What did you do to your Ranger today? (Part Deux!)

[lil_Blue_Ford]

So my red 92 now has a one-piece rear driveshaft...

one broken socket. One new driveshaft removal tool damaged. Few beers (lubrication). Had a disagreement with the rivets, ground the heads off for the carrier bearing mount attached to the crossmember and couldn’t get them to beat out. Of course, there’s not much room to swing under there without a lift. Really would have liked to have gone at them with the torch but with the gas tank right there...I went for the grinder. Looks like without that bracket there is plenty of clearance to the crossmember so I should be good.

Turns out the shaft I took out had a bad U-joint in addition to the carrier bearing being worn. Now the truck sounds and feels different. Thinking it’s probably the mud tires at this point but might take a few days to get used to the different sound so I can work out what I’m hearing.

 

[scotts90ranger]

Took some pretty good body damage in an automatic wash tunnel.

Was going through the brushes and felt a jolt, like a truck hit me in the rear side.
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Oasis Express Wash on W. Tennessee St. (US 90) in Tallahassee, Fla. Attendants took photos, wrote some stuff down and gave me their boss's phone number. Asked me to come back Monday. Was about 5:30 PM and they said the manager had gone home and he was the only one with access to the cameras. We shall see. Worst case I have comp and collision, and a lawyer who will be glad to subpoena their camera footage.

That is unfortunate, but I don't see a big crease, go insurance route first but I'm pretty sure if you put a 2x4 at the body line, angled back and pushed that dent would come 99% out without anything further... You should've seen the dent in the drivers door of my wife's Explorer when her dad backed into it... that unfortunately had some creases but it isn't too bad...

 

[Curious Hound]

I had fun in it. Pinnacle Mountain Rd in NC. Hopefully videos later tonight or tomorrow.

 

[sgtsandman]

Took the 2011 to a car wash to clean the road salt off of it.

 

[Dirtman]

Took the 2011 to a car wash to clean the road salt off of it.

Have we not learned that car washes are bad?

 

[sgtsandman]

Have we not learned that car washes are bad?

Works great in the winter. Warm weather months, they get washed in the driveway. Depending on how you look at it, car washes are more environmentally friendly. They recycle the water into a nice salt brine over time.

 

[JohnnyO]

Planned on replacing the right upper control arm but then I could see that the strut was broken. Should still be on warranty so I will call the shop on Monday.

 

[Roert42]

In Germany you are not aloes to was your car in your driveway, against her law. You must go to a car wash so any dirt or oil or whatever doesn’t end up in tree ground.

 

[fred m]

In Germany you are not aloes to was your car in your driveway, against her law. You must go to a car wash so any dirt or oil or whatever doesn’t end up in tree ground.

That sucks... “Coming soon to a state near you“

 

[fred m]

Have we not learned that car washes are bad?

I’m done with them, for sure

 

[Rick W]

Drove the 87 4wd all over the place, the more I drove it, the better it ran.

I jacked up the ribs in the aluminum cap (don’t need a bird pond), took off the cap and started stripping & sanding. Really only two bad spots, both very manageable.

I’ve learned you get the best result by using the right precision tool...

On the two rust holes (only rust holes), after I brushed them out and blew them out with air, I mixed up a very thin urethane and then squirted it all around in the holes. I used 2 parts thinner to 1 part polyurethane. I squirted it in with a 3ml syringe (no needle). It’s thin and soaks spreads everywhere, hopefully slows down the rust.

I was happy to finally use my Crystal Light container. I’ve only had it 30-40 years.

I got it 90% stripped and 90% sanded, got bondo over all the small stuff. In the fender, I mixed the bondo into some steel wool, & packed the holes, and slathered it over the top. We don’t have the same issue with rust here in Hotlanta, and it’ll be under a carport. Definitely will outlast me!

I was hoping to get a primer coat on it, but ran out of energy. It’ll have a coat or two on tomorrow. & I also need to strip the paperweight now that the cap is off.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

I used the tailgate of the red Ranger as a workbench for a little bit today. That was about it

 

[Saddle Tramp]

Took some pretty good body damage in an automatic wash tunnel.

Was going through the brushes and felt a jolt, like a truck hit me in the rear side.
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Oasis Express Wash on W. Tennessee St. (US 90) in Tallahassee, Fla. Attendants took photos, wrote some stuff down and gave me their boss's phone number. Asked me to come back Monday. Was about 5:30 PM and they said the manager had gone home and he was the only one with access to the cameras. We shall see. Worst case I have comp and collision, and a lawyer who will be glad to subpoena their camera footage.

I saw the guys over at TFL classics fix a dent like that by pushing ab under inflated basketball behind the dent and re-inflated it, popping out the dent.

 

[Fire]

Reinstalled my transfer case after fixing 4H that was slipping out of 4x4 when in a sandy wash. And it actually works! -Well at least the little test drive I did. I'll try sand and hills tomorrow.

Worked on it for a week. Ended up swapping the mode slider with one from a '93. The OEM mode slider was engaging only 1/8" of the 1/4" wide spline, and since it's spring-loaded, allowed it to slip out with a Bang.

grrr

 

[Rick W]

Oh, and before I paint, a question: everything is now pretty much OEM except the a/c compressor and a few other under-the-hood parts are missing. Gotta have A/C in Hotlanta. I’m trying to go cheap. Do you think I should get the junkyard parts and refurbish them? Or should I go with this aftermarket version. I’d have to get an opening front window for my $100 cap too.