Recent content by GA2Dr

Also, according to people who know a lot more than me (e.g. Ducati) the oil temp gauge is an "inferred" reading, meaning there is not actually an oil temp sensor. Not sure how the Bronco infers the temperature, but given that I'm also not sure how accurate it is.

I bought these same ones. Have been great, highly recommend.

What app is that? Sounds useful.

Got back down under there tonight. There was not enough fluid that I could smell what it was but the fact that I couldn't smell it makes me wonder if it's not gear oil. I also noticed there was a tiny bit at the clamp where the tie rod boot meets the steering rack, but also there was some just...

I recently installed an AFE rear diff cover that has a drain plug and holds a little more fluid than the stock cover (holds about 2.5 quarts). It's a very nice product. Comes with the clips to hold the brake line in place. No gasket. I bought a new stock gasket but the original one was in such...

I took a look at mine last night and they appear to be in pretty good shape. Seems like mine already had retention clips to keep the harness from moving around. Found a few exposed areas that I covered with the cloth tape and I also put some soft edging on the pinch pieces that were...

Yes sorry I probably should have said that - I have a 2.7

So I think you got some bad info from the tech you spoke to at M/T, which tracks with what he told you about the weight he was using to calculate. I just called M/T and talked to a guy named Mark. He did not ask for GVWR, he asked me for the original size tire, my new tire size, did some...

Well now I'm confused. My understanding is that the GVWR is the maximum weight limit for safe operation of the vehicle. That's with people, cargo, fuel, everything. I believe the GVWR does not take into account towing, but putting towing aside why are they doubling the GVWR? Or is all that extra...

This is helpful, thanks. According to this calculator I should be 42psi cold which I can live with. I started at 40 and everything seemed fine and honestly the difference between 40 and 33 is not huge in terms of ride. I'm going to call M/T today too to see what they say.

Good old soap and water instead?

Good point. I did try to smell it but there was not much there. I will check back tomorrow and see if I can get a read on the smell. I also need to hit it with some brake clean to see if it reappears.

I was crawling around under the Bronco tonight and noticed on the tie rod boot on driver's side there was a little bit of fluid where the boot flares (ridges?) go from large to small, which can be seen as the shiny area in the picture. I am hoping this might be from a recent front diff fluid...

Yeah that's an interesting point. M/T's website says if you're running a non-OEM tire you should call them, which is what you did. I think I'll give them a call and see if they advise the same pressure. Looks like you're 2 dr - what info did they ask when you called? GVWR?

I am running these. Have about 6,000 miles on them. Started at 40 psi cold and have dropped them down to about 33 psi cold. No chalk test, not scientific, just based on ride and wear pattern.