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Old 01-13-2013, 10:40 AM
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Sorry, dude, but I looked at my manual, and it specifically states that you MUST have your brake pedal pushed to in order to get the truck into gear. How do I know? I HAVE A STICK TOO--4 SPEED WITH OVERDRIVE, NOT A 5-SPEED.

Idiot. By the way, here's some info for you: A five-speed manual trans will have a true fifth gear, with the engine coupled to the trans in a 1:1 ratio. An overdrive gear (4-speed with O/D) is coupled, in overdrive, in a 1:.75 ratio.

Man, I love it when I know my s*^t! lol
They call it an M5OD because its a mazda five speed overdrive.
The only time you us the brake to shift a manual is when you have a 4x4 and have to stop to shift the transfercase.
Heres a link that has the ratios for that trany that you say is a four speed.
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Old 01-13-2013, 01:43 PM
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Old 01-16-2013, 11:36 PM
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What's your point with that useless information in this thread?

Just so you know kiddo, I went to college to become a mechanic which included transmission classes. While I am glad you can read from your Chilton's manual, perhaps you should read the O.P.'s question next time.


He was talking about his clutch; obviously a 5-speed manual.
First, dude, you're the reason why techs get bad names--rude and obnoxious. I hope the shop you work at goes out of business.

Second, there are TWO transmissions that Ford put in the Ranger--a 4 speed with O/D AND a 5 speed. Mazda put the 5-speed into the B-series pickups, while Ford (who owned Mazda) put the 4-speed, O/D trans in the Ranger.

Third, I didn't read the information regarding the brake pedal needing to be pressed from a Chilton's manual. I read it from the original owner's manual (which mine, by the way, is the original 1992 owner's manual) that comes from, you guessed it, FORD. If you know your shit, why ain't you working for Ford? lol Or, how about this: Would you like a pic posted that shows the page I'm referring to? Would that make you feel better?

AND, lastly, I was referring to the OP's original post--it had to do with NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT. And not having the brake pedal pressed, from a dead stop, can cause gears to grind, and/or not being able to get the stick to get into gear. Why do I know? I spent nearly a week dealing with this same exact issue. So, yes, I know about this issue from personal experience.
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Old 01-17-2013, 04:19 AM
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No ford and Mazda used the same trans.....all ford did was change the shift knob....my ranger said 1-5 on the knob and my grandpa's says 1-4 and then OD....either way they are both the M5OD-R1 trans...why don't you do more research and get your facts straight

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Old 01-17-2013, 02:09 PM
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Can you put it in gear with the engine off?
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Old 01-18-2013, 07:02 PM
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Hey original poster have you gotten it figured out??? This thread has gotten way off track. To much bickering. Just wanting to know if it is fixed. Let us know. Thanks.
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Old 01-18-2013, 09:50 PM
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First, dude, you're the reason why techs get bad names--rude and obnoxious. I hope the shop you work at goes out of business.

Second, there are TWO transmissions that Ford put in the Ranger--a 4 speed with O/D AND a 5 speed. Mazda put the 5-speed into the B-series pickups, while Ford (who owned Mazda) put the 4-speed, O/D trans in the Ranger.

Third, I didn't read the information regarding the brake pedal needing to be pressed from a Chilton's manual. I read it from the original owner's manual (which mine, by the way, is the original 1992 owner's manual) that comes from, you guessed it, FORD. If you know your shit, why ain't you working for Ford? lol Or, how about this: Would you like a pic posted that shows the page I'm referring to? Would that make you feel better?

AND, lastly, I was referring to the OP's original post--it had to do with NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT. And not having the brake pedal pressed, from a dead stop, can cause gears to grind, and/or not being able to get the stick to get into gear. Why do I know? I spent nearly a week dealing with this same exact issue. So, yes, I know about this issue from personal experience.
Refer to my original post in response to idiocy. Owner's manuals are useless and are typically never referenced less need for the fuse layout or resetting the radio/oil mileage meter in ANY vehicle. Giving advice to someone with a 5-speed FORD pickup from an owners manual referring to an AUTOMATIC shifting mechanism is not only ignorant, but idiotic.

Learn to read before trying to offer advice, especially when you are willing to admit you have no idea what you are talking about and only referencing a Ford document which every vehicle comes with.



Just in case you don't know, 5-speed (stick) means you manually shift every gear, from a shift knob protruding from the center of the floor-boards above the transmission in the Rangers, achieved by the manual shift of each by depressing the clutch and releasing the gas-pedal simultaneously and the reverse action once the five-speed selector is in the proper gear position.; An automatic shifts itself and only requires the column-mounted shift lever to be moved from PARK to DRIVE (P to D) with the brake pedal depressed, followed by application of the accelerator for forward momentum.



TL;DR - quit acting like a know-it-all and posting useless shit places it obviously doesn't belong. The original poster came here for FREE information, and is not paying $100 an hour for an ASE certified mechanic to play nice with the public. Get a grip, please, for the sake of the community.
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Old 01-19-2013, 11:39 AM
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Refer to my original post in response to idiocy. Owner's manuals are useless and are typically never referenced less need for the fuse layout or resetting the radio/oil mileage meter in ANY vehicle. Giving advice to someone with a 5-speed FORD pickup from an owners manual referring to an AUTOMATIC shifting mechanism is not only ignorant, but idiotic.

