Hello All,



I just joined the forum and look forward to sharing my trials and likely fails along the way. I bought the 2005 ford ranger 2.3 5 speed single cab new and have taken very good care of it. It is possible that I overdo it but with this vehicle you can do that as parts are cheap enough and it is easy enough to work on. I usually have another vehicle to perform car duties and I think this is where this truck shines. It is a basic little truck. It is not a car nor is it comfortable. I do enjoy driving it as you can feel the road and I don’t like driving fast anyway, this truck is so slow.

It has 100K and I am going through the truck to get it in near new shape.

Recent work that I performed

· Rebuilt driveshaft and balanced

· Rear brake pads, rotors and wheel cylinders

· Differential fluid change

· Transmission fluid change

· Replaced large hoses and replaced fluid

· Spark plugs and wires

· Inner and outer tie rods

· Upper and lower control arms

· Replaced shocks (Bilstien HD)

· Bled brake fluid

· Replace serpentine belt.

· Air filter replacement

· Fuel filter replacement

Planned work

· Replace front brakes, rotors and bearings to resolve pulsation while breaking

· Replace headlight lens due to oxidation

· Bleed clutch master cylinder (to hopefully resolve issues getting in 1st gear issue)

· Replace PCV

Work being considered just for preventative maintenance (Opinions welcome)

· Water pump, thermostat, fan clutch (I live in Phoenix)

· Serpentine belt tensioner and pullies

· New radio with Bluetooth

· Upgrade to HID or LED headlights



Thanks for welcome and look forward to the forum.

Bob

 

Welcome aboard from SoCal.

You have your list, get it done !

Ltr

 

Great list of work, having recently purchased my first truck that has 120K on it, will probably use this as a template for items to do as well.

I did, however already replace the head unit, you can see details in my post in the "what did you do today" thread.

Steve