Yes that's what I found. Question is will it work with my manual tranny? Also will it work with a fx4 shifter? I know I would have to get the driveshaft out of a 96 and up exploder. Thanks

 

That case should work and, from what I understand, it uses exactly the same linkage as the 2002/3 FX4 manual case.

The 97 t-case will bolt up to your 2003 manual transmission extension housing BUT you will need to check to see if your extension housing has the 2 bosses for the manual t-case linkage. It is possible that this special housing may have been used only on the 2002 FX4 and 2003 LII. You CANNOT use a manual extension housing from any 2000 or earlier Ranger even if it has the bosses for the t-case linkage - that's because it will not have the machined hole for the OSS. Without the OSS, you cannot make the 2001+ speedometer work.

Below is the extension housing that you would need for a 2001+ Ranger with a manual transmission and a manual 1354 t-case. The two threaded bosses are the mounts for the linkage. The blue connector is on the OSS sensor.

 

Thank you

 

the front driveshaft you will want is from a 95-96 explorer ONLY. Only those two years have the correct length shaft with the correct constant velocity joint to bolt up to the 97 t-case front output yoke.

 

Anyone know the length of the extension housing?

 

i have a manual tcase in my 03 =]

 

Hey thanks @$$hole. JK. My electric shift has failed on me once and I don't want it to go out again. I have been looking everywhere for the stupid extension housing.

 

yeah my truck had that issue with my 02.. and oh it cost like hmmmmmm 2000 when the tcase went out thank god for warranties.. just played dump.. no need to say i hit a dip and i saw the sky out my windshield

 

Mine failed in 2wd so at least I could still drive to work but I had to cross a river to get home.

 

wow.. you live in a castle with a draw bridge right? i think i know your house haha hehe

 

I wish. I was offroading in Azusa canyon.

 

ohhh thats a fun one.. see any illegals in the river while you crossed?

 

No they were stuck in the mud with their crappy trucks.

 

hmmm they were probably lowered on bro rims heheh

lmao

thats grand stuff my friend.

its okay im sure all 10 got out of the single cab truck they had and pushed it out.

 

Id say the best thing I ever saw out there blew away any lifted truck or mud bogger. It was a Porsche Cayenne Turbo with some kind of mud tire on the stock wheels. The Rastafarian guy behind the wheel was mobbing the crap out of it. It was doing quite well too. There is nothing like watching a turbo $100K suv going through mud.

 

hahah yeah that is grand i wish i could sh*t 100k and blow it =] hehe.. those suvs have like air bags suspension you can adjust hieghts in the car.

 

Yeah he had the suspension all the way up and it looked good with those mud tires on the stock rims. He said he wanted to eventually build a K5 Blazer.

 

still need a measurement? i have my messed up trans on the ground in the shop that i could measure for ya. it'll be the same length as the manual cased '01+'s.

 

or he could steal mine =]

 

No thanks. It was the wrong piece anyway.

 

cant you find a totalled 02 with one.. i can name one.. i had an 02 ford ranger manual tcase i totalled in so*cal.. it actually was totalled out in Redlands.. i have no idea where it is now though.

 

that truck you posted is not a truck equipped with a manual transfer case.

 

ooops your right i was thinking of my current one.. yeah no last was auto and it was piece of sizzz my friend all it did was not work. hahah

then it got replaced under warranty.