dhermesc said: (quoted from post at 05:51:30 04/19/10) The Mazda M50D transmission was a POS. My company had 14 1993 & 1994 F150s with the 300 6 engine, 7 of them had the transmission replaced before they were traded at 150K and the dealer made each one a PIA when done under warranty. The next generation of pickups was the Chevy with a 4.3 and auto. My brothers owned several 4x4 F150s with the M50D - of the 4, 3 had failed transmissions. I agree the ZF 5 speed was a very good transmission, but it hasn't been used in years and the "new" 6 speed has severe reliability issues.
The Mazda M5OD was far from a POS.I pushed ,pulled ,shoved ,bumped,pull started tractors and towed heavy trailers over the road with "0" problems for nearly 200000 miles.Not only that, it was still chattering the original clutch.As far as the 6 speed is concerned ,I have one of those as well and at 70000 miles I've had no problems either. In my opinion the ZF 6 speed is the best transmission ever installed in a domestic pickup truck and I've had 3, 4, 5 and now this 6 speed.
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