Happy to see there is a board on the Ranger and it's variants. Would any of ya folks be kind enough to help me out with some info here?

I have a 1989 Ranger xtended cab 2.9 V-6 with automatic trans. It went out. I am going back with a 5 speed manual trans.

I found a donor truck, but it is a 1991 Ranger ext. cab with a 3.0.

I did some research and found a website that sell clutch parts. They say that the 3.0 uses the same clutch/pressure plate/throwout bearing/slave cylinder and master cylinder as the 2.9, but the flywheels are different.

The 91 donor truck has a nice 5 speed (still attatched to the motor, and the motor is already removed from the truck and sitting on the ground !!!)
The motor is shot but my motor is fine.

I also read that my 1989 Ranger (if it was a standard trans) would have the same transmission as my is 1989 Mazda B2600?

Also a Ford 4.0 V-6 (1991-1997) is supposed to use the exact same 5 speed transmission as the 2.9?

I plan to remove the clutch/brake pedal assembly out of the 91 tomorrow to install in my 89. I can have all the parts off the 91 I want, so what all should I get off of the 91 to help in my swapping the junky automatic over to the 5 speed? Would the drive shaft of the 91 happen to be the same for the 89 with a 5 speed or is it different? ALL help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED. Thanks
Mutt

 

Hi thepigstye, welcome to FTE the BEST of the rest.

You should post your questions on one of the site's tech forums. You may want to start in FTE's Ranger forum which you can find at this link,,, Ranger & B-Series - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums

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