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I was on my way to replacing the lower ball joint on my 96. Got the old one off using a press. Relatively easy although scary when the thing slowly let go. Anyway, trying to press in the replacement (no name brand... ok I know that's kind of bad) but I look and compared the old with new...

I have a lower ball joint problem (both sides... inside tire wear). No major steering issues just basically wear on the inside of both tires. Alignment guys "look / see" says both lower ball joint have "looseness".... ok no problem. I read thru the great write up in the section on...

Recently, I got an elm327 box because we had a laptop "lying around". It seems to work fine with the freeware stuff that is on the net but while playing with it, I noticed that the long term trim on the driver's side was significant (rich) while on the passenger's side was "neutral" (ie. zero)...

Just got my 96 back from a transmission rebuild. Of course, things are better as it lost its clutch plates (I had no movement). Anyways, I have a question about the torque converter lock up.... seems to be different than before the trans failure. Basically, going down the highway at "normal...

Any one know where someone might find the shifting "pattern / rpm range" for ex's and more specific for a 96 4.0 with a 4 speed auto??? My first seems a bit slow to shift but maybe its me although it feels soft on takeoff. Other gears seem ok along with kick downs. thanks for any data or...

I see on a few news channels that Ford is at it again with "additional recalls" for the cruise control fire problem.... BUT I see that they are still "screwing" around with which vehicle have what. I see / think that my 96 still isn't in the "coverage" yet I think that the switch in question is...

I have a 96 xl 4w. Of late, there seems to be situations (after a lot of stops... turn off, turn on... parking lot, to parking lot stuff), that I get a very coarse grinding at slow speeds from light turns either left or right just before straighting out or during the straightening out. It...

I climbed under my 96 to change the oil for the spring and noticed a dripping of antifreeze from the left front (4.0 ohv) under the AC compressor and near or in front of the first plug on that side. I can't really make out where it is coming from but I assume its the intake gasket since I don't...

Yesterday, the trans kicked down while on cruise control going up a hill... not unusual but the sound was terrible.... hmmm. At the end of the short journey, I checked the fluid level.... oh, oh, fluid level was a little high but it looked like it had water in it.... just like you see when you...

I have changed out my IAC a while ago (8 months) with a "non-name" ( ie. NAPA part) because of the "moose" problem.... that problem has gone away..... not good especially during hunting season...:-) Anyways, the idle seems to be high (800-900) even after throttle body cleaning, linkage lub...

4wd flashing... hall effects...helppp....how do you remove?? While over the winter, I had the "famous" 4wd flashing indication and the system would drop out once the vehicle got near about 60 kmph. From help here and other postings, it appears that perhap the hall effects need "attention". So...

As a first time ford and 4wd owner, I am not sure what to expect although I am sure from seeing the number of flashing 4wd hi/lo, etc that this isn't working quite right. With the on slaught of winter, I got a chance to activate the 4wd (auto) on my 96 for the first since I bought this past...

On my 96, when I remove my gas cap, there always appears to be a very large gush of air going in. I assume its a release of a vacuum in the system. Is this normal... I bought the truck used in the spring and its always been like this. It was a country truck and there was "dirt" in places...

Having recently "converted" to a 96 explorer, I have been looking around to change out the existing radio / cassette player for an oem radio cd player. However, went to the local Ford dealerships (2 already), and they give me the line, "we can't tell which players are compatible from which...

I just purchased a used 96, failed safety because of e-brakes "not working". Anyways, it appears that the actuator at the disc brake is frozen... cables seem to move but when I try to budge the lever / actuator... its doesn't move. I looked thru the forum a bit and seen that there were lots of...