OK.  Let's try this again.  A month after replacing rear brake shoes, I
found out that only the rear parking brake works.  The master resevoir is
full and there are no leaks.  I tried to manually bleed the reear hyraulic
lines, but no fluid would come out.  What's wrong here?

the 4 wd on my 95 limited is engaged by a dash mounted switch, ie 2wd, 4wd
auto, 4wd low. it always engages ok but is usually troublsome getting back
into 2wd, i looked underneath and can see a 4 inch round posible solenoid
mounted on the front wheel axle and it appears loose, ...

I'm in France and I've just bought from Switzerland a '91 Explorer Eddie
Bauer. Unfortunately, the owner's manual is in German, and I don't read this
language. Could someone send me a scanned or .pdf version in english or
french language?

Just got back home from getting a ride home - Fired up my 2000 Ex w/ 83k
and went to back out of a parking lot space, the steering wheel started
jerking then the whole vehicle. Enough that it shakes the whole front
end and the tires jerk as they move. I'm afraid to drive it home, ...

My 2001 explorer is haveinf major clutch problems.  sometimes it shifts
prefectly, and on occassion i push in the cluch and there is no
resistence, it goes right to the floor and I cant put it into gear.  Then
if I pump the clutch a bit, it goes into gear but grabs real low to the

Guess this is posed for resident Ford guru Jim Warman. 94 Escort 1.9, 5
speed, 140K well-maintained miles.  Going to dealer Wednesday to find out
what the "metallic chirping noise" that the engine started making is. It
changes with rpm change, thought it might be drive-belt ...

My mechanic was reworking the front diff on 97 Explorer to get rid of
strange noise.  Had front axles out and went to park it on lot.  Left
front wheel came off destroyed fender when vehicle sat on wheel.  Not
supposed to happen!

I was wondering if anyone else had this problem.  I have a loose driver seat
that moves forward and back (about 1/8 inch) when the car moves forward.  I
looked under the seat and tried to tighten everything I could see, but still
the problem persists.  Its rather anoying.

I have a 1997 Ford Explorer XLT. Up until about 3 weeks ago the open/close
door switch in the rear cargo area worked fine. All of a sudden it will
lock the doors but not open them....... Does anyone know why? or what I
can do to fix it? I am from Australia and secondhand parts for ...

I thought this information might help someone.  Recently the
illumination bulb in the fog light switch burned out in my '97 Explorer.
It's the small lamp assembly that screws into the side of the switch
with a quarter turn.  My Ford dealer did not have one in stock and

I'm continuing to research a replacement for my 1991 Explorer.  I set
out saying, "if I could buy another 1991 Explorer, new, today, I'd do
it in an instant".  Ironically I've found what's probably closest in
the 2004 Jimmy (last year for 4-door) and I'm no longer sure I want it

Is Bars Leak harmful to the engine if used in the radiator?
i would like to hear some opinions on this.
thanks
ella

There seems to be a cap or cover on the idler pulley that has moved forward
and is touching my fan blade on occasion.  I was wondering if anyone knew
whether or not this idler "cover" normally snaps on and off or what
???????????

I have a 2002 Explorer (about a week now), the dealer tells me I should
expect 17 city to 20 hgwy.
Has anyone out there experimented with ways to enhance those numbers?
I'm trying to get a feel for what might work and might not...

I've searched through the maintenance brochures for my 2001 Explorer Sport
and I couldn't find any scheduled maintenance for the coolant except to
"check the levels". However, my local dealer says that flushing the system
out should be done every 3 years (like in the good old days). ...