Front Drive Shaft '97 AWD 5.0L

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Don Johnson - 17 Oct 2007 12:07 GMT

I just removed the front drive shaft of my '97 Explorer, AWD, 5.0L and found
that the cv joint at the transfer case was bad. I purchased a replacement,
part #65-9452, from a local Napa store. I've tried to install it without
success. It appears to be too long. I've read that Ford changed the
transfer case midway through the '97 production year and some '97 models
take the '98 model front drive shaft, #65-9450. Does anyone have any
knowledge regarding this? Have I be sold the wrong shaft, or is there a
trick for installing it?

Thanks,

dpj

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ds549@webtv.net - 31 Oct 2007 03:03 GMT

did you match the new one to the old one?

http://www.minibite.com/america/malone.htm

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Don Johnson - 01 Nov 2007 03:51 GMT

I compared them side by side. I didn't notice about a 1" difference in
length. I went back and asked to look at the '98 front drive shaft. Turned
out the '98 was used on some '97s, and that fixed the problem.

> did you match the new one to the old one?
>
> http://www.minibite.com/america/malone.htm

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