Recent content by Papa Hoc

Thanks guys. Appreciate the insight. I really love the vehicle. The noise just seems so indicative of a failure in my automotive experience, it makes it hard to trust it to be reliable when I’m 10 miles from any paved road with a five-year-old grandson. I am also not used to the lack of...

Good morning to all. I have just picked up the Ranger from the dealer number two stating the noise you can hear at the rear differential is normal. This noise was not present when new, and had it been I would have not purchased it, and I don't think I am alone. This noise is coming from the rear...

Wow, that’s crazy – I just went out there and was able to consistently replicate the noise and told my wife it doesn’t sound like back by the differential. I’ll get a look and let you know thanks so much.

Could you please explain where you put the grease? I’m unclear there and I apologize for that thank you.

Sorry guys, I was using type to text and hit reply instead of correcting mistakes. That should have said, I encountered a level two technician, whose name was Brian,f I remember correctly. My second call after discovering the service bulletin and was just trying to get copies of it, I spoke with...

I agree 100% here we aren’t just buying an entry level product, we paid brand new F150 4 x 4 money and saying a clunk in a drive train is normal is a cop out. They built it, they need to figure out how to make it work right. Also encountered a gentleman by the name of Bryan ans and Polaris. He...

I have found a dealer willing to help me next Thursday. It may be several days before I get it so I should have something for you guys within 7 to 10 days to let you know what he did and if it helped.

I am sorry, but it’s unclear to me – where did you inject the grease?

You are correct axle movement is normal. I guess it has to do with a floater carrier for the locker feature. I have encountered a really cool dealer in the Auburn Washington area that has been willing to dig in and get this rectified for me. And I only had to wait a week for an appointment! I’ll...

Absolutely great news! Based on this, I have a new appointment at a different dealer next week not a month from now! Thanks again for the help!!

Thanks to all that take the time to read this and any help or support will be amazing. To shorten and simplify my 25 Ranger 1500 with less than 240 miles on it as metal in the rear differential oil, developed a loud clank on and off the throttle that was settled at first, and you can actually...

Still figuring out this forum on my cell phone I guess I ended up putting the first part of my comment up in the other for members thread. My bad. Just look up to where it starts off with mentioning the system similar to automotive. That’s the first part of my comment sorry guys.

Now on differential failures, this situation can be very different. The most common issue that people see under a warranty is an improperly preloaded Pinion/ Ring gear adjustment. This allows the opinion to try to “walk” up and down the Ring gear and it binds making popping noise. It causes...

I have confirmed rear differential failure. I have checked with tuners and they say it is rare but can happen. I didn’t know this, but I guess it’s pretty common to set them up too loose and have the failure I have experienced. A new shiny differential with a properly torqued yolk should solve...