FORD recalls Broncos & Rangers

[Sharky]

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a...onco-ranger-over-loose-control-arm-fasteners/

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[LawnMM]

Why replace the entire arm? Why not just tighten the nut?

 

[Dgc333]

Why replace the entire arm? Why not just tighten the nut?

If you read the link more closely it states the parts will be replaced as necessary. The potential reason for replacing the control arm or knuckle is that if they were loose and moving around the hole in the knuckle could be worn oversized and the stem on the ball joint could be worn undersize.

 

[Doc]

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a...onco-ranger-over-loose-control-arm-fasteners/

 

[airline tech]

So, it sounds like (One Specific) Impact (Torque) Gun, hit its quarterly calibration date and failed the calibration test at the Sept 24 due date.
And with the VIN# being (Not Sequenced) it is mostly likely (One Specific) shift, if they do not use the same Tools.

IDK - Just Thinking - The Timeline June 3 - Sept 4 (4 - Months) - would indicate a calibration timeline for tooling - which is normally annually, but in this environment and usage most likely 4-Months.

 

[Rocketeer61]

"Quality must be built into a product. It cannot be inspected into it."
---Sign over a North American F-100 Super Sabre assembly line, 1950s.

 

[theprinceofsnj]

Well, it looks like I'm not getting a letter from Ford. Mines a 2019.

 

[Racket]

Well, it looks like I'm getting a letter from Ford. Mines a 2019.

Relax.

The recall filings state that the Blue Oval has determined that some 775 Ranger trucks were impacted by the fault, all of which were built between June 3 and September 4, 2024.

 

[theprinceofsnj]

Relax.

I forgot a word. I corrected it.

 

[airline tech]

I forgot a word. I corrected it.

Now I have the song
Relax - Don’t do it (in my head)

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