Tinkering
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- Location
- Athens, AL
- Vehicle Year
- 1996
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Transmission
- Manual
I recently bought a 1996 Ranger with about 185,000 miles on it. It ran and shifted great for a couple of weeks. Then the transmission started acting up. It was like the clutch wasn't engaging. Since it gave me no warning and I had noticed an oil leak that appeared to be the front main seal, I assumed the rear main had leaked on the clutch. I decided to replace both seals.
Well, since I was in there, I decided to replace the timing belt, water pump, timing belt tensioner, camshaft seal, clutch, pilot bearing and slave cylinder as well. When I got it back together and cranked it up, it sounded kind of rough. However, it gradually got a bit better and I drove it around the block. By the time I got back home I couldn't hear the knock anymore. I cranked it up this morning and there was a knock coming from the bottom end of the truck. I drove it around the block again and it stopped by the time I made it home. It drives good. It's not missing or shuddering. It just seems to have a bottom end knock when cold.
Any ideas what the cause may be? It definitely wasn't making that sound prior to the work I did on it.
Well, since I was in there, I decided to replace the timing belt, water pump, timing belt tensioner, camshaft seal, clutch, pilot bearing and slave cylinder as well. When I got it back together and cranked it up, it sounded kind of rough. However, it gradually got a bit better and I drove it around the block. By the time I got back home I couldn't hear the knock anymore. I cranked it up this morning and there was a knock coming from the bottom end of the truck. I drove it around the block again and it stopped by the time I made it home. It drives good. It's not missing or shuddering. It just seems to have a bottom end knock when cold.
Any ideas what the cause may be? It definitely wasn't making that sound prior to the work I did on it.