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Old Jun 3, 2010 | 08:54 PM
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Will a tranny out of an exploder fit my truck, and if so what year(s)?
The B-4000, not the F-150. I really miss the little truck and the big one now has a busted frame so it is quite limited on its usefulness.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2010 | 02:27 AM
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Shouldn't be a problem fitting. Everything I can find pretty much says 94-2001 for the
M5R1. But they should be the same even back to 1991 in the Xploders.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2010 | 03:02 AM
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For sure, the Ranger Station tech section says all the V6 transmissions interchange....
 
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Old Jun 4, 2010 | 01:01 PM
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That's what I was thinking too, I was pretty sure the bolt patterns were the same.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2010 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by R031Kona
For sure, the Ranger Station tech section says all the V6 transmissions interchange....
I'd qualify that a little. You (Bazzman) have a 4.0 liter - stick to 4 L transmissions and you should be good (and of course replace a 2wd with a 2wd, 4wd with 4wd )

The 3 L (OK probably not a lot of those in explorers!) has a different bolt pattern and the M5OD has an integral bellhousing. The 2.9/2.8 and 4.0 share their bolt patterns, but the 2.9 trannies were reportedly lighter than the 4Ls ...)
 
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Old Jun 4, 2010 | 10:50 PM
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Thanks for doing the qualifier for me, if you take a look at the time stamp....... explains all
 
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Old Jun 5, 2010 | 11:05 PM
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Thanks for the feedback! I was aware that the 3.0 and 4.0 had different bolt patterns, but others might find that a heads up. I miss my bloody truck! The F-150 served its purpose, ie. it got me through last winter w/4wd. And for $150 bucks it did quite well. Too big a truck for me. I like the 8 ft. bed on it as I can haul my 15' jonboat in it, outside of that my little truck can do anything it can do, including carrying my quad, with a 5+mpg boost.
 
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