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The 2000 Ford Explorer owners manual shows : Motorcraft SAE 80 W - 90 Premium Rear Axle Lubricant for the FRONT axle
According to the owners manual - Motorcraft SAE 80 W - 90 Premium Rear Axle Lubricant in the front ( and rear ) differentials on a 2000 Ford Explorer
29 mm axle nut
The rear axle is a "live-axle", one solid axle connecting to the differential in the middle of the vehicle.
The front axle did not have limited slip from the factory.
The 2000 Ram had u joints, not cv joints at the front axle.
The owner's manual says with the 5.0L and 3.73 axle ratio, the maximum towing capacity is 6620 lbs. Henry
If the front axle is locking then yes. ie; limited slip
I had a 2000 Explorer with a grinding noise coming from the front . It my case, it was the axle bearing assembly on both sides. They are around 200 per side to purchase.
On your Ford Explorer , 4x4 , you have a leak at the PASSENGER side front axle seal ( I have had my passenger side front axle seal changed 3 times now on my 1995 Ford Explorer ) The seal doesn't cost very much , the cost is the labor and I would say it takes about 1 and 1/4 hours to do the job
front- 36mm
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