What did you do to your Ranger today? (Part Deux!)

[Dirtman]

@Dirtman

Okay, thanks. I was thinking “cutting down” the seat lower or to slide it further back. Looking for more space behind the wheel.

You have to trim your legs for that...

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Started mocking up sliders tonight.

 

[Rick W]

You have to trim your legs for that...

. Hmmmm....

All three, or can I just tuck the middle one in my sock like usual?

 

[Dirtman]

Started mocking up sliders tonight.

Can you make mine with cheese and extra onions?

 

[Roert42]

. Hmmmm....

All three, or can I just tuck the middle one in my sock like usual?

May need to slide it under the seat, otherwise it might get stuck under the brake.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Can you make mine with cheese and extra onions?

Sorry, fresh out.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Finally started digging into the oil leaks on the '90, I'm pretty sure the whole problem is a leaking cam bolt... considering there was oil SITTING in the back side of the cam pulley against the guide washer thing... the cam seal is filthy so it's probably not leaking but I'm going to change it anyway since I'm there...

All this time and it's a leaky bolt... I put thread sealant on it before apparently but must not have been enough? I think I'll try to find a 12mm by 1.75mm set screw and plug the thing deeper...

Stupid engine making good oil pressure... if it was a SBC it wouldn't make enough oil pressure to have this problem , but then again those don't have hollow cams...

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Understood, but I’m not talking about any quantity of water. If you have like a tablespoon, water is heavy and will throw it out of balance a little, certainly enough to feel a vibration. On some tires, even that tiny amount of moisture can settle into the rubber structure. Even if it’s 19° out or less, once you start rolling and flexing that rubber, the rubber that gets bent with the rotation will warm up pretty quick and drive that moisture off.

I’m absolutely not trying to say I’m right or I’m smarter or anything like that, just trying to help you with your issue.

QUICK EDIT: Maybe you could try swapping the spare on each corner one by one to isolate which tire is giving you the shake.

and I was thinking about the locking hub thing. When you lock the hub, doesn’t that increase the mass of the rotating everything? Wouldn’t that tend to dampen a vibration?

That’s just the thing, I sometimes get vibration cold, and sometimes warm. Doesn’t make sense. Also was getting vibration yesterday but it seemed to go away between 45 and 60 mph, but would come back worse at 65 than at low speed. Feel reasonably certain it’s the right front that’s the problem but that’s the one with the new bearings that I can’t find anything loose in. Bout to get pissed and redo the front, just put new everything in... bearings, ball joints, tie rods, bushings, shocks.... really wanted to get my green Ranger done before tearing into something like that.

 

[pjtoledo]

did you check the rotor for runout?
take a real good look at the tire for run out?

 

[Rick W]

How bout a tread coming loose, delaminating? How old are the tires? Sometimes when the tread is coming loose it’ll vibrate at different speeds and do all kinds of wacko things. That gets back to swapping the tires with the spare one by one and seeing if it goes away.

Or you could do what I’m gonna do with the number for Ranger I bought for parts. Drain all the fluids and put it in an interesting place in your yard, filled back up with Pete Moss and topsoil and plant spring flowers in it

 

[Rick W]

Hmmmm, stumped.

ok, what if you put water into a tire?

Or take the tires off and put it in a nice place in the yard and fill up the bed with peat moss and topsoil and make it a flower bed

 

[Rowdy Fitzgerald]

I tore the rear axle apart, with the intention of installing new gears and a locker. Well, the company I ordered the gear and install kit from sent me for the second time, another install kit.
I highly recommend not to order from Ron’s Machine Service 1 on Ebay. The only part of my order they got correct is the original install kit shipment!

 

[scotts90ranger]

Didn't touch either Ranger today, yet at least... Drove the explorer to work and picked up a boat... I know, big hole in the water to throw money into... but it's a jet boat, there's almost no way it can be worth less than what I paid, they plateau in value and being a '83 it'd gone done reached it's low . 21', 351 windsor engine that runs good. It's actually in pretty good shape...

 

[JohnnyO]

Didn't touch either Ranger today, yet at least... Drove the explorer to work and picked up a boat... I know, big hole in the water to throw money into... but it's a jet boat, there's almost no way it can be worth less than what I paid, they plateau in value and being a '83 it'd gone done reached it's low . 21', 351 windsor engine that runs good. It's actually in pretty good shape...

I'd like to get my jetski running. Needs new rings on one piston. Found a set online for $36 but a regular ring compressor won't work, that's how I broke the ring.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Use the tip of a zip tie in the port, assuming the jug goes on from the top of the piston, they're slippery enough to slide out of the way or so I've heard, I'm only used to working on weedeater and chainsaw 2 strokes, you don't need a compressor for those, fingers are enough.