Plastic Plugs in Mazda M50D-R1

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tango - 23 Mar 2008 06:44 GMT

I have a 1996 Ranger 4 cyl with the 5 speed M50D-R1 5 speed and it
supposedly has 3 plastic plugs which can deteriorate and cause the loss of
the ATF fluid. I recently had some work done and we checked for these plugs
and the mechanic said they were probably on the front side of the
transmission and not accessible without pulling the transmission. Is this
true and if not how do you get access? TIA

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CJB - 23 Mar 2008 18:35 GMT

>I have a 1996 Ranger 4 cyl with the 5 speed M50D-R1 5 speed and it
> supposedly has 3 plastic plugs which can deteriorate and cause the loss of
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> transmission and not accessible without pulling the transmission. Is this
> true and if not how do you get access? TIA

He's wrong. They are just behind top of the transmission, where the shifter
enters the transmission. You can barely see part of them by looking from
the tailshaft forward.

CJB

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tango - 24 Mar 2008 04:49 GMT

>>I have a 1996 Ranger 4 cyl with the 5 speed M50D-R1 5 speed and it
>> supposedly has 3 plastic plugs which can deteriorate and cause the
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> CJB

Thanks CJB, I will check it again.

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CJB - 24 Mar 2008 07:27 GMT

>>>I have a 1996 Ranger 4 cyl with the 5 speed M50D-R1 5 speed and it
>>> supposedly has 3 plastic plugs which can deteriorate and cause the
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> Thanks CJB, I will check it again.

They're the size of freeze plugs, but because of their location they're hard
to see. You can feel them easily if you know where they are.

CJB

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