1988 Ford Ranger 4 Speed manual????

[Southernboy1992]

Hey folks, so I just traded and I got this 88 Ford ranger 2.9 4x4 and 4 speed. It was a factory auto and someone has swap it to a manual 4 speed. Now i know they came in 83 and 84. But my question is, I need a throwout bearing for it. do i need to ask for one thats a 83 or 84? im confused as to why they didnt put a 5 speed back in it. If i wanted to go that route what all would i have to change to swap it back over to a 5 speed. Thanks in advance!

 

[19Walt93]

If there are any people there who think like Yankees, they used the 4 speed because they had it or bought it cheap. Without knowing what you have it would be hard to say what you'd need to swap it. The 80's 5 speeds were either Mazda(Toyo Kogo) or Mitsubishi, neither was very stout. Both were prone to bearing whine- usually in every gear but 4th, and the Mitsubishi's had a fragile reverse gear- grind it to much and the syncro teeth break off, turning reverse into a second neutral. Can you overhaul a 5 speed? Does the 4 speed work OK or do you want/need overdrive? A 5 speed equipped donor truck would be the easiest route.

 

[Shran]

I would try a throwout bearing for 83/84... looks like the part changed for '85.

Probably more work than it's worth to swap it back, you will more than likely have to track down different length driveshafts and a few other things. If it's working, run what ya got.

 

[Southernboy1992]

I would try a throwout bearing for 83/84... looks like the part changed for '85.

Probably more work than it's worth to swap it back, you will more than likely have to track down different length driveshafts and a few other things. If it's working, run what ya got.

Will the clutch kit its self work with that throwout bearing? 2.9 that is? Since the throwout bearing is design for the 2.8 clutch set

 

[Southernboy1992]

If there are any people there who think like Yankees, they used the 4 speed because they had it or bought it cheap. Without knowing what you have it would be hard to say what you'd need to swap it. The 80's 5 speeds were either Mazda(Toyo Kogo) or Mitsubishi, neither was very stout. Both were prone to bearing whine- usually in every gear but 4th, and the Mitsubishi's had a fragile reverse gear- grind it to much and the syncro teeth break off, turning reverse into a second neutral. Can you overhaul a 5 speed? Does the 4 speed work OK or do you want/need overdrive? A 5 speed equipped donor truck would be the easiest route.

Id love to have a 5 speed but for the time being the budget is tight. im just trying to figure out if the throwout bearing thats for the 83/84 transmission will work with a 88 2.9 clutch set. that throwout is screeching like no tomorrow

 

[Northidahotrailblazer]

Order a clutch kit for a 84 and a 88 and whatever one doesn't work or look like take back.... Or pull yours out take to auto parts store and match up....

 

[19Walt93]

I'd order the throw out bearing for the 83-4 transmission as a guess. If you can take it apart and look at your bearing first it will save returning one and pissing off your parts guy. You can look at an 83-4 Throwout bearing and one for an 88-9 in Rock auto. The early bearing is common to most 70's and 80's stuff, the later one had a plastic sleeve on the back of it. I don't remember if the early ones had an external slave cylinder but it looks like they might have.