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    Hit at 25 to 40 in the front wheel

    Well, Wife called yesterday. Seems she was parked in front of house and went to pull onto road and some lady in Rav 4 was coming down street and hit the left front wheel. Pretty bad left front suspension damage and the left fender is shot. Front diff is not leaking so half shaft did not get...
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    Shifts fine, no braking in 1st

    Hi all, I have searched and have not found anything solid. I have a 98 Explorer with the 4.0 SOHC. 5r55e tranny. Rebuilt about 25k miles ago. This weekend I was staying in a cabin on a mountain and the first day shifting to 1 worked fine, great engine braking, etc. Day 2 I drop it into 1...
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    Anyone recognize this part and perhaps a source for it?

    Hate to post here with this but the Explorer is out of commision and my wife is on me to have ti running by Friday for a 250 mile trip. The thermostat housing that has the 2 sensors and a heater hose going to it has a loose bushing on one of the sensors that is leaking. Dealer order a new one...
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    thermostat and sensor housing- do they crack?

    Hi, 98 XLT SOHC V-6 Kind of an emergency, need to get this on the road ASAP. Car was leaking coolant in the thermostat vicinity so I pulled the upper intake, drained the coolant and pulled the thermostat to replace the O ring. I did this about 18 months ago also. With the stat out and top...
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    what could cause harsh 3-2 and 2-1 dwnshft on 5r55e?

    Hi all, I had the 5r55e rebuilt last year on my 98 XLT with v-6 SOHC. Came with 12 month 12k mile warranty. Warranty has about run out and I have a intermitent harsh or abrupt 3-2 and 2-1 downshift. It is sporadic and no obvious culprits such as cold or hot, etc. I am taking it in Tuesday...
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    Average cost to rebuild 5r55e??

    I have a 98 XLT that is exhibiting all the signs of a blown out valve body gasket. No reverse, slipping on 2-3 upshift and most importantly, no engine braking in 1st. I took it to a tranny guy who called today and told me that a test drive told him my reverse and high clutch packs were shot...
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