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- SHELTON
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- Vehicle Year
- 1999
- Vehicle
- Ford Ranger
- Drive
- 4WD
- Engine
- 3.0 V6
- Transmission
- Manual
The transmission is back in the truck!
Only took about an hour with my son's help. I was able to torque 3 of the 6 bolts. I did my best with the other three. The cross member supporting the transmission is back in. I have some kind of torsion bar setup that I haven't seen anywhere on You Tube, nor does it appear in my shop manual. So I torqued everything back there to 70 ft-lbs. That's about as much as I can do under the truck with my bad shoulder. Hopefully it will be sufficient.
I guess I should try to blead the clutch next to make sure the slave cylinder won't leak. I've heard of brand new ones having bad seals. Still can't find my bleeder kit. I'll have to do the best I can without it for now.
Only took about an hour with my son's help. I was able to torque 3 of the 6 bolts. I did my best with the other three. The cross member supporting the transmission is back in. I have some kind of torsion bar setup that I haven't seen anywhere on You Tube, nor does it appear in my shop manual. So I torqued everything back there to 70 ft-lbs. That's about as much as I can do under the truck with my bad shoulder. Hopefully it will be sufficient.
I guess I should try to blead the clutch next to make sure the slave cylinder won't leak. I've heard of brand new ones having bad seals. Still can't find my bleeder kit. I'll have to do the best I can without it for now.
