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

[1990RangerinSK]

No

Then, no, we don't want to hear about it.

 

[Roert42]

Absolutely not, Tuesdays night is part night.

 

[1990RangerinSK]

Absolutely not, Tuesdays night is part night.

I rest my case.

 

[racsan]

back on tires- I went to put the winter tires on the escape a little over a month ago, tires were brand new a year ago, on older (2006?) escape alloy rims. All tires were low, one had no psi at all. I aired them up & sprayed soap on them, found nothing. 2 days ago I thought the drivers side rear looked low, checked and was less than 20 psi. checked the rest, all needed air. I had previously put 30 in all 4, now (or at least as of 2 days ago) they are at 40. Im about to go to steel rims, its got to be a slow rim leak. Seems like you dont have that issue nearly as much with steel rims.

 

[sgtsandman]

Got the inflator recall done on the 2011's driver's side today. It only took them 7 months to get the part.

So, that takes car of the passenger side and the driver's side. I wonder if they will do the side curtain air bags in the seats next and if they will be one at a time like the other two were.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Got the inflator recall done on the 2011's driver's side today. It only took them 7 months to get the part.

So, that takes car of the passenger side and the driver's side. I wonder if they will do the side curtain air bags in the seats next and if they will be one at a time like the other two were.

They recalled the PS first in my wife's edge. Took the better part of a year to get the part after we got the notice.

So naturally I offered to drive because I sure as heck didn't want to sit in front of the claymore.

Then they recalled the drivers side for the same thing...

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

back on tires- I went to put the winter tires on the escape a little over a month ago, tires were brand new a year ago, on older (2006?) escape alloy rims. All tires were low, one had no psi at all. I aired them up & sprayed soap on them, found nothing. 2 days ago I thought the drivers side rear looked low, checked and was less than 20 psi. checked the rest, all needed air. I had previously put 30 in all 4, now (or at least as of 2 days ago) they are at 40. Im about to go to steel rims, its got to be a slow rim leak. Seems like you dont have that issue nearly as much with steel rims.

Most tire shops, at least around here, don’t do things the way they should with tires. With aluminum rims, every time a tire comes off the bead should get cleaned on the rim and bead sealer should be used for mounting a tire. Cures a lot of the issues. Helps too if you use internal balancing or stick on weights. Those ones that get hammered on the lip tend to promote corrosion in that area. Up until a year or so ago I had an arrangement at a local shop to be able to do my own tires. Now I own half of an old Coats 10-10 tire machine and am looking for a rim clamp machine that isn’t stupid expensive

 

[sgtsandman]

I’ve seen steel rims leak at the bead seat just as bad as aluminum. Like lil_blue_ford said, a lot of tire shops don’t do what they are supposed to.

 

[rubydist]

The issue in my experience is that corrosion lifts the paint off the bead, so air can escape between the paint and the wheel. This can happen on either steel or aluminum wheels and when it happens on the steel wheels they usually leak faster than the aluminum ones, in my experience.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

Yesterday I made the FedEx guys day.

Today I drove it to work, went to lunch with the window down, 2nd of December aside it was a gorgeous day, high 60's.

Drove home with the window down and the heater on, tad cool for highway speeds but I soaked it up while I could.

 

[Saddle Tramp]

Replaced a side marker light and tail light before getting the airbag replaced again by Ford.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Finally adjusted the headlights on the '97 last night, they were pretty bad, we'll see in a couple minutes how I did...

 

[RustyShackleford94]

I think i need to order a new set of headlights for mine. The drivers side bulb keeps falling out of the housing. Probably should investigate before making any purchases.

 

[RustyShackleford94]

Found and arranged a deal for some new to me rims and tires for it. 245/75r16 mastercraft axts with probably 70% tread or better for $200. My rears are worn from being on the front when it was clapped out. Anyway, im picking them up Tuesday, pretty excited to ditch these ugly wheels even if it is for factory wheels.

 

[CrabGuy]

Which factory wheel? That's a great deal. I've used those tires and liked them (similar to the Cooper AT3 ), a bit noisy when cold but decent grip in rain/mud, never tried them in snow.