I can't even get my local dealer to return my call for some warranty work. I didn't buy my Ranger there, but I'm going to buy another truck in the next 50 days and guess where I won't bother shopping?
Personally, I would (and soon will be) drop the pan and replace the filter and fluid. I've yet to drop a pan that didn't have the magnet covered with ferrous material to the point that it was likely saturated(not to mention the amount of other non-ferrous gook covering the bottom of the pan)...
I like it and appreciate your efforts, but it looks to me that some dum-dum sealant ( https://medallionrefinish.com/products/repair-products/adhesives-sealants/extruded-seam-sealer/dum-dum-strip-caulk ) could be used in between the two horizontal pieces to deflect the water to the side of the...
Buy the ball joint separately and press it in yourself, or take it to a machine shop. FWIW if OEM parts failed prematurely, I'd be inclined not to put them back in. Moog is usually a good choice.
I picked up a set of Bridgestone take-offs and only got about 25,000 miles out of them. They were noisy and din't ride as well as the Hankooks. The Hankooks are now back on my 2019 and they're much better than the Bridgestones, but I doubt I'll replace with Hankooks.
The friction disks ride and clamp onto "steels" in between. I've seen enough sparkles in transmission pans to know that I want to drain that metal from the transmission and not force circulate them with with the shops "flush". I've yet to see a transmission magnet not completely covered in...