[ausev] OPEN GARAGE: 8-6-2006 12:30 -- Ranger battery swap

Tue Aug 8 20:24:01 GMT 2006

From:  Dan Petit.     I've checked to see if there is any archived service
procedure on the battery pack replacement for the 97 Electric Ranger from
Covert Ford service manager, Mr. Webb.  He advised me that Leif Johnson Ford
"were certified to do it". [Ten years ago].
But he said he'd look into it to see if there were any archived service
procedures in the interest of safety.
And, also, he would additionally check to see if it would be something that
they would be able to handle if  you wanted. [Seeing as they likely may have
any specially- designed service equipment, or access to it if there were no
other options].   I suggested that he also check with the Covert's (owners)
to see if there may be some avenue of  promotional value to increase sales
of hybrids, if not help put forward grassroots interest in plug-in
gaselectrics
from Ford Motor,  all in light of having the work done as an offset for the
promotional value for hybrids and future gaselectrics/plug-ins, depending on
interest of the owners as well as yourself. But at least, for the
considerations of safety, he is doing some archival research.
             Dan Petit.
----- Original Message -----
From: "mark witt" <aztexan45 at hotmail.com>
To: <ausev at austinev.org>
Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 9:39 PM
Subject: Re: [ausev] OPEN GARAGE: 8-6-2006 12:30 -- Ranger battery swap


> Chris is right..results were minimal...but on a good note the hot dogs
were
> only slightly burned and the chili was ok and not too lava like..nobody
was
> crushed or shocked or sunburned. Plus Derek wrote down alot of life and
time
> saving things and Chris looked up some cool tools on line that we may be
> able to rent here in town. I would like to regroup on Sunday the 20th to
> take another stab at it. In the meantime we will try to hammer out what to
> procure to proceed.
>    On that note I talked to a friend of mine who steered me toward these
> jacks
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=1600153
72285&ih=006&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT
>
> ...(ebay or where ever....which made me go out and look at the rear bumper
> on the Ranger and examine it and see that it is quite substantial..maybe
> more so than my gasoline Ranger bumper...ok ...so say we get the truck up
to
> 40+ inches high and then use something similar to the 2200 lbs. rolling
lift
> that Chris saw(see his link)
>
http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_1037691_1
037691
>
>   to lower the pack.
>    On the front of the truck where no such good bumper exists we use a
long
> ,tall floor jack with appropriate after supports. It's all nice and level
> and we still have enough room to roll the pack out....Ponder and let me
know
> the pros and cons of this...(ie how we clear the ball joints etc. in the
> front).....I'm keeping the faith...Witt
>
>
> >From: "Chris Robison" <eeyore at phototropia.org>
> >Reply-To: eeyore at phototropia.org,        AustinEV News Announcements and
> >General Discussion<ausev at austinev.org>
> >To: eeyore at phototropia.org,        "AustinEV News Announcements and
General
> >Discussion" <ausev at austinev.org>
> >Subject: Re: [ausev] OPEN GARAGE: 8-6-2006 12:30 -- Ranger battery swap
> >Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 13:38:40 -0500 (CDT)
> >
> >BTW, it sounds below like I was the one to have discovered my error in
> >recalling the dimensions of the pack from the first time we went over
> >there to look at it.  It was actually Derek who carefully measured
> >everything, and told me politely why my crazy scheme wouldn't work.  :o)
> >
> >   --chris
> >
> >
> >On Mon, August 7, 2006 1:24 pm, Chris Robison said:
> > > The results from Sunday were pretty minimal.  Mark Witt can probably
> > > elaborate further, but my [re]discovery was that the pack is much
taller
> > > than I'd recalled, up in front where they have a second layer of
> > > batteries.
> > >
> > > Essentially, lowering the 1900-lb pack and raising the remainder of
the
> > > truck to clear it, are two completely separate problems which must
both
> >be
> > > solved. And the height to which the truck must be lifted will be
> >difficult
> > > to achieve at both ends.  If we can get away with only having to lift
it
> > > at one end (the front) then we might be able to do it with an engine
> > > hoist.  If not, then we will have to get more creative, or rent a bay
> >with
> > > a lift that can grab the vehicle from the sides.
> > >
> > > Lowering the pack is probably doable with Witt's palette jack though
it
> > > will be tricky. Otherwise it might be a job for a mid-rise scissor
lift,
> > > which would also be nice to have for raising cars:
> > >
> > >
>
>http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_20010267
4_200102674
> > >
> > > Or something more like a hydraulic lift cart:
> > >
> > >
>
>http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_1037691_
1037691
> > >
>
>http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_20010267
4_200102674
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   --chris
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, August 7, 2006 12:38 pm, R. D. Childers said:
> > >> Woops.  I showed up at Chris's house on Saturday and missed the
Sunday
> > >> show.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >> From: "Aaron Choate" <achoate at gmail.com>
> > >> To: "AustinEV" <ausev at austinev.org>; "AustinEV Announce"
> > >> <ausev-announce at austinev.org>
> > >> Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 8:09 AM
> > >> Subject: [ausev] OPEN GARAGE: 8-6-2006 12:30 -- Ranger battery swap
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> Good day all,
> > >>>
> > >>> Mark Witt will be hosting this week's open garage.
> > >>>
> > >>> Sunday (not Saturday) 8-6-2006 12:30
> > >>>
> > >>> Come help work on a factory Ford Ranger battery pack swap and learn
> > >>> about how they put the vehicle together.  The group will get
together
> > >>> to plan the swap and work out how the new batteries will be going
into
> > >>> the pack.
> > >>>
> > >>> hot dogs and refreshments and after we are done those who want to
> > >>> hang out in the backyard and watch "Pirates of the Caribbean" on the
> > >>> big
> > >>> screen can when it gets dark.
> > >>>
> > >>> Mark Witt
> > >>> 7209 wild onion dr.
> > >>> Austin, tx 78744
> > >>> 512-294-5308
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