Mystery Foam Pad- Dealer Going To Pull The Bed - Really ?

[The Lone Ranger]

After waiting for a long time, my dealer says engineering from Ford communicated to them that 1) the foam pad behind the cab should be there, 2) it is there for sound deadening, 3) it frequently comes loose, 4) the fix is to pull the bed and reinstall new foam !!

This sounds kind of crazy - like to hear what others have found out about this.

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[stuartmunto]

Nope. Leave it. Why do all that work for no reason?? All the rangers I’ve seen only have the foam going half way across

 

[The Lone Ranger]

Update: service department said -yes, only halfway across - on driver side- I must have misundersood. Frequently comes loose like mine because wasn't fastened well at factory.

Parts department now tells service department they can't order new pad because there is no part # for it.

Welcome to the "goat rodeo"

 

[hand-filer]

Update: service department said -yes, only halfway across - on driver side- I must have misundersood. Frequently comes loose like mine because wasn't fastened well at factory.

Parts department now tells service deparment they can't order new pad because there is no part # for it.

Welcome to the "goat rodeo"

Yes it was mentioned in a much earlier thread that there was no part# for it. There must be a ton of them in the landfills though based on the number of members here that removed them.
I decided to leave it in place and wait for confirmation of its purpose. I figured it would be for noise suppression.

 

[Trimjb]

Anyone have a pic of this pad and location?

 

[kevin65]

Anyone have a pic of this pad and location?

I’ll try and get a picture of this and post it.

 

[Ag3ntC00p3r]

Anyone have a pic of this pad and location?

This thread has a handful of pictures.

https://www.ranger6g.com/forum/threads/doors-hard-to-close.10027/

 

[Kkenny]

What I have experienced is that snow and ice will collect on top of the foam. Overnight the captured water will refreeze and make all kinds of unsettling noises in the cab due to cab and bed flexing slightly when driving next day. Took me a while to figure out what the noise was.

 

[Trimjb]

This thread has a handful of pictures.

https://www.ranger6g.com/forum/threads/doors-hard-to-close.10027/

Thank you

 

[The Lone Ranger]

So how can you have a part on your truck and Ford doesn't have a part number for it ?

 

[Truckin]

Mine is hanging off as well. If it makes the doors easier to close when it’s off I’d rather leave it off

 

[XLTRangerRick]

I believe this is the OG post about it.
https://www.ranger6g.com/forum/threads/did-ford-mean-to-leave-this-here.12189/

I removed mine a few days after I owned it. Don't see a point to it and it is basically a sponge whether it is for sound deadening or not. I'll turn up the radio vs rust buildup. LOL

I kept it so if anyone wants a picture of it removed I can post one.

 

[CoryB]

How did you remove it? Did you have to loosen the bed bolts, or did it just pull out?

 

[gForceDude]

How did you remove it? Did you have to loosen the bed bolts, or did it just pull out?

https://www.ranger6g.com/forum/threads/white-material-between-cab-bed.13426/#post-206190

 

[gForceDude]

More Info here:
https://www.ranger6g.com/forum/thre...am-pad-between-cab-and-bed.14254/#post-216099

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