tranny problems
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tranny problems
so i have a 1994 ford ranger with a 2.3 L manual transmission this morning i slipped into a ditch which wasn't terrible but after being pulled out by a kind gentleman with a dodge things got weird.
So at first i was in nutrual and it wanted to go forward and after stalling and resarting it ideled then first worked but not second so tried to go back to first but it wasnt working. So i went to third let the clutch out a little and then back to first and it worked. but still no second. Third fourth and over drive work always same as reverse my friend is saying clutch plate any ideas ? need to get this going asap
So at first i was in nutrual and it wanted to go forward and after stalling and resarting it ideled then first worked but not second so tried to go back to first but it wasnt working. So i went to third let the clutch out a little and then back to first and it worked. but still no second. Third fourth and over drive work always same as reverse my friend is saying clutch plate any ideas ? need to get this going asap
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If your clutch is working in all gears except 2nd or in any gears, it isn't a clutch problem.
If your tranny is working in all gears but 2nd, then you have a problem with your transmission. Second gear specifically. Was it in 2nd when you went into the ditch?
If your tranny is working in all gears but 2nd, then you have a problem with your transmission. Second gear specifically. Was it in 2nd when you went into the ditch?
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so i have a 1994 ford ranger with a 2.3 L manual transmission this morning i slipped into a ditch which wasn't terrible but after being pulled out by a kind gentleman with a dodge things got weird.
So at first i was in nutrual and it wanted to go forward and after stalling and resarting it ideled then first worked but not second so tried to go back to first but it wasnt working. So i went to third let the clutch out a little and then back to first and it worked. but still no second. Third fourth and over drive work always same as reverse my friend is saying clutch plate any ideas ? need to get this going asap
So at first i was in nutrual and it wanted to go forward and after stalling and resarting it ideled then first worked but not second so tried to go back to first but it wasnt working. So i went to third let the clutch out a little and then back to first and it worked. but still no second. Third fourth and over drive work always same as reverse my friend is saying clutch plate any ideas ? need to get this going asap
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what do you mean by messed it up in the cab ?
To add too the diagnoses here when the truck is in nutural and going down a hill the rpms rise and fall.
my other friend is thinking linkages in the tranny cause the shifter goes directly into the tranny ? does it sound easier to just get a new/used tranny and switch it out or try to fix this one? if i take the shifter off the top of the tranny will i be able to see anything in the tranny ?
To add too the diagnoses here when the truck is in nutural and going down a hill the rpms rise and fall.
my other friend is thinking linkages in the tranny cause the shifter goes directly into the tranny ? does it sound easier to just get a new/used tranny and switch it out or try to fix this one? if i take the shifter off the top of the tranny will i be able to see anything in the tranny ?
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well i was holding onto it but not for inpact reasons i was hoping to save it and knew id have to drop a gear i cant remember exactly but i bielve i clutched as i went in to i dont understand how i hurt the tranny
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how do you get the bolt out of the shifter hammer it out ? or just go for the allenkeys under them and if thats the cause do i still have to pull the tranny ?
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my guess is that if it is not that shifter then you fubared something inside. a clutch issue would be consistent in all gears....if you get it fixed make sure you report back for future members reading the thread...........also on your year the M5OD had plugs at the top of the tranny that fail.......they leak.......look around and check yours out while you are there
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Alright so dropped the tranny and took the cover off and found that there was like a pin that held one of the parts that shifts gears had come out so it wasnt sliding anymore. so ive decided to get a new one from a scraper and keep this one as a project. Taking it out took way longer then i think it should have taken me but i guess for a first time wasnt terrible.I cant wait to get the new one installed and drive again.
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Alright so dropped the tranny and took the cover off and found that there was like a pin that held one of the parts that shifts gears had come out so it wasnt sliding anymore. so ive decided to get a new one from a scraper and keep this one as a project. Taking it out took way longer then i think it should have taken me but i guess for a first time wasnt terrible.I cant wait to get the new one installed and drive again.
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Alright so dropped the tranny and took the cover off and found that there was like a pin that held one of the parts that shifts gears had come out so it wasnt sliding anymore. so ive decided to get a new one from a scraper and keep this one as a project. Taking it out took way longer then i think it should have taken me but i guess for a first time wasnt terrible.I cant wait to get the new one installed and drive again.
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in picture #5 of this link TRS Magazine - Shifter Bushing Replacement you can see apin on each side of the opening that get knocked back to replace the bushings......is the pin on the left the one that is broke or missing?