98 Ranger: replacing timing belt

i had a ranger once, i saved myself a lot of work replacing parts, and replaced the truck ;P

the best thing that ever happened to my ranger was the day i sold it.

It will be regular right hand thread. The easiest way to remove it is with an impact. There is a trick using a breaker bar and bumping the starter but I've always chosen not to do it that way. That seems like a Murphy event waiting to happen. Wedge the flywheel with a big screwdriver to hold the crank.

Thats not exactly a helpful answer. ;-P

I'm not sure why you had problems with your Ranger. They're consitently one of the best rated, most dependable vehicles Ford makes. I've had 3 and have been very, very pleased with the service they've given me.

CJB

I think i had a lemon. i thought i was being smart and trying to save fuel, i didn't save much fuel, and increased my repairs... i went back to an f150 (wanted an F250 LD, but they dont have it anymore).

I haven't been hearing great things about the 250 diesels though... lot of injector nightmares frmo other guys at work... luckily they all mostly lease... and it was covered

Yeah, there's a bad apple in every bunch. What year, eng, and trans did you have?

CJB