does your ranger do this?
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does your ranger do this?
Alright, another problem the dealer couldn't fix..
It's a strange, strange problem... Most of the time it occurs when the condition of the roads appear slippery from any build up of snow..
It feels like something is slipping for a second then catching, it's not a smooth transition.. it's a jerky violent catch at times.. Sometimes it's smooth if the road is really slippery, but when the road isn't so slippery it's violent.. It doesn't do it when the pavement is wet but it has actually happened once on dry pavement. I'm pretty sure the rpms go up a few notches each time this happens as well..
It sucks and when ppl ride in my truck and it happens i tell them it's a feature from the limited slip diff
PS - no it's not the tires spinning
It's a strange, strange problem... Most of the time it occurs when the condition of the roads appear slippery from any build up of snow..
It feels like something is slipping for a second then catching, it's not a smooth transition.. it's a jerky violent catch at times.. Sometimes it's smooth if the road is really slippery, but when the road isn't so slippery it's violent.. It doesn't do it when the pavement is wet but it has actually happened once on dry pavement. I'm pretty sure the rpms go up a few notches each time this happens as well..
It sucks and when ppl ride in my truck and it happens i tell them it's a feature from the limited slip diff
PS - no it's not the tires spinning
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Originally Posted by Lone-Ranger
does it happen when you are accelerating, slowing down, turning... this could be some usefull info.
I brought it into the dealer quite a few times, took the guy for a drive so he could understand what was happening b/c obviously it's hard to explain.. So they ended up putting in a new transfer case under warranty and still, it did the same thing...
I've never done a burn out in this truck either, light off roading, usually drive it like an old man.. With the exception of rallying on the snow covered back roads... It had 13,000 on er when I bought it so I'm thinking somewhere in those 13,000 km's, maybe it was abused.. I dunno..
Originally Posted by nbro3232
my lockrite locker did that when it started destroying itself...
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Are you driving a standard or auto? If it is a standard then i would be looking at the clutch and tranny. I have a 04 ranger and i dont recall anything like this happing to it though. Maybe it is because mine only has 23k on it. If it is an auto then it sounds like the clutch is slipping. Same scenerio for both style trannies. Just some thoughts though. I am not saying it is the problem but you never know.
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Originally Posted by 2004FORDRANGER
Are you driving a standard or auto? If it is a standard then i would be looking at the clutch and tranny. I have a 04 ranger and i dont recall anything like this happing to it though. Maybe it is because mine only has 23k on it. If it is an auto then it sounds like the clutch is slipping. Same scenerio for both style trannies. Just some thoughts though. I am not saying it is the problem but you never know.
It's an Auto.. do you have any snow covered highways or roads you can drive on to test the theory? Seems that snow/ice is the culprit that makes it happen.
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Originally Posted by shadyluke
I'm gonna tear my diff cover open in the next couple weeks and check it out
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Yeah i leave work at 3:30 in the morning and no roads are plowed after i leave the small city of cortland. So there is almost snow on the roads i travel everyday. I have noticed that my ranger wounders alot on snow covered roads but i think it is the tires(i hope). Oh yeah mine is a auto too.
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