rear axle

Greetings all, Thought I would do a write-up on a simple, yet important maintenance task on your Ranger. (This guide is geared towards those of us who have never performed this procedure) The Ford Scheduled Maintenance is "Every 150,000 mi (240,000 km) Change the rear axle fluid." The rear...

Has anyone else had bad axle bearings from new? This is my first Ranger, so I have not learned all of the normal sounds and noises that one would associate with this model. I did notice a high pitch whine when I left the dealership the day I picked it up. I assumed the dealer would try and...