rear differential

I recently did a rear diff fluid change on my 2020 Ford Ranger XLT 2WD and found this metal part when I took out the oil. I was wondering if anyone knew what it was and if it should be something significant I should get looked at.

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...

Hey Team, Figured I'd share my experience. Please read the entire post here before hammering away. My 2019 Lariat Ranger, with 35,700 miles had catastrophic rear differential failure. Before the information, here is some relevant information. Never towed Hauled once (A 400 LB...

I have a 2020 FX4 that started to make a noise and I couldn’t pin point the location. It’s been in the shop for a week and they can’t figure it out either. They think it’s coming from the rear differential, but have only been able to reproduce the sound once. I’ll post the video and see if you...