ranger motor
Motor went bad - replacement
I am sure you have seen the electric motors for sale on ebay ... it seems they are the exact same motor that came from the ford ranger ev !!  and not only that I had one go bad ...
the problem I was having is that below about 5 miles an hour a counter called a VSC
variable speed control ...  this unit is not serviceable and is inside the motor ... when I would come to a complete stop and tried to go again once in a while the ranger would completely limit mode on me so I was in creep mode, this is very bad when you are stuck on a hill with 4 or 5 cars behind you since you can only go 2 miles an hour and can not move up hills ........
 
  Anyway the cure is to replace the motor , I had purchased one of these through a friend that bought a bunch of them at one time so it came in handy for once to have one as a spare ...
 
  Here is how I replaced it ...........................
 
  Of course the manual takes you through how to remove and replace the transaxle assembly so I will not bore everyone with that part, I will just go right ot it ....
To start I used the manual jacked up the ranger from the rear, put up jackstands etc.  and removed the transaxle assy.   , now it is on the floor and here you have the original old one that is bad and the new motor ... all you get is the motor not the rest so you have to do some work changing it around ...................................
 
we need to remove the brackets and the end caps, this is not hard to do, a bunch of #15 metric socket head bolts hold the brackets on and then a bunch of #13 metric head bolts hold the end caps on .. an easy task to remove ... the part to know is that there is a spring that is for the parking pawl, once you get the bolts out of the drivers side end cap you lift it up and look under it while lifting and you will see the spring, using a long nose needlenose disconnect it ,note where it is as when you put it back together you will have to do the same thing to hook it back up....
 
You have to remove the gear and complete shaft assy., not hard you just pull it out, make sure and note any washers and where they go so reassembly will not be a problem ...
One thing they fail to tell you is in this picture you can see the hole the shaft goes in , there is a bearing at both ends of this, you must remove them from the old one and put them in the new one , they do not come with the new ones, in fact I could not find new ones I had to use the old ones to put it back together .....................................
 
once you transfer the bearings it is just a matter of putting it back together, slide in the shaft and start reassembly ...................
 
put the ends back on remembering to hook up the spring , I used a sealer and put a good bead around the housing so as to not have any leaks as the oil used in these is extremely thin oil and will find any bad fits ..............................................
 
and there you have the finished product, it is just roll it back under the ranger and follow the manual directions to hook it back up and back on the road without the problems .........
 
  This is not for someone that has not repaired or rebuilt a transmission .. there is parts and adjustments that need to be done or you will have a mess .....
 
  Do not attempt this if you have no background in repairing transmissions .............
 
  There you have it all done and on to the next project .......................................