Mom needs help finding part pretty please

[momx4]

Hi Everyone I'm new here and could really use some guidance and help please. I have a 1992 Ford Ranger 2WD 4-cylinder / 2.3L, and it is the only thing I own that is of any "value". I have been taking good care of it and last May I let my teenage son borrow it and unfortunately he really messed it up. I've been driving through the pains but recently I discovered that my axle bracket is bent and it's now undriveable. It's part # E3TZ-3B178-A. I have been searching online for literally 40+ hours searching for an alternative to this discontinued part (why would they discontinue it?) and have only found one aftermarket option on autofab, and much much more than I can afford. I'm a low income mom of 4 and recently finally got out of a really bad situation, I could really use a little TLC if anyone can please help me find this part I so desperately need. I am so thankful to have found this forum and would be soooooooo grateful for help. Thank you so much in advance

 

[Giant Geoff]

Welcome to the site.
So, are you needing a rear axle for the truck? They had 7.5" in them.

 

[Turboyota]

That part number turned up as a beam pivot bracket when I interwebzed it.

Couple questions for @momx4
1. Are you sure this is the problem?
2. What are the symptoms causing the ranger to be undrivable?
3. Are there any junkyards local to you, and have you (or your son that inflicted this damage) ever pulled parts at a junkyard?

If this actually is the only affected part, it should be at every junkyard across the entire country… removing it will take some work

 

[96f-u250]

Do you have an OF we can donate to in order to help make your Ranger great again?

 

[WW_RANGER_X]

Do you have an OF we can donate to in order to help make your Ranger great again?

That's the most DR comment I've seen in a long time on here lol.

 

[UR_Mawm69]

Do you have an OF we can donate to in order to help make your Ranger great again?

That's the most DR comment I've seen in a long time on here lol.

Only because I’m just now seeing this thread……..


Am I allowed to unleash the furry, or naaahhh?!?!?




OP/ m_aw_m original poster:

Who told you that the beam bracket needs to be replaced? I highly doubt that’s your problem…… that’s not even close to a “standard problem”?

 

[UR_Mawm69]

Pics?
Of you or the beam bracket

 

[UCD BAJA]

Pics or it didn't happen!

 

[badlinesgoodtimes]

somethings never change … It started out surprisingly helpful. Seems a little odd to me...The wording in the OP has me feeling like Jacob is going to cat fished.

 

[UR_Mawm69]

somethings never change … It started out surprisingly helpful. Seems a little odd to me...The wording in the OP has me feeling like Jacob is going to cat fished.

I'LL GLADLY TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM IF I GET A M$!$@$@$!@#$@%&$&% !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[4XForOffroad]

You probably can get by on one kidney…

 

[momx4]

Hi everyone, wow!! Thank you all so much for even reading my message. My apologies for the delay, I'm real and not a flake or a liar I promise. Since my post my teenage son was viciously attacked by 3 great danes, followed by my youngest who choked on a water bottle lid at school and nearly died, then a few days after my older son got out of the hospital he was in a very scary solo car crash. That's just between my 2 boys and I have 2 girls too with their own DRAMA That being said, I am truly so grateful that any of you cared enough to write and try to help me!

I'm still stuck :/ I will try to post a few photos here. I do have a great friend who looked and found the bent bracket. The truck pulls very far to the right and the steering wheel is very hard to turn and i can feel the strain under the flooring. I had a mechanic friend look at it too but he doesn't live here and had no way to help me get a part pulled if I was able to find one anywhere. He agreed that it's the bent bracket causing the issue. I'm strong but don't think I can get a piece off of an axle by myself

Don't judge please from my photos. It's rough around the edges but it's all I have and I'm thankful

Thank you all sooooo much!

 

[badlinesgoodtimes]

Hi everyone, wow!! Thank you all so much for even reading my message. My apologies for the delay, I'm real and not a flake or a liar I promise. Since my post my teenage son was viciously attacked by 3 great danes, followed by my youngest who choked on a water bottle lid at school and nearly died, then a few days after my older son got out of the hospital he was in a very scary solo car crash. That's just between my 2 boys and I have 2 girls too with their own DRAMA That being said, I am truly so grateful that any of you cared enough to write and try to help me!

I'm still stuck :/ I will try to post a few photos here. I do have a great friend who looked and found the bent bracket. The truck pulls very far to the right and the steering wheel is very hard to turn and i can feel the strain under the flooring. I had a mechanic friend look at it too but he doesn't live here and had no way to help me get a part pulled if I was able to find one anywhere. He agreed that it's the bent bracket causing the issue. I'm strong but don't think I can get a piece off of an axle by myself

Don't judge please from my photos. It's rough around the edges but it's all I have and I'm thankful

Thank you all sooooo much!

oh boy, sounds like a tough go...with the kids and the ranger.

Photo didn't upload. Where you located?

 

[Prerunsilverado]

She had it attached as a PDF with the photos of the suspension and one of her. I have included the photos of the truck.

 

[badlinesgoodtimes]

@85Yota you got beam brackets in stock in that junk yard of yours

 

[UR_Mawm69]

She had it attached as a PDF with the photos of the suspension and one of her. I have included the photos of the truck.

Ill gladly admit that I did download the PDF and checked if there was a selfie in there or if you were just being an asshole...... sad to say, youre just an AHole

 

[momx4]

oh boy, sounds like a tough go...with the kids and the ranger.

Photo didn't upload. Where you located?

yes very much so but that's life even when hanging on by a thread-thank you for confirming the pdf went through-i don't know sharing etiquette on here so i'm sorry if that was funky. am i supposed to have a profile photo on here as well?

thank you so much for any information or leads for help-i truly can't thank you all enough.

PS I'm in Encinitas

 

[momx4]

Do you have an OF we can donate to in order to help make your Ranger great again?

Hi there, can you please tell me if that question is for me and what an OF is please?

 

[Tree trunk]

“OF” = Only farmers

Lucrative side hustle for sure,

My neighbor is a content creator and made three grand last month just by posting POV videos of him greasing the fittings on his backhoe…
Guys go crazy for that shit.

 

[UR_Mawm69]

Come on guys..... be fucking nice. Put your dingdongs away and actually help this lovely mother in need. I do it all the time! It feels very rewarding and tickles my fancy.

Original mom poster: I love you.