M5R2 (M5OD-R2) Rebuild Deep Dive

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Lowered 4wds are dominating the drag strips… just sayin these days a 4wd f150 is faster then a mustang due to traction

Just ask Tim our Canadian lowered 4wd sport drag racing neighbor

It is tempting...especially since I have all the driveline parts I'd need. I'd need a different front coilover setup to clear axles though. Maybe someday!

Looking at that chart, my guess is that it was a Mitsubishi FM146 transmission.

 

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0.010 shim made and installed.

Clearance is now measuring between 0.011 and 0.015, so I'm calling it in-spec on average.

Rear bearings and lock nuts installed.

I'm going to need the missus to help hold the case while I torque them. Then they get staked in.

Removed the rubber rear shift rail plugs and punched the pins out of the 1/2 and 3/4 rails.

You have to slide the 3/4 fork off to get the 1/2 fork off. The less-used 1/2 fork was installed in place of the old one, then everything went back where it was.

Make sure you get everything back to neutral (position shown in both pictures above) or you'll be confused and/or sorry come reassembly time.

I went ahead and installed the new cover gasket, steel shift rail plugs, and new shifter bushings and dust cover.

We're in the home stretch now!