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Sounds like the spare tire carrier housing. I saw where one fellow removed the bed, took out the spare carrier and replaced it with a piece of rectangular tubing.

Dang, Zappy! Glad you are okay, but looks like the Splash is gonna need some TLC! It will be hard to determine if there is frame damage with the springs bent like that. I would get it in a garage and look really close with good lighting underneath. Look for flaking rust and such, which would...

LOL Had to go back and re-read this thread as I was thinking I didn't mention anything about how to pack the grease into the bearing itself, just the method I use for preloading the bearing during assembly. I have used a bearing packer and the manual palm-of-hand method... both work fine.

Wow... wish my drive was only 15 minutes!

I recall once back in the mid-1970s working as a mechanic at a Ford dealership, had a car that did the phantom steering like you describe. Those old cars had an assist cylinder that would help you turn the wheel once you started to turn in either direction. There were "spool valves" inside...

Replaced the pump on my son's 1999 XLT and we flushed the rack out at the same time. Been about 3 years ago, but I seem to recall pulling the return hose off the pump and going lock to lock with the engine off until there was no air bubbles showing. Might give that a try after you let your...

Hello and welcome to the forum! Congratulations on becoming a Ranger owner! :)

@ZappyBear: Nah, the truck isn't crazy... most likely it's the driver! LMAO :)

It is never a bad idea to recheck your work after a few miles. A bad wheel bearing usually sounds like a roaring/grinding noise and will be louder/more noticeable when turning (puts more pressure on the bearing). Typically (this is from experience when I was a mechanic), if the noise happens...

Hope all goes well this time. Bet you are having Ranger withdrawals! :)

Sounds like you have a rack full of air.

Hello John and welcome to the forum! Based on your description it really could be either. I assume you have already cleaned the IAC?

I learn something everyday. I guess this is my lesson for today!

Well, that's a first for me!

So the old pump is back on for now?

Possibly a problem with the rack itself?

I'm interested in seeing this!

Hello Paul and welcome to the forum! That will be quite an undertaking! Your best bet would be to find a donor vehicle with working AC (maybe a roll-over or bad trans) that you can get for cheap. Obviously, there are a lot of components you will need to add/change to make that happen. I...

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Might want to clean the throttle body and linkage. Maybe check for kinks or binding in the cable itself.