M50d transfercase shifter doesn't fit

[spdcrazy]

i bought a m50d tranny outta a 97 ploder. and i bolted my 1350 transfer case to it, but the first issue is that the bracket that allows the transfercase to be shifted doesn't fit. the pivot bolt works. but the bolt that keeps the bracket from wiggling, is about a 1/4 in off. i could just cut and weld on a piece of plate and drill a hole, but i was wondering why i can't find anything on this on the forums? has no one had this problem before?


also, on the toyo tranny that was behind my 2.9. the clutch line connected to the top of the tranny. my m50d connects to the side. so do i need the 4.0 clutch line? or does someone make a flexible line? whats the solution to this problem?

thanks for the help!

 

[AllanD]

Which clutch line to use with the M5OD-R1 depends on which slave cylinder you use.

The '85-87 slave from your early trans cannot be made to work.

The '88-92 "aluminum" slave uses the "black" coupler and the line used on all Ranger/Bronco2/Explorers up to the end of 1992.

in 1993 Ford switched to a glass reinforced plastic slave cylinder that
I believe is better than the earlier ones, but this requires a different
clutch line, one that uses a "gold" colored connector (they aren't compatible)

The "late" slave requires less fluid displacement and the '93-94 master cylinder is a smaller bore diameter (and uses a metal mounting "cup")

Using the '88-92 slave with the '93-94 slave cylinder is a receipe for
trouble and a clutch that cannot always be completely released.

making the combination the other way around results is a short stiff
clutch motion and once it works all the air out of the system pushing
the pedal firmly against the floor can actually break something
(either the master cylinder pushrod or the slave cylinder)


This is actually the combination that I run.
I don't like moving my foot that far to release the clutch.

as far as the T-case shifter? there are EIGHT distinctly different shifters used for the 13-50 T-case.

Only ONE of them will work with the mazda trans and it was not used on all '88-90 Rangers.... There are actually THREE shifters
used in this time period.

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[engdept]

We used a BW1350 shifter assembly from an A4LD for Maurice's swap. He had to grind a tad off the lower portion of the arm so it would clearance the transmission.

 

[spdcrazy]

wow. thats alot of info there. my b2 is an 87 by frame i think. and i do believe the couplers are gold.

so what do i need to swap?


as for my eight choices of shifters, lol, i guess i'll take a measurement or two and hit my junk yard.

 

[spdcrazy]

ok i've got to be missing something here. i'm not real familar with the clutch system, but there is a master cylinder on the firewall, a slave cylinder in the tranny, and a clutch line connecting the two correct?

if my slave and master dont match up i need to swap one or the other, my tranny is out so that would be the most logical to me, if thats possible anyways.



one thought i had, can NAPA or someone make a hi pressure/hi temp hydro line with the correct ends on it? seems like an easy way to go, but i haven't heard of it from anyone so i would venture to say i'm forgetting something