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- Vehicle Year
- 1987
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 2.9 V6
- Transmission
- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Total Lift
- stock 4wd
- Tire Size
- 31x10.5R15
hello folks.
In my '99 2.9, po swapped in a m5od-r1 from a 4.0. I'm about to do the slave/throw-out and put in a new 4.0 clutch, etc. while I'm there.
I have seen reference to this dozens of times on the forums, and yet I'm still not entirely clear.
assuming the plate is still 2.9(which originally had the FM), can this NOT be modified to fit the 4.0 parts with the Mazda trans?
asking because https://www.therangerstation.com/tech/ford-2-9-converted-to-4-0-clutch/ says:
4.0 manual block plate (A 2.9 FM/TK block plate can be used with FM/TK transmissions but will not work with Mazda transmissions. The starter hole must be opened up so the 4.0 starter can fit in 2.9 plates)
Does it imply that with the 4.0 Mazda trans I must already have the correct plate? if what I've got cannot work, does anyone have a part number or even an image or some reference to the right stuff?
searching the different terms online I keep getting the wrong or unrelated parts pushed on me.
I recently had to move to an apartment where I cannot do my own auto work, so I must take it to the shop, and I'm trying to keep things as straightforward as possible for them.
after a talk with a ford parts rep who understood what I was looking for, he believes it should be part fot7-7007-b, but its obsolete and he couldnt confirm it was for the m5od. google yields nothing from that part number.
As usual, I apologize for potentially beating a dead horse, but most threads I've found are rather ambiguous or end with some sort of "I found what I needed" with no explanation for the next guy
In my '99 2.9, po swapped in a m5od-r1 from a 4.0. I'm about to do the slave/throw-out and put in a new 4.0 clutch, etc. while I'm there.
I have seen reference to this dozens of times on the forums, and yet I'm still not entirely clear.
assuming the plate is still 2.9(which originally had the FM), can this NOT be modified to fit the 4.0 parts with the Mazda trans?
asking because https://www.therangerstation.com/tech/ford-2-9-converted-to-4-0-clutch/ says:
4.0 manual block plate (A 2.9 FM/TK block plate can be used with FM/TK transmissions but will not work with Mazda transmissions. The starter hole must be opened up so the 4.0 starter can fit in 2.9 plates)
Does it imply that with the 4.0 Mazda trans I must already have the correct plate? if what I've got cannot work, does anyone have a part number or even an image or some reference to the right stuff?
searching the different terms online I keep getting the wrong or unrelated parts pushed on me.
I recently had to move to an apartment where I cannot do my own auto work, so I must take it to the shop, and I'm trying to keep things as straightforward as possible for them.
after a talk with a ford parts rep who understood what I was looking for, he believes it should be part fot7-7007-b, but its obsolete and he couldnt confirm it was for the m5od. google yields nothing from that part number.
As usual, I apologize for potentially beating a dead horse, but most threads I've found are rather ambiguous or end with some sort of "I found what I needed" with no explanation for the next guy
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