Trotti
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- 2000
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- Ford
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- Manual
I have a 2000 Ford Ranger XLT 2wd 3.0 Liter with a 5sp manual and 85k miles. I've been hearing a noise of some sort that just started today (or I just noticed it today because it was the first day warm enough to have the windows down). I noticed that I was having a harder time than normal shifting into gears and all of the sudden I couldn't shift into anything, I was stuck in neutral.
I pushed and tried all the gears and it would not go into any. As I would push the stick to go into first, I could feel the truck pulling as if it was barely in gear or something, but it wouldn't go in. The clutch seemed fine. I let the truck roll a bit and pushed a bit harder, it slipped into gear and was fine until I stopped again. Had to get out and push this time but it would shift with effort.
Left it in 2nd the whole way home. Get there and park...then nothing. It goes into every gear without effort, smooth as ever before. Any noise I had heard seems to be gone, smooth as a top. When the noise was still there, I would only hear it when stopped, it would go away when I started moving.
Sorry to throw such a mess of facts out there, I'm just not sure what may be helpful for diagnosis. Any ideas?
I pushed and tried all the gears and it would not go into any. As I would push the stick to go into first, I could feel the truck pulling as if it was barely in gear or something, but it wouldn't go in. The clutch seemed fine. I let the truck roll a bit and pushed a bit harder, it slipped into gear and was fine until I stopped again. Had to get out and push this time but it would shift with effort.
Left it in 2nd the whole way home. Get there and park...then nothing. It goes into every gear without effort, smooth as ever before. Any noise I had heard seems to be gone, smooth as a top. When the noise was still there, I would only hear it when stopped, it would go away when I started moving.
Sorry to throw such a mess of facts out there, I'm just not sure what may be helpful for diagnosis. Any ideas?