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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 02:56 PM
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transmission question

hello. truck '84 f250 300-6 4.9l 4spd man trans

my tranny might be bad (i know the clutch is going out) and looking at maybe replacing it with the m5r2. anyone know if this will work? any words of advice?

thanks in advance
 
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Skip the mazda trans unless it is for cheap, and go right to the ZF
 
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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Diesel_Brad
Skip the mazda trans unless it is for cheap, and go right to the ZF
Thanks Brad, was just reading about a guy in Iowa who converted to a ZF. Any recommendations on good place to begin search? Thanks again.
 
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