Mitsubishi to mazda swap

Coxilla · Feb 23, 2009

I have a 90 w/2.9 2wd ranger with the extinct Mitsubishi FM132 5 speed trans.
The trans. guy won't even touch it for lack of parts.

I would like to swap it to a mazda.
Could anyone tell me what I'm in for?

I need to know what all I'll need, all I have is the Mazda built M5OD-R1 trans. no flywheel, clutch, switches, etc...

Thanks.

pearldrumbum · Feb 24, 2009

As long as the M5od came off a v-6 it should be pretty easy. Shifter might be in a different place and I'm not sure 100% about drivelines...

You can keep using the flywheel/clutch from the 2.9, but if the tranny's out, you might as well upgrade to a flywheel/clutch from a 4.0 for some added strength andl life, it'll bolt right on, but you'll also need a 4.0 starter.

2ranger87 · Feb 25, 2009

The m5od MUST come from a 2.9 or a 4.0. A 3.0 will not work.......

Coxilla · Feb 25, 2009

Needed a new yoke for the drive shaft, different shifter, cut the floor, drop the y-pipe (broke a manifold), torch the rotten cross member and removing the line for the slave cylinder is a stinking whore ($5.00 tool = easy, no tool = impossible).

But other than that it's all ice cream and roses. :thefinger:

AllanD · Mar 13, 2009

The FM132 uses the smaller diameter slip yoke that is common to the 2wd A4LD, C4, C5, and TK transmission.

The Mazda M5OD-R1 uses the larger diameter sline that was also used on the AOD transmission.

Switching from an FM132 to an M5OD-R1 will require a 2wd floor plate (the size of a "coffee table book") and removing a 2.5" wide strip of carpet from the position of the shifter hole.

Generally I recommend using aerosol rubber cement and gluing that piece of carpet to the floor plate behind the shifter to fill the gap that results from the relocation of the shifter.

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