arachnofreak
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- Dec 10, 2019
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- Location
- Decatur, Illinois
- Vehicle Year
- 1999
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger XLT
- Transmission
- Manual
Hey ya'll
First post here, but been lurking ever since I got my truck. 99' Ranger 2.5L with the M5OD-R1 I've had for 10 months now. I learned standard transmission on this unit but I feel like when I was learning it shifted pretty smoothly but that could be irrelevant.
Once I was comfortable with what I was doing I began to notice that it was becoming increasingly difficult to shift into 1st gear from a stop and also that on occasion (1/4) of the time I would feel a grinding / rumbling sensation in the shifter when shifting into 2nd.
As it got colder here in Illinois I began to hear whining noises from within the bell housing that would change with the use of the clutch pedal so I jumped onto the diagnosis that the slave cylinder was the issue. I did my research and accumulated some parts, mostly all OEM. I replaced my pilot bearing, pressure plate, clutch, slave cylinder, and master cylinder. I bled the new master and slave according to the perfection clutch videos on youtube and I watched loads of air bubbles come out and I felt like I spent quite a bit of time on the bleeding process in fear of having air in the lines.
So here we are, the truck is put back together and the noises from the bell housing are totally gone. I shift into 1st gear infinitely more easily than before.... but the grinding sensation in the shifter is still occuring about the same exact amount of times that it did before (1/4) or so... I can shift from 2nd to 3rd; 3rd to 4th fairly easily and into overdrive.. reverse is easy as well.
Do I need a transmission rebuild or should I revisit bleeding the hydraulics? Love the truck and would really like to see it running good.
First post here, but been lurking ever since I got my truck. 99' Ranger 2.5L with the M5OD-R1 I've had for 10 months now. I learned standard transmission on this unit but I feel like when I was learning it shifted pretty smoothly but that could be irrelevant.
Once I was comfortable with what I was doing I began to notice that it was becoming increasingly difficult to shift into 1st gear from a stop and also that on occasion (1/4) of the time I would feel a grinding / rumbling sensation in the shifter when shifting into 2nd.
As it got colder here in Illinois I began to hear whining noises from within the bell housing that would change with the use of the clutch pedal so I jumped onto the diagnosis that the slave cylinder was the issue. I did my research and accumulated some parts, mostly all OEM. I replaced my pilot bearing, pressure plate, clutch, slave cylinder, and master cylinder. I bled the new master and slave according to the perfection clutch videos on youtube and I watched loads of air bubbles come out and I felt like I spent quite a bit of time on the bleeding process in fear of having air in the lines.
So here we are, the truck is put back together and the noises from the bell housing are totally gone. I shift into 1st gear infinitely more easily than before.... but the grinding sensation in the shifter is still occuring about the same exact amount of times that it did before (1/4) or so... I can shift from 2nd to 3rd; 3rd to 4th fairly easily and into overdrive.. reverse is easy as well.
Do I need a transmission rebuild or should I revisit bleeding the hydraulics? Love the truck and would really like to see it running good.
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