Originally Posted by
nstueve
It'll have a M50D (mazda 5spd). They definitely aren't the best transmissions to hold up against abuse. Could you get it into reverse or was 4th the only gear it would go into???
You could have anything from busted up shift forks to an imploded tranny. It's any ones guess until you get into to. I would price out a good 5spd from a local junk yard and plan on the cost of replacing the whole tranny. That being said the ZF-542 5spd is the heavy duty 3/4-1ton tranny that you might want to upgrade to... I would think you could find a M50D for $300-$400 in working condition pretty easily... Don't forget to add $100ish for a new clutch too.
I was just looking for any common fixes because I'm buying it no matter what. He has a spare tranny already that goes with the truck.
The short run dowwn on the truck is as follows.
90 f150 4x4
6 inch lift
35 mud terrains on mickey thompson wheels
shortbed
No rust
shorty headers with dual exhaust(he threw in new long tubes too)
4:10's front and rear
The truck is very clean
All for the ungodly sum of $1550.00 dollars
I'm meeting the tow truck at his house at noon
