What did you do to your Ranger today?

[P. A. Schilke]

Something weird. Yesterday, I pulled into the driveway after work. Went around to the passenger rear to get my son out. Looked down and noticed my valve stem cap was missing on the passenger rear. Checked the rest of the tires. Passenger front was almost off. The two on the driver's side were tight. What is going on here? Is centrifugal force spinning them off on the counterclockwise (passenger) side?

Looks like you have cheap fill thru the cap valve stem covers. Go to any Wal Mart etc and buy metal caps with a rubber seal in the cap....Much more reliable and likely will not loosen on you like the these cheapie ones...

Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

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[JAKE2.3]

Looks like you have cheap fill thru the cap valve stem covers. Go to any Wal Mart etc and buy metal caps with a rubber seal in the cap....Much more reliable and likely will not loosen on you like the these cheapie ones...

Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

Thanks Phil, will do. To be honest, I didn't look in them to see if they were even the seal type or not. I'll definitely get some replacements. Just thought it was real weird that only one side was loose.

 

[FoD]

Switched out the FX4 decals...

 

[FoD]

Installed some paint protection film in my door sills. This was my first time installing PPF of any kind, and it was WAY easier than I expected. Results look great, too... you can't even see the film at all unless you get REALLY close and feel the edge and know where to look. Here are a few photos - the flash helps pick out the edge, but in person this stuff is completely invisible:

Hi Kimball.
Have you or do you know, has anyone tried using PPF as a kick plate on the door panels?

Great DIY btw.

Terry

 

[aeroshots]

Something weird. Yesterday, I pulled into the driveway after work. Went around to the passenger rear to get my son out. Looked down and noticed my valve stem cap was missing on the passenger rear. Checked the rest of the tires. Passenger front was almost off. The two on the driver's side were tight. What is going on here? Is centrifugal force spinning them off on the counterclockwise (passenger) side?

Assuming the pressure was good in the tire that was missing the cap? I'd check and check the core for tightness. Similar thing happened to me and I must have walked up on someone in the act using a lookout. Only on the side away from the fast food joint I was in. Could be something totally different. Anger anyone lately?

 

[Jake596]

Interesting !

You can say that again, that may be worth a trip to the dealer for a Diff inspection.

 

[JAKE2.3]

Assuming the pressure was good in the tire that was missing the cap? I'd check and check the core for tightness. Similar thing happened to me and I must have walked up on someone in the act using a lookout. Only on the side away from the fast food joint I was in. Could be something totally different. Anger anyone lately?

Yep pressures are all good. I didn't check the core, but I will. I don't think I angered anybody ha but you never know. I live in a pretty rural area where everyone knows everybody. I don't even lock doors most of the time, so I'm skeptical on that, but I guess anything is possible these days.

 

[ClamCakes]

Put on the new Raptor Grille!

 

[T Bone]

that looks really sharp! we should have a gathering of the ranger clans sometime up here.

Put on the new Raptor Grille!

 

[ClamCakes]

that looks really sharp! we should have a gathering of the ranger clans sometime up here.

Thanks! I was thinking that we should do something like that!

 

[HTX1811]

Ordered a SPD catted high flow downpipe, SPD cat back high flow exhaust, and custom tunes to load onto the SCT BDX tuner.
https://5startuning.com/product/201...-performance-cat-back-exhaust-cb23r1920-scse/

https://5startuning.com/product/201...pd-performance-catted-downpipe-dp23r1920-hfc/

 

[runner69]

Added the grill lights from Stage 3 Motorsports

 

[PatrickM]

Had time to test out the new wheels, better look, better design and well better!

 

[FoD]

Put those tow hooks on...

 

[TVRangerSTX]

Put those tow hooks on...

Hey! You stole my tow hooks!

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