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I'll take some pictures tomorrow. Not the most exciting things to look at. I hear tailgate dampers are a thing of beauty but I don't have one.

He should have not retired, then our Rangers would have been Phil'd.

Based on the votes on the poll not everyone has the shudder or notices it. I would guess the delay of production versus the severity of the issue played a part in this as well. I'm sure Phil S. can give some insight to this dilemma.

I picked up my truck after having TSB 20-2277 redone. The shudder is not gone but is much more subtle. The service advisor told me due to the driveshaft design the shudder may not be able to be completely removed. The truck drives much smoother and, crawling underneath, I see the shims are...

The first dealer that did my TSB did it wrong as well but rotated it to far down when all it should have been was maybe a degree up. It is getting done again at another dealer, hopefully it is done correctly.

Did you notice an improvement is the smoothness of the ride going from 18" to 17". I had a Ranger with 17"' for a loaner an it seemed to be less sensitive to crappy pavement at low speeds. Mine has 18" with stock Hankook's and I run them at 30 psi.

Yes. The best advice is test drive, if you notice it try another. Some have it, some don't.

The shudder most people are experiencing is around 10-15 mph including myself. I never use the auto start/stop function. It is the first thing I disable after starting the truck.

How severe would you say the shudder is? I had a new Ranger for a loaner while mine was in for TSB. The loaner shudder was very mild and I checked the angle while I had it, it was 5.2°. The shop that did mine did not do it right. I am scheduled next week to have it redone at another dealer...

I went to a different dealer who seems to be listening and troubleshooting much better and has parts on order to redo the TSB next week. I was just answering the previous post about getting the shim kit. I'm not at that point yet. Hopefully next week will be the charm.

The TSB shim kit is KB3Z-4C088-B. It lists at $790.03, sale price $535.64 from a google search of online Ford dealers sites. According to the TSB "The service kit contains all of the parts necessary for the adjustment procedure. The rear axle pinion angle can be changed by adding a 0.5, 1...

The damper actually slows time to make the tailgate appear to move slower. I have no damper, this is only what I've heard.

More on my shudder saga. Took my truck to another Ford dealer. Explained how I believe the TSB wasn't properly performed. Got a call back that the techs were going nuts trying to figure out why the TSB measured angle was 0.3° when it should be 5 to 6°. They agreed it wasn't done right. Parts...

The take-off shudder, for me, is in the 10 to 15 mph range. Definitely test from a stop and vary your acceleration styles to see if it occurs. Also testing at all speeds including the highway speeds you mentioned will reveal any driveline imbalance which may be separate from the take-off...

Let's keep this thread about information. Don't need it getting locked down it.

So 3/4 low would have no effect?

What is disappointing is I spoke with the service manager and technician on the phone and went through the TSB. I believed they understood it. I have my own digital angle gauge similar to yours and will continue to verify the work until the numbers are in spec.

Your experience gives me optimism that if the TSB is done correctly, a shudder free ride is possible. I am reaching out to another dealer tomorrow to have my 0.3° angle corrected that the tech put my truck at from his interpretation of the TSB.

A friend of mine was mentioning his F150 Roush exhaust was leaking a had to get under it and tighten things up. I mentioned my driveline shudder on my Ranger , he never had any on his F150. I looked underneath his truck and there was a monster diameter single piece driveshaft on that truck. I'm...