94 ranger 2.3L 4x2 manual 5speed. yep, grinding in 3rd and 5th. what could it be?

clutch or your slave going bad

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Mud holes are like a pretty woman with an std, you want to hit but are scared of the consequences!

4wd is like a condom. i'd rather have it and not need it rather tan needing it and not having it!

but why only in 3rd and 5th? 1,2,4,reverse, all fine. but cruising in 3rd or 5th gives me a steady grinding sound.

i had the same problem but with 1st and 2nd and it ended up being the gears goin out.... mite wanna look into that

gears going out?

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Mud holes are like a pretty woman with an std, you want to hit but are scared of the consequences!

4wd is like a condom. i'd rather have it and not need it rather tan needing it and not having it!

1st and 2nd were going out....gears were chewed to death

207k miles so it could be a lot of things i suppose. really not looking forward to having to do transmission work =(

3rd & 5th gear may be on the same shaft inside the tranny - either way you're looking forward to tansmission work.

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2004 Ranger 4x4, 5 speed manual, 4.0 V6

Find a tranny now. My old B2 never had a 5th, one day hammering gears in the boonies, I dropped second, fourth and reverse. Trying to find a gear was like rowing a boat. I drove that thing 40 miles in third, coasting through stop signs.

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'88 STX Super Cab 4x4
2.9 5spd 180,000 miles
Crappy Paint, Worn Parts,
Fix'em as they Break
when Nowhere is Now Here

4th, and 5th are often the first to ge, when the clutch is going.....