hi group!
I have a 93 f150 with 5 speed. I have been noticing some oil spots oin my drive way for a couple months.I have a leak that i think is coming from the shift rail rubber plugs? Could someone tell me the easiest way to change them? Do i get the plugd at the dealership? Should i use brake cleaner spray to clean around them too?
I dont have a lift so I will have to do it in my drive way.
Thanks for any help!!!

when i crawled under i notice there isnt a nut on the driver side of the shifter. is this normal? haha
thanks

pic from under.

 

access it from under the carpet. remove the access panel. make sure truck is in neutral when you pull the top plate.
for the parts,
http://www.allstategear.com/M5R2.htm

scroll all the way to the bottom. shift top plug kit, and i highly recommend doing the shifter repair kit at the same time.
only one nut on the shifter bolt is correct. many youtube videos on how to do this.

 

Thank you for the reply! I order the parts today.
I saw they are the metal caps. Is there any tricks in getting the old rubber ones out? Also are there any tricks getting the new metal ones in? Should i use any sealant on them? I was thinking about using brake cleaner spray to clean the area,is that ok to do?
Thanks for all the info!!

 

Bumping an older thread as I am planning on doing this. How much time am I looking at to get this done? Any special tools / etc required? Also, I have seen where some people remove the seat and others don't. Any input for either method? I'm sure it's probably easier to work with the seat out but I imagine removing it is a challenge in and of itself.

Thanks!

 

Tackled this shift rails plugs today. All in all, pretty straight forward. For those that are wondering if you need to pull the seat, no, you don't. Just removing the 2 plastic floor holders on each side and pulling back the carpet gives you just enough room to get the access panel off. Took about 4 hours but that's because I had to run out twice and get a few extra things. Also had to JB weld a spot (see pic) that was rusted through. Nice to get that black-ish tranny fluid out too.

Also, I ordered a shifter repair kit. Mine had a good bit of play in it. Upon taking it apart, the bushings were totally gone and the spring washers were all but destroyed. Once everything was buttoned back up and running, it drives like a new truck! No more fighting to get it in first or reverse. Glides in effortlessly.

For anyone considering doing this, give it a go. It's really not bad at all.

 

Update... I noticed a few more drops on from the trans. Pulled the carpet / tunnel cover again and noticed it was coming out from where the top cover mates to the top of the trans. Ordered a new o-ring gasket for the top cover and also used some anaerobic gasket maker when putting it all back together. So far, so good.

If you're going to replace / repair the 3 plugs plugs, I would highly recommend replacing the top cover o-ring gasket and also using the anaerobic gasket maker when you put the top cover back on. Could save you a headache later.