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What part is this small shock absorber.


tekkatekka

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1991 Ranger 4x4, 4.0 engine. On the drivers side below the power steering pump and toward the frame there is a small shock that mounts to a bracket attached to the engine. This is probably the original part. What does it do and how critical is it to replace?
 


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Engine vibration dampener
 

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Toss it if you want.
 

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It's not necessary, but it did take some stress off of the motor and transmission mounts. If you do remove it, then it'd be a good idea to occasionally check that the motor and transmission mounts are unbroken (especially if you beat on the truck a lot).
 

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It's not to protect the mounts, it's an engineer soaking up the vibration from a poorly balanced engine rather than actually fixing the problem. I'm sure accounting was ecstatic because it was cheap.
 

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