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

[lil_Blue_Ford]

@JoshT , I had a problem with the cam synchro on my 5.0 build, it didn’t set a code but when I’d get on it hard it would choke. Bushings were definitely worn. I got a parts store one, whole assembly from Autozone. The new one felt pretty good and looked it, claims 100% new build to OE spec. Had to be ordered in. Part # CDLG-FD40S for the 00 5.0

 

[Ranger850]

Sold my Ranger on FBMarket for $500 so I could by another Nissan Pickup truck. As much as i loved the thought of having a V8 Ranger, it just wasn't in the cards for me. As for now, I'm strictly a Nissan guy. Maybe one day I'll drive a Ford again, but until then ...

 

[JoshT]

Sucks to lose a Ranger owner, but hope the Nissan works out well for you.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Yesterday was an exercise in frustration…

Still not working on my stuff because I’m still trying to fix my parents stuff. Everything is fighting me. Argh. Then I decided to throw Forscan on their stuff and got a laundry list for both. I’m sorry I looked to see what problems existed still.

Anyway, I’ll continue that today with trying to get a working shift motor in dad’s Ranger then get back to my stuff for a bit. A thought did occur to me that I wonder if I made a mistake when I clocked the rear axle in the Choptop because I heard recently about reconciling angles on driveshafts. Currently the rear axle points at the T-case because that’s what the old axle did. But it’s a single joint driveshaft, not a double cardigan or CV. Supposedly a Tom Woods high-angle. I’m just wondering if all that angle only at the T-case is causing an un-reconciled vibration and that’s my problem… I’m going to look around, I think I have a couple angle shims that I could try. Don’t really want to re-clock the axle if I can help it because eventually I’d like to do an Explorer 8.8 with new gears, this Ranger 8.8 was only supposed to be a stopgap until I could collect gears and parts.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

A thought did occur to me that I wonder if I made a mistake when I clocked the rear axle in the Choptop because I heard recently about reconciling angles on driveshafts. Currently the rear axle points at the T-case because that’s what the old axle did. But it’s a single joint driveshaft, not a double cardigan or CV. Supposedly a Tom Woods high-angle. I’m just wondering if all that angle only at the T-case is causing an un-reconciled vibration and that’s my problem… I’m going to look around, I think I have a couple angle shims that I could try. Don’t really want to re-clock the axle if I can help it because eventually I’d like to do an Explorer 8.8 with new gears, this Ranger 8.8 was only supposed to be a stopgap until I could collect gears and parts.

Well, after doing some digging… I have effed up with pointing the pinion at the t-case. Oops. Guess I’m looking for my shims and hoping that’s enough. Wish I had an extra set of 6-ton jackstands right now, my Ranger is taking up two of them still and the other set got crushed when it fell awhile back. Gonna need tall stands or a lift to get the Choptop squared away.

 

[sgtsandman]

Well, after doing some digging… I have effed up with pointing the pinion at the t-case. Oops. Guess I’m looking for my shims and hoping that’s enough. Wish I had an extra set of 6-ton jackstands right now, my Ranger is taking up two of them still and the other set got crushed when it fell awhile back. Gonna need tall stands or a lift to get the Choptop squared away.

The best I can offer is some either 3 ton or 2.5. I can't remember which are under the Escape at the moment. They probably don't have the height you want anyway.

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

The best I can offer is some either 3 ton or 2.5. I can't remember which are under the Escape at the moment. They probably don't have the height you want anyway.

Nope, I have a pair of 2.25 ton and 4 or 5 of the 3 ton stands. None of them do me much good with needing to get the frame of the Choptop supported. Not without a pile of cribbing that I don’t currently have. Even 6 ton stands are a little short, but easier to make work. I’d buy another set of 6 ton stands but I’m kinda in a hole at the moment.

 

[Ranger850]

Sucks to lose a Ranger owner, but hope the Nissan works out well for you.

I still consider myself a "Ford Guy", Maybe my next NEW vehicle will be a Ranger or Maverick

 

[Rick W]

Jack stands. You can’t have too many. I have five or six pair, from a relatively new set, to a set that dates back to the early 1900s, cast iron, that can hold up a Mack truck that came from granddaddy. I also have two sets of ramps, both heavy duty.

Once in a while, when I’m tripping over them because I don’t have many projects going on, I say I should sell all this crap. But the reason I have so many is because I only bought them when I could get them for like $20, and that’s all you can get if you go to sell them. And then I turn around search for one because they’re all under something. Even under the house one time!

 

[01WHTRNGR]

Started the tear down of my engine for replacing the timing chain guides. Really happy with how clean everything is so far (granted I only had time for a few things)