1998 Ford Ranger transmission vibration+noise

1998 FORD RANGER
190,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • MANUAL
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93OLDS
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98 ford ranger 4.0 5 speed manual recently become hard to get into gear sometimes and when stopped at idle their is a grinding/tapping/vibration coming from under floor board possibly transmission. when this first started i only noticed it once and a while now it has bocome all the time and it doesnt matter if you engage or disengage the clutch it still makes a sound and vibration. While checking under truck with vehicle running i removed rubber boot to see inside tranny at clutch plates and i noticed the throwout bearing
Jan 9, 2010 at 8:55 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Does the clutch slip at all? Do you notice the vibration when stopped too?
Jan 12, 2010 at 9:02 AM
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JONBERGVIK
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I just bought a used 1998 Ford Ranger that is a 6 cyl 2-wheel drive with 183,000 miles. Did not notice anything during the test drive, but now that I'm actually driving it (and own it) I am experiencing the same things that "93olds" describes. It is "once in awhile" and only when the clutch is engaged, but it will not go into gear until the noise/vibration stops. This can be accomplished by disengaging the clutch and engaging again, but I would like to figure out the cause and how to fix it before it gets any worse. "93old's" message cuts-off with the mention of the throwout bearing. Would that have something to do with it (haven't looked at mine)? The clutch isn't slipping. Hopefully, this is something that can be fixed easily without having to replace the entire clutch assembly. Please advise.
Jan 27, 2010 at 1:12 PM
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