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It's easy to see how that anti-diesel screw affects fine positioning of the idle/throttle-plate-almost-closed, but... I don't get how it increases travel and therefore TPS voltage at the WOT end??? :unsure: I already stated that cable (via gas pedal) is rotating plate-arm all the way to the...

Well, when sitting still, level ground, engine off. ;) I had a Fill-plug leak... was it "driven" by the splasher thingy on the input shaft? Bouncing down trails? Nope, but when you have a BLACK truck in the SUN-belt, shaded/covered parking is king. For 3+ years had a sweet shady spot at work...

Dang, I've heard SO many stories on cranking up the torsion-bars... as terms of needing new "eccentrics", etc... If I go just 2 clicks stiffer/higher, do I need anything besides a re-alignment?

Great job! MAJOR man-points! (Just the same, hope I never have to do it... at least until I get a garage again...) What are your plans for the old trans? Should have trade-in/core value to a rebuild shop. VERY weird that it seemed to have motor oil in it... was there anything...

Err, umm, your title says 4x2, but in your video I can clearly the 4x4 selector knob???? :unsure: You sure there's not a transfer case hiding under there? o_O

A minor contribution to "the cause"... I probably posted this in the wrong section: https://www.therangerstation.com/forums/index.php?threads/m5od-aluminum-crush-washers-for-fill-drain-plugs-napa-replacement-704-1974.202495/#post-1969248

Yep, ATF definitely leads a much easier (and lower temperature) life in a manual than in a mix-master A4LD

Mind the TORQUE--only 36 ft. lbs... don't want that cheap steel plug stripping out your EXpensive ALUMINUM tranny case! Closest replacement for aluminum crush gaskets is NAPA Part # 704-1974... I had to buy 10 though... figure 4 for the future and 4 free to a good home...

Thanks much, worked GREAT!... for now.

Yepper, Factory/OEMs went to 42k, replaced w/ Detroit Axle brand, and like clockwork, DONE @ 84k, put Timkens in this time... I mean I now have 87k on a '99!... that's less than 4k/year!... stuff may be dying from UNDER-use/salt-air... or curses cast on me by witches past GFs. :oops:;) PS: what...

So then does the live-axle setup do away with that pricey sealed bearing-hub assembly that only lasts for 40k miles?

First off, THANKS MUCH for the link, Tasca looks like a promising resource, even if not for this part. Secondly, doesn't the live-axle setup come with "heavy" steering and handling?... and reduced MPG? Just curious, part-time 4WD suits my needs... unless I do that fabled rear-mounted TURBO...

Yes, the dreaded 1998-2000 vacuum-actuated hub-lockers (aka "hubs") as seen here: https://www.therangerstation.com/forums/index.php?threads/use-xg-8-baby-blue-grease-on-pvh-hubs.188218/post-1775204 If not the whole assembly, then at least the main nylon "body" piece. PS: teach a man to...

Perhaps it was the TRANSFER CASE that jumped to Neutral, not the trans?? Please report back.

Da OOGLY truth: Orange "stuff" is sunrise-glare, not rust... (rust is on the steel parts, durn...) o_O:(:unsure:

Pics coming tomorrow... NOT pretty.

Was it just the 1998-2000 Rangers that had the aluminum "GT Racing" ;) hood? (Anyone know the weight savings?) Even though I've been able to keep Le' Ranger out of the harsh sun MOST of its life, my allergy to waxing is finally catching up to me. FoMoCo paint is giving out after "only" 25...

This is usually the DRY and sunny and low-humidity time of year, BUT... not for 2023-2024. Any-hoo, one morning seems like rust just "bloomed" overnight, over most of the roof exterior, and apparently the factory paint aged/dried-out in a way that makes it LOOK like it had been turbo-scrubbed...

No, not the rubber PLUG that covers up the viewport (I've got that), but the "bellows" that covers the moving piston of the slave cylinder... newer versions (incl. the one I got from Perfection, but haven't used... yet), have the bellows-boot to keep clutch dust out of the slave cylinder-piston...

Yeah, that's the plan... plenty o' humidity and rain down here... actually might bleed from the bottom if I can recruit Camaro-bro to help... >> Does dirty after only 6k miles mean slave/throw-out bearing is "going"? Looked in the viewport today (could they route that exhaust pipe ANY friggin'...