Learn to read before trying to offer advice, especially when you are willing to admit you have no idea what you are talking about and only referencing a Ford document which every vehicle comes with.

Just in case you don't know, 5-speed (stick) means you manually shift every gear, from a shift knob protruding from the center of the floor-boards above the transmission in the Rangers, achieved by the manual shift of each by depressing the clutch and releasing the gas-pedal simultaneously and the reverse action once the five-speed selector is in the proper gear position.; An automatic shifts itself and only requires the column-mounted shift lever to be moved from PARK to DRIVE (P to D) with the brake pedal depressed, followed by application of the accelerator for forward momentum.



TL;DR - quit acting like a know-it-all and posting useless shit places it obviously doesn't belong. The original poster came here for FREE information, and is not paying $100 an hour for an ASE certified mechanic to play nice with the public. Get a grip, please, for the sake of the community.

Let me tell you and everyone else this AGAIN, until you get it through your thick skulls: THE INFORMATION I GOT IS FROM FORD, ABOUT THE MANUAL SHIFT PART OF A MANUAL SHIFT-STYLE TRANSMISSION. PERIOD. What this means is that the information is from a FORD OWNER'S MANUAL. NOT ONLY THAT, THE HEADING ABOVE READS: "DRIVING WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION."

The first line of this section reads as follows: "Make sure the gearshift lever is in the Neutral position and your right foot is holding down the brake pedal" (emphasis added).

So, in essence, I was correct in what I had said. Not only that, what I read from had not a damn thing to do with automatic transmissions. And besides, I have to question your intelligence when the thread is about manual transmissions and shifting, and you mention automatic transmissions (which you don't usually shift manually).

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OP: By the way, I did want to know if you fixed your problem. And if the fact that people are dumb and don't pay attention, and I feel I have to respond bothers you, I apologize for that.

But, yes, I did want to know if you fixed your problem. Did you? And what was the solution to the problem?
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Old 01-19-2013, 11:44 AM
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Let me tell you and everyone else this AGAIN, until you get it through your thick skulls: THE INFORMATION I GOT IS FROM FORD, ABOUT THE MANUAL SHIFT PART OF A MANUAL SHIFT-STYLE TRANSMISSION. PERIOD. What this means is that the information is from a FORD OWNER'S MANUAL. NOT ONLY THAT, THE HEADING ABOVE READS: "DRIVING WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION."

The first line of this section reads as follows: "Make sure the gearshift lever is in the Neutral position and your right foot is holding down the brake pedal" (emphasis added).

So, in essence, I was correct in what I had said. Not only that, what I read from had not a damn thing to do with automatic transmissions. And besides, I have to question your intelligence when the thread is about manual transmissions and shifting, and you mention automatic transmissions (which you don't usually shift manually).

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OP: By the way, I did want to know if you fixed your problem. And if the fact that people are dumb and don't pay attention, and I feel I have to respond bothers you, I apologize for that.

But, yes, I did want to know if you fixed your problem. Did you? And what was the solution to the problem?

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Old 01-19-2013, 02:39 PM
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Let me tell you and everyone else this AGAIN, until you get it through your thick skulls: THE INFORMATION I GOT IS FROM FORD, ABOUT THE MANUAL SHIFT PART OF A MANUAL SHIFT-STYLE TRANSMISSION. PERIOD. What this means is that the information is from a FORD OWNER'S MANUAL. NOT ONLY THAT, THE HEADING ABOVE READS: "DRIVING WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION."

The first line of this section reads as follows: "Make sure the gearshift lever is in the Neutral position and your right foot is holding down the brake pedal" (emphasis added).

So, in essence, I was correct in what I had said. Not only that, what I read from had not a damn thing to do with automatic transmissions. And besides, I have to question your intelligence when the thread is about manual transmissions and shifting, and you mention automatic transmissions (which you don't usually shift manually).

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OP: By the way, I did want to know if you fixed your problem. And if the fact that people are dumb and don't pay attention, and I feel I have to respond bothers you, I apologize for that.

But, yes, I did want to know if you fixed your problem. Did you? And what was the solution to the problem?


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*sigh* Here goes...a simple fix, with no tools needed...

Only question I'm going to ask: When you try and shift, do you put your foot on the brake? If you don't, your truck won't go into gear--there's a switch on the brake pedal that prevents the truck from engaging the gears without the brake pedal pushed.

Don't believe me, check your owner's manual under "Shifting Your Ranger." Ran into this myself and could have beat my head against the wall when I found out how easy this problem is!! LOL

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Oh, and by the way, you have brake fluid for your clutch, transmission fluid (ATF-type fluid) in the trans to simply keep the gears and other moving parts cool.

