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98DailyDriver_4x4
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- Joined
- Jul 19, 2016
- Messages
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- Location
- Decatur, IL
- Vehicle Year
- 1998
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 4.0L OHV V6
- Transmission
- Automatic
- My credo
- Fix it small now or big and expensive later.
Hey everybody, first time poster. I did some digging on here before I posted to try to avoid a duplicate topic but I didn't see exactly what I was looking for, so I apologize in advance if this is a repeat. I recently acquired a 1998 Ranger XLT 4x4. It's a higher mileage truck (210,xxx) but it's very clean. No rust, no leaks, doesn't burn oil, etc. The other day I noticed a small stain under the driver side lower A-arm, figured after the brake lines Id replaced maybe I had a loose fitting but all was well. While swapping the PS fluid out (it was a tad burnt) I noticed the level was low, and I had just topped it off a few days earlier while I was changing out all of the other fluids and checking things over. I ran down the lines from the PS pump down to the Rack & Pinion and back up as well as the lines from the Rack & Pinion over to the cooler and back. All was dry and clean. The Rack & Pinion is wet on the driver side though as well as where the lower A-arm connects to the supports. Anyone know of where the fluid might be coming out, and if so is it an easy fix. I'll keep up the hunt but I thought I'd see if someone else maybe ran into this same thing before. (P.S. - apologies for the long winded post. I tend to over explain things I'm told.)
