Has anyone swapped a SOHC 5 speed in place of an OHV 5 speed? The research I have done says all of the bolt holes line up except for one. Is it possible to run the later model tranny in an older Ranger? I have found a 5 speed from a wrecked 2002 Ranger with 60,000 miles and I want to put in my 1995 Ranger with a worn out 245,000 mile tranny. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

 

Too much trouble. The 5R55 series will swap to some degree, but for starters, the computer which controls the tranny wouldn't know what to do with it. Secondly, why not rebuild you old trans and be set for another 245,000 miles? Check the history on the 5R55 series, you will see that many of them start having problems long before then.

I would just rebuild the old one rather than trying the junkyard game. Was this trans cared for? Who knows? Was it damaged in the wreck? Who knows? Too many unknowns, you might as well rebuild the donor, and that defeats the purpose.

 

The 5R55 series is an automatic, right? I didnt think there were any computer controls in a manual tranny. Sorry for my ignorance. I have called around to tranny shops and most of them say they cant give me an exact quote till they pull it apart and see what has to be replaced. I assume that it is going to be expensive because it is noisy in all gears except fourth. Syncros, gears, main shaft, counter shaft, bearings probably need to be replaced. My dad has a Ranger with a 3.0 he paid 750 to have his 5 speed rebuilt and that was with me doing all of the labor of the removal and reinstall.

 

If you already have a manual and you are swapping a manual trans from another vehicle thats a different story, the fit should be almost perfect. However you may find mounting brackets, sensor locations, etc that have changed. Better getting a trans from a similar year. Also what kind of fluid are you running in your trans, the wrong fluid will cause a lot of noise.

 

Mercon ATF. Is there a better option?

 

Run Mercon V

 

Or go a step further and use Mercon V synthetic.

 

Well, has anyone done it? SOHC 5 speed behind a pushrod 4.0 ?

 

How about you call it by the correct name? It's a manual 5 speed. SOHC refers to the engine with an overhead cam.

 

How about you answering the question instead of hammering the poor guy with criticism in a useless post. He is asking will the trans from behind a later model SOHC 4.0 engine bolt on behind the earlier pushrod 4.0 engines? the fact he added SOHC in there is VERY relevant to his question. He was telling you what engine it is coming from.

To the OP, I wish I had an answer for you, but it appears all anyone else has is criticism.

Maybe, possibly ask this in the transmission forum

Clutch, Transmission, Differential, Axle & Transfer Case - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums

Hopefully someone will actually have knowledge of whether it will work or not.

 

Thank you, monsterbaby for your reply to g_k50. I have been trying to come up with an appropriate response to g_k50's frequent caustic replies that contribute nothing in a positive way to the question or conversation an hand.

 

You can't do a search on something that's not being called by the correct name, even if I correctly answered the question nobody would benefit because it would be unsearchable.

Super moderator might understand that.

 

Nobody knows how to answer it because they don't understand the question. Maybe if it's a M5OD then someone would have an answer. But nobody's changed a SOHC 5 speed manual behind a OHV.

 

Thanks for the help monsterbaby. Ill give that a shot posting it in the transmission forum.

 

I just found out elsewhere that the M5OD-R1HD (SOHC) will swap in place of the M5OD-R1 (OHV) It has been done before and it is a basic bolt in deal.