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    Bye Bye

    Gave it in exchange at the dealer, they gave me $200 for it. Not much but considering the work that needed to be done so it could be legal to ride (I did not do the work because I knew I would change it soon) I got some fair price. One guy working at the dealer already wanted to buy it for a...
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    Bye Bye

    BrooklynBay : I bought a Chevy Colorado 2005 with the 3.5 I-5 (first bow-tie in my life). I dont know if it is better than the Ranger, but it suited my needs. I join Colorado Fans to have the specific to the truck and the experience of the users. Same reason I joined Serious exploration at...
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    Bye Bye

    I am sad to tell this, but the Ex is gone. 15 years of service and it was going on.... but to much repairs needed and I wnated to get some rest.... I wanted to give many thanks to all of you that helped me over the years and hope I did help some of you. I will now join another forum for...
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    Overhauling time (soon)

    Fun rebuilding safn1949 -> That's kind of what I had in mind " Increase the fun factor". When I said body work I just wanted to remove the holes from it. I had no intention of making it new again, but I did want it to look a little better (and also keep the cops away from it, they dont like old...
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    Overhauling time (soon)

    To keep or not to keep? Maniak -> Why an auto locker in the front ? I was thinking of both selectable ARB's... safn1949 -> It's not a truck that I drive daily (at least not in the summer). I did tought of takin it to the graveward in about 2 years... an getting an almost new Ranger (more...
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    Overhauling time (soon)

    I have a 94 4 doors XL, manual trans 4x4, manual lockers and rear add-a-leaf. Next year or so I want to overhaul the truck, there is rust everywhere I look (even see inside-out at some places) and I want to make it better for the winter. I was tinking of ARB lockers, raising the truck couple...
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    Worn front spindle

    Yeah!! I feel a little dumb :banghead:, been running all these years without the spacer (7 years to be more precise), dont understand how it ran.... Now I have another question, about the seal on the shaft (the one beind the spindle/knukle assembly). Is it a 1 part or 2 part seal, the reason...
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    Worn front spindle

    Hubs I will look what I have left from the old auto-hubs, and see if i still got the installation instruction from Warn, maybe I missed someting back then.Specaily the axle shaft spacer that would look like a solution to my problem :confused:
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    Worn front spindle

    Spindle it is It is the spindle I am talking about, the axle shaft is slipping inward as WickedWindsor says. My memory tells me that there is suppose to be some kind of rim on the inner of the spindle to block the shaft from going inward. I dont remember any splined washer going before the...
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    Worn front spindle

    The inside of my fronts spindle are worn out. This causes the right front shaft (the long one) to pop out (not completely) and grind even more of the inner spindle. I say that because if I remember correctly, I should have to remove the clip on the end of the shaft in order to remove it (or the...
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    synthetic oil Vs. Castrol GTX high milage

    Old dump Changed to synthetic a couple of years ago, the truck is now 204,000KM. First it was Castrol 5w30 and it consumed a little more oil. Then a friend of mine told me that he had the same problem with conventional Castrol and none after he switched brand. So I switched to Quaker State...
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    Hello from CT

    Similar I have a similar problem on my 94 Ex. Was hard to shift in 1st and 2nd, also grinded when shifting reverse. Replaced the slave and then had it bleed (I broke the quick disconnect on the old slave, all fluid drained). When they bled it they broke the master rod, so they replaced the...
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    Rear shocks rusted in

    Thanks all I will try to get those bolts out that you all talk about and see what it does. Last night I also taught of a bolt breaker. At this point anyting will be good, as long as they get out and make place for the new. Thanks again:)
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    Rear shocks rusted in

    I started to repalce my rear shocks, removed the bottom bolt on both of them. When I got to the top one, my wrench just hate away the bolts. Now I'm left with round bolts and no wrench matching those :D I need some advice on how to remove those, can't get the hack-saw in a good position and the...
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    Removing windshield

    I need a simple method to remove my windshield without smashing it into pieces. I need to do that in order to repair the rust in the windshield seem. The windshield will not be reused since it is already cracked by rust, but I dont want to have tiny bits of glass all over the garage for the next...
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    Ford / Ford radio

    My HU is splitting appart and deck is not working anymore. I have an old 93 Escort radio that I would like to put in, but dont know the pin out from that HU. Can someone tell me or direct me to this information. I dont want to spend money for this, and since that old HU is sitting there.... One...
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    A\C removal

    I need to get rid of the A\C components. I have already installed a new "non-A\C" belt (for over a year), now I want to remove all components (compressor, tubing etc.). I need to know the way to do it, I figured that I would remove everything and plug the entry at the heater core, but is that...
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    Passenger door latch coming loose

    Latch Have you checked the door stricker (the part the latch grabs on) with a big torx bit you can tighten it up. When the door is closed, is it lined up with the rest of the body ? To my knoledge there is no adjustement in the latch itself. Hope this helps
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    94 Explorer Drum Brake Reassmebly?NEED HELP

    Drum I know they will always stuck, but is there some way to prevent or reduce the rust bonding the drum to the axle plate ? I opened mine today and had to pound (6 lbs hammer) for 1/2 an hour before they got off, and I had loossen up the adjuster to make it easyer to remove. Last time I broke...
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    How Often Do You Wash Your X in Winter?

    Wash ... what !!!! I wash it when ever it is comming to a white color (original is burgundy) and/or the temp is hot enought so nothing freeze. The salt will not do much dammadge if there is no or almost no humidity, next year I will built a garage and then will want and will be able to wash...
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    Noise ... alternator or waterpump

    Can I rebuilt the tensionner, does it need grease ? I will listen to what my screwdriver has to tell me ... HA HA HA , I did ear about this trick but never tried it. So I think I will play a little bit of Doctor Mechanic by the end of the week... :mad:
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    Noise ... alternator or waterpump

    Other thing I have noticed, my temp gauge is stuck at 1/3 the range ??? My plugs have a white deposite on them. Would I be correct in assuming that I have a bad t-stat and not enough fluid is going to the waterpump... :rolleyes:
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    Noise ... alternator or waterpump

    I have a dilema, and before spending big dollars I wanted more advise. I have a winning noise that follows the speed of the engine, I have done some testing has tha Haynes manuals says. There is no loose in the waterpump pulley, there is pressure in the hose at the exit of the pump and I have...
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    98 escort oil spill problem

    It is weird, but it only appen when it's realy cold like -30 C (about -20 F). I start the car, it goes find and at some point it smells burn. I stop the car and look under the hood and there is oil spilled everywhere on the manyfold, and the oil dipstick has poped up??????:eek: It's the second...
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    how are stock running boards mounted??

    On the first gen Ex, the running boards are snapped into the body. I removed mine last year because the rocker where rotten, I replaced the rocker but never put back the running, did not want to drill into the new rockers. As for your question, Yes you can lift the body without removing the...
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