SandFlea
New Member
- Joined
- Jan 9, 2022
- Messages
- 18
- Reaction score
- 23
- Points
- 3
- Location
- New Smyrna Bch, Florida
- Vehicle Year
- 2004
- Make / Model
- Ranger Edge 4x4
- Transmission
- Automatic
Recently taking on a 2004 3.0L ranger edge, within days of driving her around it developed the dreaded squeak.
I took it to a shop i know well and they said the accessory area looked true & tight, they popped a new belt on and off i went, quietly, sane.
Next day it started squeaking. Took it back up to em (me explaining these trucks are notorious for it) and they assured me again its all legit, put some dressing on it, off i went quiet again.
Next day *chirp chirp chirp*. I descended into madness.
Said F it, looked thru as many threads i could find here and elsewhere about the glorious gatorback and the miracles it works. So it no longer is in production and the continental belt is the replacement. I hunted it down at autozone, got home, slapped it on and shes once again quiet (going on 2 days )
Long story short, if anyones looking for a good replacement, this is the one.
Likely other threads covering the matter but i cdnt locate any recent ones... so anywho heres the part num/link
4060882
I took it to a shop i know well and they said the accessory area looked true & tight, they popped a new belt on and off i went, quietly, sane.
Next day it started squeaking. Took it back up to em (me explaining these trucks are notorious for it) and they assured me again its all legit, put some dressing on it, off i went quiet again.
Next day *chirp chirp chirp*. I descended into madness.
Said F it, looked thru as many threads i could find here and elsewhere about the glorious gatorback and the miracles it works. So it no longer is in production and the continental belt is the replacement. I hunted it down at autozone, got home, slapped it on and shes once again quiet (going on 2 days )
Long story short, if anyones looking for a good replacement, this is the one.
Likely other threads covering the matter but i cdnt locate any recent ones... so anywho heres the part num/link
4060882