How long for the Ranger smile to fade?

[AzScorpion]

Everytime I see this thread I open it up expecting a post from @EcoRanger


Hope he and his truck are well.

I sent him a PM back in August asking if he was ok and never get a return message. Hopefully nothings happened to him because he'd always check in every Sunday.

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[Tracy Bowman]

Everytime I see this thread I open it up expecting a post from @EcoRanger


Hope he and his truck are well.

Me too.

 

[RedDakooter05]

Kinda fading fast now that I can hear a wheel-bearing type hum from the driver side. Not even 6k miles on it.

Ugh, vehicles these days....

 

[P. A. Schilke]

Kinda fading fast now that I can hear a wheel-bearing type hum from the driver side. Not even 6k miles on it.

Ugh, vehicles these days....

Hi Jake,

how are your brakes?

best,
Phil

 

[RedDakooter05]

Hi Jake,

how are your brakes?

best,
Phil

Honestly been garbage since day one, But I can't find another ranger to test drive to compare.

They're soft like all the other rangers but they seem to "clamp" down harder as I slow down, despite no increase in brake pedal pressure. Like they auto brake themselves once I'm moving slow enough. Even my wife notices as she gets flung forward a little right before a complete stop.

Related? Not sure. Been so wet out lately I don't want to pull the wheels off with wet floors. And been busy to get a dealer to look at.

 

[P. A. Schilke]

Honestly been garbage since day one, But I can't find another ranger to test drive to compare.

They're soft like all the other rangers but they seem to "clamp" down harder as I slow down, despite no increase in brake pedal pressure. Like they auto brake themselves once I'm moving slow enough. Even my wife notices as she gets flung forward a little right before a complete stop.

Related? Not sure. Been so wet out lately I don't want to pull the wheels off with wet floors. And been busy to get a dealer to look at.

Hi Jake,

I am wondering if this noise is related to the brakes and from what you indicate, it may well be brake related or the heat generated from the brakes dragging taxing the wheel bearings on the left side. If you are driving straight ahead and release the grip on your steering wheel, does it try to turn left? May be an indicator of a stuck brake caliper or brake caliper piston...

Best,
Phil

 

[BladeRanger]

That's a bit high for fuel induction service. I was able to talk them (dealer) to bring it down to $420. I told them I can do the rest of maintenance, so they did the normal oil change plus filter, brake work and fuild exchange, rotate tires, fuel induction service. The Tech agreed that I can do the minor maintenance like replace cabin filter, engine air filter and wipers and so on. The fuel induction alone was almost $300.

 

[RedDakooter05]

Hi Jake,

I am wondering if this noise is related to the brakes and from what you indicate, it may well be brake related or the heat generated from the brakes dragging taxing the wheel bearings on the left side. If you are driving straight ahead and release the grip on your steering wheel, does it try to turn left? May be an indicator of a stuck brake caliper or brake caliper piston...

Best,
Phil

Whenever I get the time to actually diag stuff I'll let you know whats going on.

Testing alignment issues in this city is impossible, I promise you. Roads are absolute garbage, not a single flat smooth surface here.

 

[gfitzge2]

Just hit 30,000 miles today on my 2019. Three years 8 months , still smiling.

 

[Rigwright]

Six years old, 115k miles, and still smiling. Finally replaced front pads and turned rotors (on my neighbor's brake lathe) at 114k. Did rear brakes about 30k miles ago. Strange. Had fronts off twice previously, but only cleaned everything up and put back together. Rotor pic is fresh off lathe. Dressed them up by hand later.
She's a keeper.

 

[BigHen0213]

Dec 29 was 5 years since I bought my truck (16,049 on it when I bought it - 79K now). Just got new rubber for it and had it checked out for all basic mechanical issues. No problems. Hard for the smile to fade when I feel I've been fortunate. It's almost paid off too.....so that $ will be split to save for JIC repairs and the rest of it for "tweaks". : )

 

[Tracy Bowman]

It never will!? I’ve had to do some wrangling with husband lately as he’s been wanting to trade-in for 2025. Thankfully, I believe I’ve won out. Keeping ‘Ol Butterscotch til he won’t go anymore!

 

[AzScorpion]

It never will!? I’ve had to do some wrangling with husband lately as he’s been wanting to trade-in for 2025. Thankfully, I believe I’ve won out. Keeping ‘Ol Butterscotch til he won’t go anymore!

Trade it in and get rid of Butterscotch

If you ask me that sounds like grounds for divorce.

 

[Tracy Bowman]

Trade it in and get rid of Butterscotch

If you ask me that sounds like grounds for divorce.

Let’s just say I got my point across.

 

[AzScorpion]

Let’s just say I got my point across.

Oh, I'm sure you did and only having to use one word to do it too. ?

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