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Needed a lug wrench the other day, and the only one around was the factory one in my '09 Ranger, which is a 2-door Supercab.
Mounted the same place as in my '97- behind and below the right jumpseat, with one clamp to hold the jack and wrench in place.
It was a piss-poor design 13 years ago, and it hasn't improved with age. Anyway, when I tried to put it all back together, I boogered the threads on the hold-down screw. My fault, not Fords, so I'm not making this a warranty issue. (Well, the root cause is their bad design, but I knew that before I screwed it up, so I'll own it.)
Anybody ever fab up a better bracket to hold these things in place? I'll go take a picture in a minute, here, if you aren't familiar with the design.
I know both the factory wrench and jack are practically useless...but I'd rather keep 'em in the truck as back-up, in case my better jack/wrench get removed to make space, and I need a jack before they get put back in. It's not like they're going to do me any good anywhere else, or gain me usable space if I take them out. (I have actually done an emergency brake job in my '97 supported only on the factory jack. Gotta do what you gotta do to get home.)
Mounted the same place as in my '97- behind and below the right jumpseat, with one clamp to hold the jack and wrench in place.
It was a piss-poor design 13 years ago, and it hasn't improved with age. Anyway, when I tried to put it all back together, I boogered the threads on the hold-down screw. My fault, not Fords, so I'm not making this a warranty issue. (Well, the root cause is their bad design, but I knew that before I screwed it up, so I'll own it.)
Anybody ever fab up a better bracket to hold these things in place? I'll go take a picture in a minute, here, if you aren't familiar with the design.
I know both the factory wrench and jack are practically useless...but I'd rather keep 'em in the truck as back-up, in case my better jack/wrench get removed to make space, and I need a jack before they get put back in. It's not like they're going to do me any good anywhere else, or gain me usable space if I take them out. (I have actually done an emergency brake job in my '97 supported only on the factory jack. Gotta do what you gotta do to get home.)