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I got to say right from the start, if you just bought your first tool set from China Freight and do damage to yourself, others or your truck, I and the Ranger Station ain't taking the heat for it. This is just a pictorial on how I did my lil job here and I thought I would share to help others.....
Be responsible.
So, here's the skinny. I had to replace my fuel filler neck (apparently a common thing) on my new to me Ranger. I read up a bunch on here about how to do it and decided that pulling the bed would be the easiest way to go about it. I've been wrenching for the better part of 30 some odd years and dropping the tank is never fun. I'm the type that always seems to miss something when dropping a fuel tank, whether it's a hidden ground wire, the seventh vent line on the back, or the extra 10 gallons of gas in the bottom. This usually ends up with me doing some version of Satan's Twister in the driveway, the neighbors are hiding their kids eyes and the cops are walking up the driveway ready to taze the perv under the pickup. Never pretty.
On a scale of 1 to 10, this ranks as a 2. Stupid easy. (Perfect for me).
The tools you'll need are a;
7mm socket for the filler neck,
T55 Torx© bit for the bed bolts,
A pocket screwdriver or small pick for the tail light connector,
A couple of tie down straps,
An engine hoist, (Or a friend or two)
(Yes, I just listed your friends under "Tools")
A selection of lubricants, (penetrating oil, anti-seize, a good six pack for you and a cheap twelve pack for your "tools") (C'mon, they're coming over hammered already).
The bed isn't that heavy, it is just cumbersome. It's lighter if you take the tailgate off, a couple of folks could lift it off. I actually did have assistance with lining it up to avoid scratching anything. I would probably drop the bumper if I was going solo on it. If you're going to set the bed down, you might think about taking off the mud flaps. They will stay prettier that way. Just sayin....
For prep, I hit the bolts with the penetrating oil from underneath the day before then went inside and had a beer.
The first thing I had to do was remove the bed liner. Pretty easy if you pull up in the center and release the edges. If you can, get a friend to help, these things are awkward. If you have spray in bed liner, start scraping.
The bed bolts have a T55 Torx© head on them. I used my bit with a half inch breaker bar. Remember, leverage is your friend on these. Use a long breaker bar or a long pipe. They're tight. Seriously resist the urge to use air/electric tools here. Just trust me. Loosen all six bolts. I just left them loose in the holes.
Remove the filler cap and three 7mm screws that hold the neck on.
Under the left rear corner is the tail light connector, the pocket screwdriver comes in hand to undo this lil dude.... (it's the big one in the upper part of the picture. Thanks to cvar for the picture, my phone wouldn't focus on it).
I put the tie down straps on so I could hook up my hoist, or you could bait your friends out with the cheap beer.....
Pick and pull.....
It really makes everything easy to get to, whether your doing the filler neck, fuel sender, or suspension work.
If you didn't kill the bed bolts pulling them out, put some anti-seize on them when you put the back in. If you ever have to go back and do it again, you'll be glad you did.
Be responsible.
So, here's the skinny. I had to replace my fuel filler neck (apparently a common thing) on my new to me Ranger. I read up a bunch on here about how to do it and decided that pulling the bed would be the easiest way to go about it. I've been wrenching for the better part of 30 some odd years and dropping the tank is never fun. I'm the type that always seems to miss something when dropping a fuel tank, whether it's a hidden ground wire, the seventh vent line on the back, or the extra 10 gallons of gas in the bottom. This usually ends up with me doing some version of Satan's Twister in the driveway, the neighbors are hiding their kids eyes and the cops are walking up the driveway ready to taze the perv under the pickup. Never pretty.
On a scale of 1 to 10, this ranks as a 2. Stupid easy. (Perfect for me).
The tools you'll need are a;
7mm socket for the filler neck,
T55 Torx© bit for the bed bolts,
A pocket screwdriver or small pick for the tail light connector,
A couple of tie down straps,
An engine hoist, (Or a friend or two)
(Yes, I just listed your friends under "Tools")
A selection of lubricants, (penetrating oil, anti-seize, a good six pack for you and a cheap twelve pack for your "tools") (C'mon, they're coming over hammered already).
The bed isn't that heavy, it is just cumbersome. It's lighter if you take the tailgate off, a couple of folks could lift it off. I actually did have assistance with lining it up to avoid scratching anything. I would probably drop the bumper if I was going solo on it. If you're going to set the bed down, you might think about taking off the mud flaps. They will stay prettier that way. Just sayin....
For prep, I hit the bolts with the penetrating oil from underneath the day before then went inside and had a beer.
The first thing I had to do was remove the bed liner. Pretty easy if you pull up in the center and release the edges. If you can, get a friend to help, these things are awkward. If you have spray in bed liner, start scraping.
The bed bolts have a T55 Torx© head on them. I used my bit with a half inch breaker bar. Remember, leverage is your friend on these. Use a long breaker bar or a long pipe. They're tight. Seriously resist the urge to use air/electric tools here. Just trust me. Loosen all six bolts. I just left them loose in the holes.
Remove the filler cap and three 7mm screws that hold the neck on.
Under the left rear corner is the tail light connector, the pocket screwdriver comes in hand to undo this lil dude.... (it's the big one in the upper part of the picture. Thanks to cvar for the picture, my phone wouldn't focus on it).
I put the tie down straps on so I could hook up my hoist, or you could bait your friends out with the cheap beer.....
Pick and pull.....
It really makes everything easy to get to, whether your doing the filler neck, fuel sender, or suspension work.
If you didn't kill the bed bolts pulling them out, put some anti-seize on them when you put the back in. If you ever have to go back and do it again, you'll be glad you did.
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