project: "Ultimate Tow Rig"

[4.0B2]

looks great sir.. i'm jealous of the rig...

 

[88_Eddie]

excellent idea on the light bar. all this stuff you're doing makes me want a super duty for my next DD instead of a ranger

 

[-Nathan-]

did a bit of maintenance today.

on the agenda...

Id say it needs a cleaning ( I have 2 reusable filters, keep one clean so I dont have down time)

tapped into the block for an oil source

bypass oil system hooked up

new oil filterS

where the bypass drains to...kind of pimp

also changed out my coolant bypass filter, when I took it off, I could shake it and hear particulate rattling inside, glad I installed it.

on a side note, was making a drop at the dump, so got a chance to see what I weigh, this is with me and half a tank of fuel.

 

[Bennybooster]

whaa????? Thats light.........my ranger weighs 4250, oh wait is that kilos?

 

[-Nathan-]

yep kilos, so close to 7800 pounds.

 

[nine-teen91stxranger]

yep kilos, so close to 7800 pounds.

that aint light no more.

 

[-Nathan-]

Put new parking brake shoes and hardware on the Duty...been putting this job off for a while, thought I may as well get it done.

First things first....remove caliper, remove axleshaft, and take off locknut. For those who dont know, left and right sides have DIFFERENT threads....LEFT side has LEFTHAND threads, and RIGHT side has RIGHTHAND threads. These Sterling 10.5's do not have a traditional 2 locknut system, its is like a keyed cartridge with a racheting locknut inside.

I ended up using a slide hammer to get the disc/hub off.

old brakes are gross.

new and old

ALWAYS spring for new drum brake hardware, makes things so much easier.

the cartridge type hub seals CANNOT be reused, taking the hub off tears them apart, and besides I found my passengers side was leaking. Old and New.

Then put the hub back on and locknut. For those who dont know, and may want for future reference, you tighten the locknut to 60 ft/lbs while turning it, then turn it back 7 clicks. That is Ford spec.

Axleshaft BEEF, 35 splines of goodness, also note there is no neckdown, and the axleshaft diameter actually increases at the splines.

Put new O-rings on the shafts.

Then put axleshafts back in....Ford spec on the axleshaft bolts is 80 ft/lbs.

And assembled the rest. Its AWESOME having an e-brake again, especially in a manual truck.

 

[86 slo-vo]

where did you find then hub nut socket? i think im going to have to order one.

 

[-Nathan-]

hey it is from Princess Auto, the Canadian equivalent of Harbor Freight. ANY auto parts store should have them, they are very common, and are also used on the 10.25, and Dana 80 I think.

 

[86 slo-vo]

Cool thanks man, I haven't seen them around but I haven't exactly been looking for one either though.

Truck looks good, keep it up.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Oh and just in case...its 60 ft lbs and back off 7 clicks for USED bearings and 60 ft lbs and back it off 5 clicks for NEW bearings.

 

[-Nathan-]

Did my CCV (crank case vent) mod today. Did it mostly so I could check out my turbo...but Ill talk about that later.

The stock crank case vents into the intake...its known to throw some oil in there and make a mess, plus why would you want crank case gasses entering the turbo.

air filter tube taken off, you can see the vent, its also restrictive.

parts needed....piece of 4" exhaust pipe, brass fittings, new o-rings for the dog house and some 3/4" heater hose.

remove dog house

cut the piece to length

this next bit is optional. I welded around the circumference of the pipe, and ground it down to act as a bead to ensure a good seal.

reason for the new o-rings...stockers were pooched

hose/fittings attached and new o-rings

installed

much less restrictive

installed

now about my turbo......

Been meaning to check it for quite some time now. There isnt any radial movement to speak of, but there is side to side (along axis of impeller shaft) movement. I setup my dial indicator and measured 0.020" (20 thou) of play...spec is 0.00079"-0.00394".....so Ive got about 5 times more play then I should.

I could just slap some rebuild parts at it, but I do not believe thats the correct way of doing it. I believe that an impeller shaft should be balanced after work has been done to it...anything spinning that fast needs balancing.

Looking at getting a turbo rebuilt from a guy from Salt Lake City (Ron Holland) Just a stock housing, but with upgraded thrust bearings, a Banks compressor wheel, adjustable wastegate actuator, and an upgraded turbine wheel. Should eliminate all surge, and last a lifetime

Not looking to make huge power with this truck, it already makes butt loads for my needs, hence the reason for not dropping the dough on a GTP38R.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

watch the heater hose doesn't start to deteriorate on ya

 

[-Nathan-]

Yeah I will, Im under the hood enough that it should never be a problem, plus heater hose is cheap.



New turbo on the way...with a couple goodies

The turbo I was going to originally get...well the guy wouldnt ship to Canadia. So I have another GTP38 on the way, but with upgraded bearings, a wicked wheel, all balanced of course. Also has a non-EBPV turbine side housing, as well Im getting a non-EBPV turbo pedestal. New turbo should whistle like dixie and exhaust will be less restricted...not to mention getting rid of that awful EBPV hiss.

 

[-Nathan-]

Got my turbo in the mail.

also got my NON-EBPV turbo pedestal, and NON-EBPV exhaust housing

got the old turbo torn off....had to lay on a blanket on the engine...talk about tight

here is the old EBPV pedestal vs the new NON EBPV pedestal, notice the lack of solenoid and actuator.

and here you can see the EPBV vs NON EBPV exhaust housing, it is MUCH less restrictive, as you can see

this should allow the exhaust to flow much better, and sound better.

also note that the new turbo has a different compressor wheel, should spool better and cure my surge....and sound cool.

just in case anyone tries this, make sure you get new pedestal o-rings; they are known to leak over time, and are cheap.

and got the new turbo in. thats as far as I got tonight, it got dark and I was working outside, so Ill finish it up tomorrow.

peace