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Originally Posted by Tyler46
Pulling an M5OD is pretty easy and the tranny itself isn't very heavy.
Pull one from a junkyard Ranger with 150,000 or less on the clock and slap it in. It's a good transmission, I would trust an M5OD from a junk yard.
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There are articles of how to rebuild an m5od, but its not so simple in terms of logistically. Youd have to order the parts, youd need a press for reinstalling a few of the bearings, and youd need to make sure you get everything just right.
As Tyler says, an m5od is easy to swap. Even better, there are TONS of m5ods in junkyards, and since theyre pretty reliable, they are cheap as demand isnt high while supply is. Get a buddy with a pickup or van to run down to a junkyard and pick one up there. You can get one with 100k for like $200. Go on car-part.com, and do a search sorted by mileage of junkyard to you. Then try and find the lowest mileage example for a good price in your area. Thats your best bet.
Now, depending on how your transmission "broke," it might be easy to fix. If a shift fork broke, you can fix that easily by pulling the trans, then pulling the top cover off the transmission. Shift forks are right on the top and easy to change. Other than that, you need bearing pullers for disassembly and a press to reassemble.
Consider this: this could be a LOT worse- you could have an automatic. Automatics are more expensive to get at junkyards, the necessity to get one with under 100k is high since you need it to reasonably last, you need to flush lines, and going rebuilt or reman is expensive and a minefield. It being a stick shift is a blessing for your wallet..