorer, 4.0 SOHC) to replace the balance tensioner. A shop as already replaced the jackshaft chain & gears, tensioner & guide, the front tensioner and guide, and the rear tensioner (then after it was put back together the balance tensioner broke). Anyway...

These bits were recovered from my oil pan. 4.0 SOHC, '99 Explorer. Which tensioner are they from, jackshaft or balancer? Who pays for my new engine hangs in the balance. I had a local shop do the TSB kits to replace the jackshaft tensioner (whatever else comes in that kit, chain and gears?)...

Spent about $1.7K having the Jackshaft chain & tensioner replaced, along with the front & rear tensioners, and a couple of days later I'm getting this horrible clanking noise around 3K rpm's. Sounds like its from the front of the engine. It sounds very 'chain' like, I'm guessing its the balancer...

'99 Explorer - 4.0 SOHC - 4x4 - 180K miles I was getting both the rattle on startup as well as the 2K-3K rpm 'pinging' that signal timing chain issues. This was going on since I got the truck with less than 100K on in, but I didn't know about the SOHC timing chain issues then. The startup...

Has anyone tried the eBay rebuilt Trannies? There seems to be two compaines doing it, one called RoadMaster (whereabouts unknown), and Phoenix Remanufactured Transmissions (of AZ of course). Both are ~$800, including the TC, which seems a little too good to be true (the local shop wants over...

OK, so the saga of my mishap with TSB 03-22-10 continues... After putting the VB back together incorrectly, and causing the tranny to overheat badly, I got it back together properly and flushed the system, only to find I was getting code P0741, TCC not fully engaging (though tranny seemed to...

I've been searching high and low, on the internet and at various dealers, shops, parts stores, even the local library, but I can't find anything with a diagram of the VB internals for the 5R55E ('99 X 4.0 SOHC). While doing some VB maintenance one of the pistons and its spring fell out (there...

OK, I am apparently a moron, somebody keep me away from the toolbox. Over the weekend I did TSB 03-22-10, to correct a sloppy 2-3 shift and no engine braking in 1st. After a slight mishap with not connecting the manual valve (thanks to Glacier99 for knowing just what was wrong), and getting...

I finally got around to doing TSB 03-22-10, to correct a sloppy 2-3 shift issue and no engine braking in 1st ('99 Explorer SOHC 5sp). What a pain to drop the left Cat, bolts were frozen. Anyway, I followed the instructions, replaced the separator plate, replaced one valve, discarded the small...

I needed to buy the parts to do TSB 03-22-10, the 'no engine braking in 1st' and 'sloppy 2-3 shift', etc problem. Based on the recommendation of someone here, I went to www.discountfordparts.com. I found their site a bit awkward, but since it was recommended here, I persisted. The parts were...