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10.0

really awful

Typical Repair Cost:

no data

Average Mileage:

54,000 miles

Total Complaints:

1 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. make cassette with stonger material (1 reports)
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problem #1

2009May 04

Explorer Eddie Bauer 4.0L Sohc

  • Automatic transmission
  • 54,000 miles

You have to nearly pull the engine in order to replace the lower sprocket and cassette on this engine. Thankfully it was the front cassette that went bad and not the rear, because I am sure you would have to pull engine to repair it. If anyone has any helpful hints I would sure appreciate it.

Mike P.

Yuma, AZ, USA

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