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

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I would say to retrofit them, but probably don't want to do that on a 2024. I'd do it on an older truck. Being here in middle GA, we hardly have a need for heated seats, but I wouldn't mind having cooled sometimes during the summer. Seriously considering later Mustang cooled seats for the 99 Ranger. Maybe even see about having it added to the F-100 seat and the FlowFits when they are recovered. If I happened across a 21 F-150 with them in the salvage yard, I'd certainly retrofit them into dad's (/my) truck, but it's paid for and I'm not about to trade it in.

Maybe find some heated seat covers? That wouldn't get you 4x4 though.

That's got me thinking, might have to investigate if anyone makes a viable active cooling seat cover that's fit my wants/applications.

Some of the high optioned F-150s have heated/cooled/massage seats… I’d really like to get my hands on those and figure out how to make them work in some of my rigs…

 

[superj]

My father in laws 2019 f150 had heated/cooled/massaging seats. Look for king ranch

 

[JoshT]

Some of the high optioned F-150s have heated/cooled/massage seats… I’d really like to get my hands on those and figure out how to make them work in some of my rigs…

Yep... like I said, if I can find them in the salvage yard. Actually if I happen across them I want the max recline seat option. Those will basically fold flat like a bed. I'd not have a problem doing that and sleeping in the truck overnight on longer trips.

I was more thinking seat covers for the other vehicles in the fleet that did not have it as a factory option.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Yep... like I said, if I can find them in the salvage yard. Actually if I happen across them I want the max recline seat option. Those will basically fold flat like a bed. I'd not have a problem doing that and sleeping in the truck overnight on longer trips.

I was more thinking seat covers for the other vehicles in the fleet that did not have it as a factory option.

Finding trucks that new in salvage yards seems near impossible. Around here, the newest you see is usually a 2010. I know newer stuff has to be getting broken and smashed up, but none of the yards have them.

 

[youngbuckwithapickuptruck]

none of the the auto part stores have rack and pinion mount bushings available for 2000 2wd 2.5l ranger. how do i knock out the bushing for reuse? i cant find much information online for performing this procedure. could i walk them to the mechanic shop next door so they can knock them out for reuse? are there any other make/model bushing mounts i could source that would fit?

 

[ekrampitzjr]

Washed off the salt that was put on the roads for the two recent snowstorms in central Virginia.

 

[youngbuckwithapickuptruck]

okay the steer rack rebuild shop that sold me the steer rack said the old ones should pop out easily and i can reuse them
-google adamantly said not to reuse them-
one bushing popped
out super easy but the second is stuck in place. what is this mystery light brown stuff?

also the re-used bushings just slid right in with no effort, is that way too loose?
should i be able to just swap out my bushings for poly eurathane at a later date as the steering rack pops off the mounts super easy with tons of clearance

 

[youngbuckwithapickuptruck]

abcd brown crud.

do i lube bushing with lithium or bearing grease before reinstallation?

 

[Curious Hound]

I would probably use a small amount of grease. Make sure it is marked safe for use with poly bushings. I use "Superlube" for that purpose. Some new bushings even come with small bubble pack of superlube.

The brown crud is probably old dried up lube.

 

[youngbuckwithapickuptruck]

aggghhh ahhh halp

which is high pressure line and which is return line? i assumed they were different size threads but theyre the same. i cant find a clear image of the lines online, mine does not have a ps fluid cooler.


also whats the torque spec on these power steering line threads? my haynes manual does not state a number.

 

[youngbuckwithapickuptruck]

The brown crud is probably old dried up lube.

weird that one bushing had crud but not the other

 

[youngbuckwithapickuptruck]

so the yellow line going to the cooler must be low pressure return line since it is clamped on. which means the lower red line must be the high pressure line, correct?

can anyone verify before i clamp down these lines and their one-time use nylon washer?

 

[sgtsandman]

The bed on the 2011 is just about ready to be pulled so I can replace the fuel pump. I want to remove the rear bumper first so I don't have to worry about clearing it while using an engine puller to lift the bed. I'm pretty sure I have everything disconnected that needs disconnected. I'll just have to keep checking as I do the lift to make sure I don't test out the tensile strength of whatever I missed.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I’m contemplating trying a patch job on the axle pivot for the drivers side beam on the Choptop. I’m not sure that it will fix everything but it will fix enough to get 4x4 functioning on the street for the winter until I can get new brackets.

The only thing I’m gonna have to figure out other than how I’m going to give it a close enough alignment is the c-clip eliminator spring. I found something that may work but I’m wondering if the spring rate is too high. 27 lb/ft is the lightest I could find without going to a different size spring and rigging some spring pads up.

 

[Uncle Gump]

so the yellow line going to the cooler must be low pressure return line since it is clamped on. which means the lower red line must be the high pressure line, correct?

can anyone verify before i clamp down these lines and their one-time use nylon washer?



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I'd say you're correct... clamped line is the return. Crimped line would be the high pressure side.