Recent content by jim.peter

So there's no unlocking the front drive after the T/C That's the way I see it. I talked to a Ford dealer service manager yesterday and he said otherwise. I think rangerak is right though and the dealer guy is wrong. I can't find any wires or vacuum lines going to any front drive part to cause...

vibration Well, the front drive shaft is turning when going down the road, in 2wd. I guess whatever disengages the axels is a good place to start looking. Seems the few mechanics to which I've talked have mixed opinions about whether or not the front axels, on that model, actually are supposed...

Like the slip joint idea Got no locking hubs. Got no center carrier in the drive line. I have a nice clean looking underneath because I don't often get off the pavement. This is the wife's truck. She owned it since new but I never drove it. Through a recent change in circumstance I'm now the...

Got a 2004 off road ranger, 60,000 miles. Its got a vibration which starts about 55 mph. It drumbs the cab making it hard to hear the radio. Its a high speed vibration. Hanging on to the steering wheel feels like hanging on to the handle bars of a cheap motorcycle. Smooth as glass up to 55mph...