What did you do to your Ranger today?

[IdahoRanger]

Too many of those breakages on this forum.

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[rang19ca]

That leaf spring looks bad. We have seen too many of these.

 

[subquark]

Fffffff

And need tires and rear rotors and pads.
At least I know what that occasional clunk is now.
Time to try out the extended warranty.

Yikes! In the late '80s, I broke both front leafsprings on my FJ40. I welded some stock on each and it's still going strong.

BUT it was not at the mounting point, like yours. =(

I can't tell if you're in warranty (on phone and too lazy), but hope you are.

Or ...

 

[Deleted User 38384]

Ditch light installed. Not wired up yet. Waiting on more parts deliveries. I'm not sure which light to go with for the upper lights (once I fab-up a bracket)

 

[Grumpaw]

Yikes! In the late '80s, I broke both front leafsprings on my FJ40. I welded some stock on each and it's still going strong.

BUT it was not at the mounting point, like yours. =(

I can't tell if you're in warranty (on phone and too lazy), but hope you are.

Or ...

I like the duct tape idea.....perfect reason to always carry a roll with you.
Clamps probably weren't even necessary......

 

[Cabose-1]

Well, gave my ranger a good looking over. Have only seen this design once, and now i have one. Can not find it on the interwebs. @airline tech ??? What is it called purpose??

I know its a 2024, but this forum is so much better than the others, dare to say more knowledgeable as well.

2024 xlt 4x2 advance tow, elockers

 

[Andrew27]

Well, it's not what i did to my Ranger, but what my Ranger is telling me.
I noted a very small drop of oil on my garage floor, well the Stock RF shock is leaking.
I already have the 4600's on the rear, so it's time to make them match.
I only have 19k on the truck so within warranty, but I wanted to upgrade the fronts anyway.
I am happy with the stock level and do not tow, even if I did it would not be extreme - small trailer etc.
So, its decision time, make them match or install the 5100's in the front for the (optional) lift in the future.
Of course they would have to come back out for that

A few days ago, driving at night - I hit a pothole, I think that's what caused it to blow the seal.

I don’t think you could go wrong either way. I installed 4600s around 2,000 miles on my 2023 fx4. Once apart I could see one of the factory fronts was already leaking! Sadly, just cheap junk installed at the factory.

 

[LawnMM]

Well, gave my ranger a good looking over. Have only seen this design once, and now i have one. Can not find it on the interwebs. @airline tech ??? What is it called purpose??

I know its a 2024, but this forum is so much better than the others, dare to say more knowledgeable as well.

2024 xlt 4x2 advance tow, elockers

Are you talking about the rezeppa joint on the front of the rear diff? it's what the drive shaft is linked to from the front

That?

 

[Cabose-1]

Are you talking about the rezeppa joint on the front of the rear diff? it's what the drive shaft is linked to from the front

That?

Rezeppa joint? Googling now. That is a wierd drive shaft.

 

[LawnMM]

Rezeppa joint? Googling now. That is a wierd drive shaft.

It's not the shaft, it's just the joint where the shaft meets the pinion bearings and all that neat stuff on the leading edge of the rear differential.

This was initially a Tremor only item then it became a TSB fix for rear driveshaft issues and they started installing them on problem vehicles that were brought in for warranty work. I'm not surprised it's standard on the 24+ model years.

 

[ShapeShifter]

Is that also known as a Birfield joint?

 

[KJRR]

Yikes! In the late '80s, I broke both front leafsprings on my FJ40. I welded some stock on each and it's still going strong.

BUT it was not at the mounting point, like yours. =(

I can't tell if you're in warranty (on phone and too lazy), but hope you are.

Or ...

2019 with 39k. I have an extended warranty I'll be trying out.
While I was looking for problems, I pulled the plugs. No rusty, siezed plugs though this Ranger has lived it's life outside since I've had it.

 

[Colo_Ranger]

Is that also known as a Birfield joint?

No. Birfields are what are run on Toyota solid front axles. They’re a type of u-joint. They runs ball bearings in a cage setup.

 

[JoeDirt03]

Installed a Pedal Commander today and couldn't be happier with the results.

The throttle pedal always felt weird to me and it seemed to do it's own thing sometimes. I was always pressing the gas more and more while accelerating to get the truck up to speed which never seemed to play well with the already weird shifting behavior of the transmission. Now you press the pedal a little bit and she goes!

 

[Colo_Ranger]

Installed a Pedal Commander today and couldn't be happier with the results.

The throttle pedal always felt weird to me and it seemed to do it's own thing sometimes. I was always pressing the gas more and more while accelerating to get the truck up to speed which never seemed to play well with the already weird shifting behavior of the transmission. Now you press the pedal a little bit and she goes!

A throttle reset does wonders too.
Link to procedure

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