Just some info I thought you might want to know.
Need I really do more than quote you to call you a liar. You were referring to a safety feature of an automatic Ranger transmission; nothing to do with a 5-speed.
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Old 01-20-2013, 01:46 PM
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I hope it isn't felt that I'm high jacking this thread but it is the same symtoms I have. Clutch will not disengage fully. 95 4x4 XLT 4+OD

So I had my clutch replaced about 3 or so years ago. They replaced the Slave but not the master. I have put maybe 5k/m on it since. When this started I checked the MC res and it needed a few drops. I haven't noticed any real loss in the res but now I now can't get enough disengagement to shift smoothly and I have to turn off the truck to put it in reverse. So it seems more air has made/is making it's way in.

My question is if air got in shouldn't the MC be replaced assuming the slave is OK?

I have seen the vids for how to burp this system and how much the push rod is supposed to move and how much throw you're to see under the truck but if a MC replacement is in order might as well do it once. I suppose I would see evidence of fluid on it if it was bad?.

As I understand it the slave is in the bell housing right? If it is and it is the Slave I should see evidence of fluid in there?

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Old 01-20-2013, 02:08 PM
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Let me tell you and everyone else this AGAIN, until you get it through your thick skulls: THE INFORMATION I GOT IS FROM FORD, ABOUT THE MANUAL SHIFT PART OF A MANUAL SHIFT-STYLE TRANSMISSION. PERIOD. What this means is that the information is from a FORD OWNER'S MANUAL. NOT ONLY THAT, THE HEADING ABOVE READS: "DRIVING WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION."

The first line of this section reads as follows: "Make sure the gearshift lever is in the Neutral position and your right foot is holding down the brake pedal" (emphasis added).

So, in essence, I was correct in what I had said. Not only that, what I read from had not a damn thing to do with automatic transmissions. And besides, I have to question your intelligence when the thread is about manual transmissions and shifting, and you mention automatic transmissions (which you don't usually shift manually).

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OP: By the way, I did want to know if you fixed your problem. And if the fact that people are dumb and don't pay attention, and I feel I have to respond bothers you, I apologize for that.

But, yes, I did want to know if you fixed your problem. Did you? And what was the solution to the problem?
You do realize that every time you shift gears in a manual transmission, you pass through neutral. If there were some kind of switch built into the brake pedal, you'd have to apply the brake every time you shifted gears.

I guess there could be some kind of switch where if the truck is stopped, then you have to hold the brake to get it in gear, but out of the many, many manual transmissions I've owned or driven, that's never been a 'feature', and I can't see it being practical in any way.
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Old 01-20-2013, 02:13 PM
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I hope it isn't felt that I'm high jacking this thread but it is the same symtoms I have. Clutch will not disengage fully. 95 4x4 XLT 4+OD

So I had my clutch replaced about 3 or so years ago. They replaced the Slave but not the master. I have put maybe 5k/m on it since. When this started I checked the MC res and it needed a few drops. I haven't noticed any real loss in the res but now I now can't get enough disengagement to shift smoothly and I have to turn off the truck to put it in reverse. So it seems more air has made/is making it's way in.

My question is if air got in shouldn't the MC be replaced assuming the slave is OK?

I have seen the vids for how to burp this system and how much the push rod is supposed to move and how much throw you're to see under the truck but if a MC replacement is in order might as well do it once. I suppose I would see evidence of fluid on it if it was bad?.

As I understand it the slave is in the bell housing right? If it is and it is the Slave I should see evidence of fluid in there?

Replace your master, bench bleed it properly, then gravity and pressure bleed the entire system a lot. You should have improvement unless the slave is leaking slowly and the culprit.
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Old 01-20-2013, 02:39 PM
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have you checked the throwout (?) bearing?
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First, dude, you're the reason why techs get bad names--rude and obnoxious. I hope the shop you work at goes out of business.

Second, there are TWO transmissions that Ford put in the Ranger--a 4 speed with O/D AND a 5 speed. Mazda put the 5-speed into the B-series pickups, while Ford (who owned Mazda) put the 4-speed, O/D trans in the Ranger.

Third, I didn't read the information regarding the brake pedal needing to be pressed from a Chilton's manual. I read it from the original owner's manual (which mine, by the way, is the original 1992 owner's manual) that comes from, you guessed it, FORD. If you know your shit, why ain't you working for Ford? lol Or, how about this: Would you like a pic posted that shows the page I'm referring to? Would that make you feel better?

AND, lastly, I was referring to the OP's original post--it had to do with NOT BEING ABLE TO SHIFT. And not having the brake pedal pressed, from a dead stop, can cause gears to grind, and/or not being able to get the stick to get into gear. Why do I know? I spent nearly a week dealing with this same exact issue. So, yes, I know about this issue from personal experience.
i don't know if you have figured it out yet, but your ramblings about pushing the brake when shifting a manual is so you don't roll. not so you can get the truck into gear. now why don't you 2 stop and see if the op has gotten his truck fixed. thank you

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You do realize that every time you shift gears in a manual transmission, you pass through neutral. If there were some kind of switch built into the brake pedal, you'd have to apply the brake every time you shifted gears.

I guess there could be some kind of switch where if the truck is stopped, then you have to hold the brake to get it in gear, but out of the many, many manual transmissions I've owned or driven, that's never been a 'feature', and I can't see it being practical in any way.
there is only a brake light switch on a manual transmission's brake pedal.
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