hoppy
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- 1997
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This is on a 1997 Ranger xlt, 2wd, 2.3 4 cyl, 5spd manual trans M5OD-R1.
We dropped the trans to replace the clutch, and before dropping the trans we took the shifter out. The entire shifter came out, including the spud that goes into the top end of the trans. With the trans back in and hooked up nice and clean to the back end of the motor, we can get the shifter back into the top of the trans. BUT it doesn't change gears when it is in there. It is in gear, and we aren't sure which gear it's in. We haven't bolted the 3 bolts to the trans because we didn't think it was necessary yet and since we thought it was all the way in, it should be able to change gears.
Do we just need to bolt that thing down for it change gears? We have turned the crankshaft and tried to get it to change, but we're stumped and nothing we have tried so far has gotten us anywhere.
ALSO, with the tranny out, and if we tipped it sideways, could something have fallen out that would make a difference?..we tipped it sideways to drain the tranny fluid.
Thanks in advance for advice!
Aaron Hopson
We dropped the trans to replace the clutch, and before dropping the trans we took the shifter out. The entire shifter came out, including the spud that goes into the top end of the trans. With the trans back in and hooked up nice and clean to the back end of the motor, we can get the shifter back into the top of the trans. BUT it doesn't change gears when it is in there. It is in gear, and we aren't sure which gear it's in. We haven't bolted the 3 bolts to the trans because we didn't think it was necessary yet and since we thought it was all the way in, it should be able to change gears.
Do we just need to bolt that thing down for it change gears? We have turned the crankshaft and tried to get it to change, but we're stumped and nothing we have tried so far has gotten us anywhere.
ALSO, with the tranny out, and if we tipped it sideways, could something have fallen out that would make a difference?..we tipped it sideways to drain the tranny fluid.
Thanks in advance for advice!
Aaron Hopson