squeal

Hey all. Newbie to the forum here; second time Ranger owner and still pretty green to working on vehicles. In search of some other thoughts before having to seek shop help. My current is a 2004 3.0 L that had an engine swap, with about 5k miles on it now. I got her at the end of spring, and on...

1999 Ranger XLT, no A/C pump. ~241K miles. I just finished replacing my belt tensioner and serpentine belt due to squeal. The squeal is eliminated, but now that it's gone I'm hearing other noises. Not sure if they were there before, and I just hadn't noticed them or if they're new. The squeal...

I have a noise that sounds like a bearing squeal but it usually occurs at start up and goes away in a second or two but can last several seconds at times. It is so loud with the hood up that i can't pin-point the location but when setting in the cab it seems to be directly in front of me. I...

So, i currently own a 1997 ford ranger 4.0 automatic, but just bought a 1993 ranger 4.0, manual trans that had a plow and was what ive been looking for. It does not have any clutch feel to it ( little to no resistance) the previous owner claims to have replaced the master cyl. but a few shops he...

Hi all, I've got two snapped bolts out of the three that hold the alternator bracket. They're flush, so nothing to grab on to. (This is a 96 4.0L xlt 2wd for reference. ) I've been able to drill out enough to try an ez-out screw removal tool, but the first one broke. I've taken this engine...

I have had a slight squeal for a couple of weeks and I thought I would get it fixed early so I replaced the Tensioner, Idler and the Belt. The squeal got remarkably worse so I read the various forums and saw that the alternator is usually the culprit.So off the the store I go and get a new...