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Old 11-15-2014, 11:37 AM
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1997 ford explorer
looking at buying a 1997 explorer with 170,00 miles on it. what should i look out for?
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Which engine does it have?

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A worn out rear axle/diff assy.
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A worn out rear axle/diff assy.
Was that an issue on the '97 with the solid rear axle? I had the leaky axle seals and parking brake shoe issue, but don't recall having the pinion noise on that generation.

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Old 11-17-2014, 05:03 PM
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You were one of the lucky ones. Or at least you caught the seals leaking.
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