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The Mighty Merc โ M5OD Maintenance
While the 4R70W isnโt a bad transmission, and probably one of the few automatics that doesnโt piss me off, I still rather have a manual. After searching for a small block ZF-5 that wasnโt overly priced or broken, I came across a M5OD out of a 4.2 V6 truck from a โ97 F150. The 4.2 trucks use the Small Bock Ford bell pattern (have to drill out the top two bolts to 7/16โ), and they have the shifter tower further…