crowfather
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- Vehicle Year
- 1996
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Transmission
- Automatic
So I am trying to replace my cam position sensor and the synchronizer since I found a P0340 code. I was initially going to just replace the sensor since its a pain to get back there. However, after reading other's issues and learning that these engines are notorious for bad synchronizers I decided to to do both. I read the article here with the procedure to replace them.
Now that I have the sensor off and the bracket bolt off the synchro, the synchro shaft doesn't want to come free from the block. I have tried penetrating oil, twisting with channel locks, I tried prying with a bar, hammer and chisel; this thing refuses to budge. Am I doing something wrong or is there a tip that anybody has which can help me? Mine is a '96 and the clearance is really bad back there so I can't really get leverage to twist it by hand. When twisting with the channel locks the top of the synchro started to spin rather than the shaft.
Also, the moon shaped part of the synchro that spins is rather mangled. Any reason why that would be? See picture. I took this photo before attempting to remove it so I could mark the position of the moon part.
Thanks.
Now that I have the sensor off and the bracket bolt off the synchro, the synchro shaft doesn't want to come free from the block. I have tried penetrating oil, twisting with channel locks, I tried prying with a bar, hammer and chisel; this thing refuses to budge. Am I doing something wrong or is there a tip that anybody has which can help me? Mine is a '96 and the clearance is really bad back there so I can't really get leverage to twist it by hand. When twisting with the channel locks the top of the synchro started to spin rather than the shaft.
Also, the moon shaped part of the synchro that spins is rather mangled. Any reason why that would be? See picture. I took this photo before attempting to remove it so I could mark the position of the moon part.
Thanks.