3.0 = 4.0 manual transmission

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Aug 7, 2007

gatorblue92

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3.0 = 4.0 manual transmission

is the 3.0 manual the same as the 4.0 manual... the reason i ask is because i have never seen a 3.0 manual with a 4x4 and i plan on having one sometime

Aug 7, 2007

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if you can find a core you shouldnt have a problem swaping the output shaft and housing.
i am not really sure on the manual's, after all i am a pansy cause i drive a automatic.
but i did switch my 2x4 slushbox to 4x4. you remember that right?

Aug 7, 2007

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The Mazda manual has an integral bellhousing that is different for 3.0 and 4.0, so they will not interchange. Also, a few of the internals of the 2001-up 4.0 manual were beefed up for the SOHC.

I'm sure that there were 3.0L manual Rangers with 4WD. Probably not as common as autos though.

Aug 7, 2007

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My old 96 ranger was a 3.0L 4x4 5 speed manual

Aug 7, 2007

DaGGer

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I drive a 3.0L 4x4, its a 1996.

Aug 8, 2007

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Originally Posted by 04 EDGE

oh yes i remember and i know you did it to a auto so hopefully it can be done to a manual too

Aug 8, 2007

gatorblue92

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yeah thats what i thought... hopefully i can either match up the tailshaft from a 4x4 4.0 one or find a 3.0 4x4 one

Aug 8, 2007

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The internals are the same, but the bell housing is different.

Aug 8, 2007

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I also had a 1996 Ford Ranger 3.0 liter 4x4 5 speed!

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all you need is a output shaft and a tailshaft housing for the manual.

probley harder to find then the auto.

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I had an 02 3.0 4x4 Edge.

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I had an 02 3.0 4x4 Edge.

ah ha i thought it was yours that i was thinking of... so they are out there for my year truck i just need to fine one now

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www.car-part.com

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wow doing a quick search i found a yard in flint mi that has 5 of them for 500 each

Aug 9, 2007

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you can use a manual 4x4 tranny from ANY 3.0 ranger, they are all the same M5OD from the introduction of the 3.0 in 90 to now so any 3.0L 4x4 5-speed will work for you. There are hundreds of thousands of this combination, hell the 3.0 4x4 is probably more common than the 4.0 4x4...