65mechanic
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- Vehicle Year
- 1995
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.3
- Transmission
- Manual
Truck Info: 1995 Ford Ranger 2wd, 2.3. 5 speed, Ext Cab, Std bed
What's goin on guys. For the past, lets say, 4 months the transmission in my Ranger has been screaming like crazy in 5th gear, I was expecting something to happen. Well yesterday, going around 55 in 5th gear, I shifted down into 4th to pass a car, went to shift back into 5th, and it wouldn't come out of 4th. It appeared to be in neutral, but was stuck in 4th gear. Had to burn the *(#^ out of the clutch to get it off the road. The truck's ODO had stopped working at 331,660 miles about 3 years ago so I'm pretty happy with how long the factory tranny held up.
I'm not sure rebuilding the factory transmission will be my cheapest option sooo, looking at car-part .com and such, I found plenty of good transmissions from various years, but I dont know which ones will match up with no fitment issues. So, I suppose that's my question, what year 5 speeds will match up to my truck? Let me know if I need to provide you guys with any more information. Thanks!!
What's goin on guys. For the past, lets say, 4 months the transmission in my Ranger has been screaming like crazy in 5th gear, I was expecting something to happen. Well yesterday, going around 55 in 5th gear, I shifted down into 4th to pass a car, went to shift back into 5th, and it wouldn't come out of 4th. It appeared to be in neutral, but was stuck in 4th gear. Had to burn the *(#^ out of the clutch to get it off the road. The truck's ODO had stopped working at 331,660 miles about 3 years ago so I'm pretty happy with how long the factory tranny held up.
I'm not sure rebuilding the factory transmission will be my cheapest option sooo, looking at car-part .com and such, I found plenty of good transmissions from various years, but I dont know which ones will match up with no fitment issues. So, I suppose that's my question, what year 5 speeds will match up to my truck? Let me know if I need to provide you guys with any more information. Thanks!!