I switched to manuals when my seal broke. Bonus is they will always work.
Con is you have to get out to activate/disengage. (which is a pain sometimes when going places you don't want to be seen.)

I am happy with my conversion.

If you are interested though I have the ones I took off. One is good and the other needs a seal.

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98 ford ranger XLT 4.0 4x4 5-speed