5 speed shifter problem
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A very common problem are the plastic bushings
the shifter pivot ball sits in crack. There are two bushings
If the bushings crack, they cause excessive wear on the pivot
pins which are pressed into the side of the shifter top cover.
Here's a picture of the repair kit. You can purchase one on
Ebay. Search for M5R2 shifter.
No need to pull the transmission. Everything can be installed
after you remove the shifter which is held to the transmission
top cover by 3 torx bolts.
The kit includes the 2 bushing halfs, 2 pivot pins and
sometimes the 3 torx bolts that hold the shifter to
the top cover along with the cover plate.
Here's a link with a diagram that shows the parts.
There is also in the same link a YouTube video that shows how to replace
the bushings. The vehicle in the video doesn't appear to be a F150 but the repair
process is the same as for your vehicle.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...tify-part.html
the shifter pivot ball sits in crack. There are two bushings
If the bushings crack, they cause excessive wear on the pivot
pins which are pressed into the side of the shifter top cover.
Here's a picture of the repair kit. You can purchase one on
Ebay. Search for M5R2 shifter.
No need to pull the transmission. Everything can be installed
after you remove the shifter which is held to the transmission
top cover by 3 torx bolts.
The kit includes the 2 bushing halfs, 2 pivot pins and
sometimes the 3 torx bolts that hold the shifter to
the top cover along with the cover plate.
Here's a link with a diagram that shows the parts.
There is also in the same link a YouTube video that shows how to replace
the bushings. The vehicle in the video doesn't appear to be a F150 but the repair
process is the same as for your vehicle.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...tify-part.html
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A very common problem are the plastic bushings
the shifter pivot ball sits in crack. There are two bushings
If the bushings crack, they cause excessive wear on the pivot
pins which are pressed into the side of the shifter top cover.
Here's a picture of the repair kit. You can purchase one on
Ebay. Search for M5R2 shifter.
No need to pull the transmission. Everything can be installed
after you remove the shifter which is held to the transmission
top cover by 3 torx bolts.
The kit includes the 2 bushing halfs, 2 pivot pins and
sometimes the 3 torx bolts that hold the shifter to
the top cover along with the cover plate.
Here's a link with a diagram that shows the parts.
There is also in the same link a YouTube video that shows how to replace
the bushings. The vehicle in the video doesn't appear to be a F150 but the repair
process is the same as for your vehicle.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...tify-part.html
the shifter pivot ball sits in crack. There are two bushings
If the bushings crack, they cause excessive wear on the pivot
pins which are pressed into the side of the shifter top cover.
Here's a picture of the repair kit. You can purchase one on
Ebay. Search for M5R2 shifter.
No need to pull the transmission. Everything can be installed
after you remove the shifter which is held to the transmission
top cover by 3 torx bolts.
The kit includes the 2 bushing halfs, 2 pivot pins and
sometimes the 3 torx bolts that hold the shifter to
the top cover along with the cover plate.
Here's a link with a diagram that shows the parts.
There is also in the same link a YouTube video that shows how to replace
the bushings. The vehicle in the video doesn't appear to be a F150 but the repair
process is the same as for your vehicle.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...tify-part.html
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I just put one of those kits in this weekend, and it made an amazing difference. In fact, the old plastic bushings were nowhere to be found when took the cover off. I guess they broke, fell inside and got ground up.
Ebay is the best deal going for that kit.
Ebay is the best deal going for that kit.
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I love this about the internet - how someone can write something and 13 years later someone else is helped by it.
A very common problem are the plastic bushings
the shifter pivot ball sits in crack. There are two bushings
If the bushings crack, they cause excessive wear on the pivot
pins which are pressed into the side of the shifter top cover.
Here's a picture of the repair kit. You can purchase one on
Ebay. Search for M5R2 shifter.
No need to pull the transmission. Everything can be installed
after you remove the shifter which is held to the transmission
top cover by 3 torx bolts.
The kit includes the 2 bushing halfs, 2 pivot pins and
sometimes the 3 torx bolts that hold the shifter to
the top cover along with the cover plate.
Here's a link with a diagram that shows the parts.
There is also in the same link a YouTube video that shows how to replace
the bushings. The vehicle in the video doesn't appear to be a F150 but the repair
process is the same as for your vehicle.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...tify-part.html
the shifter pivot ball sits in crack. There are two bushings
If the bushings crack, they cause excessive wear on the pivot
pins which are pressed into the side of the shifter top cover.
Here's a picture of the repair kit. You can purchase one on
Ebay. Search for M5R2 shifter.
No need to pull the transmission. Everything can be installed
after you remove the shifter which is held to the transmission
top cover by 3 torx bolts.
The kit includes the 2 bushing halfs, 2 pivot pins and
sometimes the 3 torx bolts that hold the shifter to
the top cover along with the cover plate.
Here's a link with a diagram that shows the parts.
There is also in the same link a YouTube video that shows how to replace
the bushings. The vehicle in the video doesn't appear to be a F150 but the repair
process is the same as for your vehicle.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/9...tify-part.html
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