Carguy3J
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- '99 4dr. XLT SOHC A4WD
Well, it would seem that the 1354 electric shift t-cases are much easier/cheaper to find. Plus, since they were used in much later years then the manual shift, I can find a good low mileage used one for a reasonable price.
However, this is a stock repair/replacement for my '93 Ranger, which came with a 1354M from the factory. Its just worn out.
So, how can I make an electric 1354 into a manual one? No, I'm not talking about a "shiftster" or any hokey homemade cobbled together nonsense that is simply a poor "stand in" for the electric motor. I'm not crawling under the truck to shift, nor am I drilling any new holes in the floor,etc... When done, it needs to function normally, with the stock shift linkage/handle,etc..
What I want is information how to actually, legitimately convert the electric case into a true, just like oem 1354 manual. I'm hoping I can just swap a few, non-wear parts from the manual, into the electric, to convert it, for less then the cost of rebuilding a tired/worn manual case.
Obviously, this will require opening up both a 1354e, and a 1354m donor. I know the internals are the same (gears,etc..) I'm GUESSING the rear case half's are different, to accommodate the 2 different shift methods/parts? Is this correct? What else? Details please, with pics if possible.
However, this is a stock repair/replacement for my '93 Ranger, which came with a 1354M from the factory. Its just worn out.
So, how can I make an electric 1354 into a manual one? No, I'm not talking about a "shiftster" or any hokey homemade cobbled together nonsense that is simply a poor "stand in" for the electric motor. I'm not crawling under the truck to shift, nor am I drilling any new holes in the floor,etc... When done, it needs to function normally, with the stock shift linkage/handle,etc..
What I want is information how to actually, legitimately convert the electric case into a true, just like oem 1354 manual. I'm hoping I can just swap a few, non-wear parts from the manual, into the electric, to convert it, for less then the cost of rebuilding a tired/worn manual case.
Obviously, this will require opening up both a 1354e, and a 1354m donor. I know the internals are the same (gears,etc..) I'm GUESSING the rear case half's are different, to accommodate the 2 different shift methods/parts? Is this correct? What else? Details please, with pics if possible.