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  1. Looking for replacement lug nuts

    Hi David, There are good leads in this thread. When I got my 2019 Ranger, I replaced them with chrome one piece lugunts that are available, but caution to make sure they are of the Ford Expanded footprint which many are not. There are threads here that can detail this. I just dropped by...
  2. Tito Update

    Hi Folks, Just to update our Tortoise, Tito's status... ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! He went into brumation in mid October and our cleaning lady/Friend could not find him...In our haste to get from Flagstaff to home to our Michigan Condo where our daughter lives, we took the outside pillows and piled them...
  3. Just Checking In,

    Hi Folks, Just checking in....I have been through an exhaustive battery of tests...Blood draws, Full skeleton X Rays and so on... We just got the news do day from the Hematologist that I am cancer free even though the indicators say it was clear I have Multiple Myeloma. The complicating...
  4. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

    Hi Doc, Multiple Myeloma... best, Phil
  5. There comes a time when you have to shoot the Engineer and start Production

    Hi Folks, It is time...I contribute little to these forums of late and as such my run of reading every post and offering my experiences is on the wane it is with sad heart that I am stepping back from the 5G forums. Moderators can pass on to me but my contributions daily are done. I am on a...
  6. What did you do WITH your Ranger today?

    Hi Doc, About time I fold my tent here...I have little to contribute these forums anymore and likely best to fold up my tent and move on. Tito is buried under out door pillows we left behind in Flagstaff, so no Tito pix...ZZZZZZZ Tito is down to the count until next April and as such it may...
  7. What did you do WITH your Ranger today?

    We have learned from our Flagstaff owners that the north bound I17 backups of 30 miles is due to the Phoenix folks going North for a color tour. Beautiful Phil
  8. What did you do WITH your Ranger today?

    We are home from Michigan tending to our handicapped daughter for two weeks... Ranger sat for the entire time biding its time while the Nautilus sat at a hotel near the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport. So we determined the necessary Beer, eggs & bacon were needed so fired up the read and waiting...
  9. Aftermarket Axle Nuts?

    Hi Duke, Unless they changed the requirements, torque prevailing nuts are tested to do the job correctly 5 times. That is off and reinstallation 5 times and still function as required. If an adhesive patch is part of the design, the 5 on and off still applied.... So I would reuse these nuts...
  10. Predictable increase of backcountry motor vehicle issues

    Hi D, Around Green Valley it sure has based on the numbers of them on the road in the area.... I call them tortoise killers as they bound across the desert in full cactus smashing mode and crush the tortoise in their burrows. They are supposed to stick to back roads but little enforcement in...
  11. Predictable increase of backcountry motor vehicle issues

    The Illegal boarder crossers have totally trashed portions of our Southwestern desert.... best, Phil
  12. Axle Nuts....

    The wheels on the ground is the way testing of lugnut/wheel retention at Ford. Assembly Plant uses mutlispindle nut runner tool on the line for initial torque with wheels in the air. Which by the way, was for many years set at 100 ft-lbs, minimum. Validation is can also be done on a Flat...
  13. What did you do WITH your Ranger today?

    Hi Folks, When we got home from Flagstaff, I raided the RV fridge for a couple brewskies. I recalled the outdoor kitchen had ample beer cooled down...So out of beer in the RV fridge I headed to the outdoor kitchen fridge...much to my chagrin, there was one lonely Pacifico, not the full 12...
  14. Return to Stock Before Trade-In, or Sell As-Is?

    Hi UncleWillie I would side with other folks for some removal...Exhaust, Big Mouth swing cases. Leave the rest.... best, Phil
  15. Where’s your dog?

    Hi Tracy, Very sad to hear of your dog crossing the rainbow bridge....A big hole in your heart. You still have fond memories of her! She made you folks richer inside during her time on this earth! Sadly, Phil
  16. Finally found the source of my squeak!

    Assembly plant line workers may catch gross problems but they have extreme tight limits on time. It is expected that the part as delivered from the supplier is good. To expect line workers to perform quality control just does not happen....There is incoming quality sampling but something like...
  17. Sprinkler System Controller Rant

    Hi DT, Yep....have same....over complicated for no reason of which I can think.... best, Phil
  18. Belt Tensioner SNAPPED OFF

    Hi E, On the Macro level, it looks like the area around the bottom bolt cracked for some reason. The crack propagated until it got to critical length and in a blink of any eye the crack propagated completely and the segment of the front cover broke off..... The micro level fracture analysis...


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