What did YOU do today?

[scotts90ranger]

for 20mm equivalent try a 25/32"
oddly, they are available.

working on a 4cyl Duratec? timing is easy on those.

for the harmonic balancer bolt did you try the breaker bar against the frame while cranking starter method?

Normally I would do that but at this point we had a camshaft loose and the chain loose so that was NOT an option . Yes at this point we know it's easy but I was trying to take shortcuts... turns out what I was fighting was the ratcheting function of the chain tensioner... no shortcuts available for what I was doing...

13/16" is like 20.3mm or something, it fit real nice, we had like 3 extra plans today, after going to look for deer (saw 5, one buck at full sprint 100 yards away that I saw for 20 yards of his chase of 2 doe before they jumped in the bushes) I went home and made an "inertia socket" and that with my Bauer high torque cordless impact got it off easy... Ended up going to town for a new crank bolt and front seal for good measure. It's all back together now but I went too far with the "bucket", should have got a slightly thicker one now there's some clatter (there's around .010" lash, should be fine not sure why it's loud)

 

[Curious Hound]

Is that a manual shift? I need to get an E-shift to put in storage to replace the AWD box in the Ranger.

Yes. It's manual. It will be replacing an AWD box in "something to be announced in a few weeks (hopefully)". There are 5 or 6 electric ones at my closest yard, including one with Torque On Demand. But I would prefer the manual.