tranny wont shift at all

[onecam]

im very new to trucks and new to this forum. need help on my 98 ranger 4.0 v6.. 5 speed... bought the truck few days ago and its been running great, yesterday i was coming from work and i felt a change in the shift linkage. its very very hard to get into and out of gears for some reason. i tried bleeding it, helps a little but problem still continues. i seen some oil coming from the master cylinder. could it be because of the master cylinder??? hopefully the problem is not inside the tranny.

 

[4x4RangerGuy]

Is the fluid you saw definitely oil? Or was it yellowish/clearish like brake fluid? It does sound to me like your master cylinder is going, and needs to be replaced.