1995 F150 300 6cyl 5 speed

[cockeyedMFer]

Quick note about the Mazda 5 speeds in case anyone is interested - they were used in the F150s and F250s with the 5.0 and 4.9 and as others said, its a light duty trans. The problem area with them is that the slave cylinder is inside the bellhousing and isn't the greatest design.
Any stiffness in the clutch pedal or grinding changing gears can often mean the slave is going bad. Also look for fluid dripping from the bellhousing area. Trans must be removed to change the slave.

The Mazda trans is fine but doesn't have a very steep first gear, and reverse isn't geared enough for backing up with a heavy load and requires a lot of clutch-feathering.

Usually the F250s with the Mazda trans didn't have the heavier rear axle with the large floating hubs, so that's a good visual clue. Also, the stronger ZF trans will have an external clutch slave cylinder. Easy to tell the difference - its a much larger trans too.

I had a few F250s of that vintage and the 4.9 was great - I could get up to 18mpg without the tailgate installed. That was great MPG for a truck back then LOL. It was a much better motor for towing than the 5.0.

One other thing - ford trucks of that era were prone to cracking the aluminum support that holds the clutch pedal. If the pedal just doesn't "feel right" this can be the reason.

 

[motownbrowne]

Interesting, i have heard of the light duty f250s with GVWRs under 8600lbs. I suppose that's where you can find the Mazda tranny. There do exist, though, HD f250, 4.9, zf 5speed trucks.

 

[cockeyedMFer]

Interesting, i have heard of the light duty f250s with GVWRs under 8600lbs. I suppose that's where you can find the Mazda tranny. There do exist, though, HD f250, 4.9, zf 5speed trucks.

I always wanted a 4.9/ZF/4x4 f250 although I haven't seen many for sale. I was lucky enough to have a 91 F250 with the 5.8/zf-5/4x4/4.10 package for awhile. Great truck although by the time we got it she was pretty rusty.

 

[merlynr]

The old F250HD(97) with E4OD trans,4X4. Waiting to haul or pull cause it's got a 7.5 and loves gas too much to drive around for no reason.

 

[dusty3030]

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The old F250HD(97) with E4OD trans,4X4. Waiting to haul or pull cause it's got a 7.5 and loves gas too much to drive around for no reason.

Love it, as the old farmer would say "That truck is a ss and iron"

(omit the space after the "a" for translation)

 

[motownbrowne]

I always wanted a 4.9/ZF/4x4 f250 although I haven't seen many for sale. I was lucky enough to have a 91 F250 with the 5.8/zf-5/4x4/4.10 package for awhile. Great truck although by the time we got it she was pretty rusty.

Me too! I don't know if that was ever a factory option, though. I know you could get a 3/4 4x4, 300 with the Borg Warner, but I don't know about the ZF. Right now, I have that truck but in 2wd, rust free, 158k miles. I'm seriously considering putting an f350 front end under it and keeping it for a long, long time.

 

[deerefan]

Me too! I don't know if that was ever a factory option, though. I know you could get a 3/4 4x4, 300 with the Borg Warner, but I don't know about the ZF. Right now, I have that truck but in 2wd, rust free, 158k miles. I'm seriously considering putting an f350 front end under it and keeping it for a long, long time.

I would. I still haven't found one I really like yet except for the one in my previous posts.