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

[ben_2_go]

My son's truck broke down over the weekend. As we were going to get parts yesterday, I heard a pop under the truck and the CEL came on. The truck was running fine so I decided I'd check it out back at home. We came out of the parts house and I immediately noticed wires hanging down on the ground under my truck. I crawled under the truck and had a look. The plastic cable clamp that holds the rear O2 sensor wiring off the driveshaft failed. The wiring harness wrapped up in the driveshaft and ripped everything out of the rear O2 sensor. Thankfully it didn't rip the wiring out of the truck side harness. I ordered a new rear O2 and it'll be here tomorrow.

 

[Dantheman1540]

New tires came in and got mounted and balanced. Super happy with how they look and no more spacers.

 

[Dantheman1540]

Killed a wheel bearing
Replaced a wheel bearing
Probably hurt with water and sand and mud, both wheel bearings

 

[tw205]

Killed a wheel bearing
Replaced a wheel bearing
Probably hurt with water and sand and mud, both wheel bearings

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Good times. It’s never convenient

 

[Dantheman1540]

Good times. It’s never convenient

No but after every good failure is a chance to be more prepared next time. You won’t catch me on a wheeling trip without a cordless grinder and charged battery lol.

 

[ben_2_go]

My O2 sensor, for the one that was ripped out, came in yesterday. I spent 10 minutes installing it and wire tying everything up so it doesn't happen again. I'm still curious as to what caused the OE plastic cable clamp to fail. It was in good shape a few months back when I replaced the O2s as a matched set. I can only assume old age. I don't go off road in this truck, unless you count maintained dirt roads and driveways as off road. I do not. We shall see what kind of nonsense this day has in store for us.

 

[Dantheman1540]

My O2 sensor, for the one that was ripped out, came in yesterday. I spent 10 minutes installing it and wire tying everything up so it doesn't happen again. I'm still curious as to what caused the OE plastic cable clamp to fail. It was in good shape a few months back when I replaced the O2s as a matched set. I can only assume old age. I don't go off road in this truck, unless you count maintained dirt roads and driveways as off road. I do not. We shall see what kind of nonsense this day has in store for us.

Those sensors and harnesses are just so close to the heat of the exhaust I think the constant heat cycles probably made it brittle and it gave up.

 

[SenorNoob]

I went to leave work today and it wouldn't start. Opened the hood and found both battery terminals loose. Replaced them and still wouldn't start. Took the battery out to bring home and put on charge (where it's at now) and noticed a slight bulge on the sides and no slosh of the acid. Pretty sure it was frozen. I could hear it slosh by the time we got home.

 

[Maritime Drag Racing]

Four hours+ to get the old shackles out but only 15 minutes to install the new 2" dropped versions that should give me that one degree of pinion angle we're looking for. Old shackles were seized solid top and bottom so I suspect that was not helping the suspension work properly. All that's left now is to re-adjust the CalTracs.

 

[Stankard757]

Picked up the 94 on Friday with a fresh head gasket set and new electric fan setup. On Saturday no heat. Checked the heater hoses one is hot and one is cold. Hoping it's just some debris clogging the heater hoses after the coolant flush. Won't find out til tomorrow

 

[ben_2_go]

The Strangler strikes again. I noticed a little wetness around the driveshaft seal when I installed the new O2. It wasn't bad so I put it on the list for spring maintenance. Welp, on my way home from dinner tonight, I got on it a little bit to change lanes and the transmission slipped. So gotta replace that seal and top off the fluid, ASPA.

 

[ben_2_go]

Those sensors and harnesses are just so close to the heat of the exhaust I think the constant heat cycles probably made it brittle and it gave up.

I thought I responded to you. OOOPs! That wire clamp isn't close to the exhaust. It mounts in the transmission tail housing and shouldn't get all that hot. The exhaust is over next to the passenger frame rail. My truck is OE all around. No modified exhaust or anything. I like to keep her nice and quiet. The police like making money off loud around our town.

 

[97RangerXLT]

Killed a wheel bearing
Replaced a wheel bearing
Probably hurt with water and sand and mud, both wheel bearings

I feel your pain... did that back in September coming home from the Fall Adventure. Roasted the spindle...

AJ

 

[bobbywalter]

Picked up the 94 on Friday with a fresh head gasket set and new electric fan setup. On Saturday no heat. Checked the heater hoses one is hot and one is cold. Hoping it's just some debris clogging the heater hoses after the coolant flush. Won't find out til tomorrow

hoses? not likely.....heater core....yeah.

 

[ekrampitzjr]

Dropped off my Ranger this morning to get the hit-and-run damage mentioned in a previous post repaired. The grille will be replaced and the upper front bumper cover refurbished and repainted. The body shop is going to spray the lower bumper cover (which has the driving lights) with flat-black plastic-bumper paint while it's in there. If the result looks good enough, I'll try to post a picture.