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Important point that the ATSG manual mentions and I should mention. Label some baggies or take a picture so that you know which servo went in which hole. I realized this after the fact, but luckily am taking these pics. I highly recommend it. --- Next we want to pull the bell-housing. You...

Thanks for the encouragement Bob! That's actually the part I'm dreading the most. I've heard horror stories of pump mis-alignment and destroyed torque converters. Think I know what to do though, guess I'll find out anyway haha. Aaron B.

Update: The Digital Range Sensor does simply pull off once you remove the Manual Control Lever. Mine was just caked in ATF and dirt. --- So now you're staring at the valve body and you want to remove the main control assembly (the part that the solenoids stick into), the separator plate...

The instructions then state to remove the screws holding the Digital Range sensor and pull the sensor - this is the large sensor behind the manual control lever. Unable to pull it so far as I'm kind of afraid of breaking it. Will figure that out soon. Also I'm leaving out a few small things...

5r55e from a 2005 Sport Trac 4x4. Failed at 163k miles. First, some background on the tranny. Several possibilities as to why it's failed - I haven't opened it up yet so can't be 100% sure. I'm literally doing that as I'm posting this thread. I noticed a weep between it and the transfer case...

That running total is amazing, you've got a nice truck now! Awesome thread btw man, you've given me a few things that I need to go work on now haha.

A 302 is not the only bolt-on option. Well, "bolt-on" is a bit of a stretch for an engine swap haha, but they do make supercharger kits for the 4.0 SOHC. Of course, you're looking at $1500-2000 for the kit, and tracking down an Eaton M90. Apparently you can even run mild boost without a tuner...

I've been modifying my bezel to put in a tablet for the head unit, and have a can of the Krylon Fusion "Decarotor's Touch Textured Shimmer" in dark silver. The metallic/shiny look of it is actually pretty much the same as the look of the stock pieces, it's just a little bit of a darker color...

Got mine out today. The truck is on jack stands and there was just enough room for me to sit in the spot where the transfer case used to be. From there I did what rasouth said and it was a straight shot to all of the upper bellhousing bolts. Ended up using 5 extensions to reach them, but it...

I'm not sure which models this applies to, but I've heard you can gain access to those by removing the center console - supposedly there's an access port that lets you reach them from above. That or people were cutting one out. So that's one idea. I also saw a youtube video where a guy just used...

'05 Sport Trac, 163k miles, 4wd with the 5r55e. Sorry to make the post so long, hopefully it can help some other people out though. I guess to start off, this is what happened. I noticed seepage of ATF between the transmission and transfer case, pushed the truck too hard one day, and that...

I have a kind of silly but seemingly otherwise undocumented, related question. Was messing around with upper control arms - had to rebuild a lot of the front end... Anyway, kind of lost track of where the stock camber plates went. Not sure if everyone has this, but mine were labeled MA, SA, and...

Thanks! Didn't get a chance to look at it till today, but got it solved.

Wondering if anyone else has run into this. So, for some time now, the odometer display has been blinking off and on. Before it was very random in that it only happened every so often, and the speed at which it blinked off and on was random. Now it does it all the time and it is almost always...

Ohh good tip. Damn, guess I'm ordering another one now haha. I have a lot of respect for them now actually... As an update to my earlier post, I thought I could get away with driving it one last time before swapping in the new bearing. Nope, completely failed. The assembly broke apart into...

Ohhh, something very important I forgot to mention. If you do your lower ball joints or pull the axle nut for any reason, be VERY careful that you torque it back to spec. I think it's like 190 ft-lbs, don't quote me on that. As I have come to understand, after the fact, that nut provides a...

My passenger front wheel bearing just died. Actually it's still dead, the new assembly is showing up Tuesday. Mine began as a faint sound that was kind of like metal rubbing on metal, or something abrasive rubbing on metal. Not a squeaking noise, just a low, sustained whir. I let it go for a...

I bought my '05 ST with 11k miles on it in '06. It now has 155k on it and I still love the thing. Haven't had any problems with the engine or tranny so far. I work and play up in the mountains of CO and have beaten the heck out of the thing over the years. Wasn't too great about the maintenance...

Oh awesome thanks! I'd read about the relief valves, and installed the ball joints with the "inboard" label facing into the truck. Didn't actually realize that was the purpose behind it.

Body lift - kit is sitting the garage, just need a good weekend to do it. For wheels & tires, want to go with 15" x 8" steel wheels (probably the soft 8's), and some beefy 33" x 12.5" tires. Make a heavy duty set of front swar bar end links. I seem to have a knack for destroying them. I saw...

On a related note, I've got a dumb question. The lowers from Moog did come with some grease in them. You could see it inside the boot before installing the grease fitting. I'd never used a grease gun before this weekend, and I happened to also install a new upper control with a grease fitting at...

Just did my lowers this weekend. Bought the same model (Moog K8695T) off of Amazon. The first one, passenger's side, took me almost an entire day. I actually had the axle slip out while trying to pull the knuckle. A lot of panic and researching ensued. Then I had to take everything apart to get...

Kinda in the same boat. My '05 has 150k and I want to get a jump on the engine stuff now. Had no idea the Rangers were still running the 4.0 SOHC that late, good to know. From my preliminary and limited understanding, I'd doubt the mechanical aspects have changed all that much, but rather the...

First I want to say that I'm no expert, but it could be something else. I don't know the fuel system all that well, maybe someone else can chime in, but perhaps it's a relay or somehow related to that kill switch that's under the passenger side dash. You could also try pulling the filter...