RangerDanger
New Member
Hey everyone. New to the forum, but I have been lurking for a couple years now. Just a quick introduction for the Bronco I'm working on. It's a 1976 Bronco Ranger w/ a 302 and a 3-speed automatic. My grandfather has had it for as long as I can remember and it was his daily driver until 2008. I've been wanting to get it back on the road for the past couple years, but just never found the time to. He passed away a few weeks ago, so I finally made time and pulled it out of his shed to get it up and going. Wouldn't you know it didn't take much of anything to get it started (new battery and a bit of carb cleaner).
Now the Bronco is in pretty rough shape, but is, for the most part, rust-free.
I was pretty excited when I got it fired up, however when I put it in reverse, nothing. Drive, same story. I've been doing research and have narrowed it down to a few things. The fluid was correct and surprisingly a nice bright red. The linkage was also connected.
From what I have read it's possibly the trans pump or clutches (ie a transmission rebuild) or more-likely an issue with the transfer case.
From what I can gather, there was no issue with the transmission when the Bronco was parked and my dad thought he one time had a similar issue with it. I'm not exactly sure how the J-shift is supposed to feel when it engages, but I really don't think it was engaging in any of the gears.
I tried pulling it backwards and trying to engage it which didn't work and I also jacked the rear axle off the ground to see of the wheels would move also with no results.
Anyone have any tips, tricks, or ideas? This isn't technically my Bronco, so I don't want to spend any big money on it.
Also, I will post up some pics later.
Thanks for any help and for reading my long banter.
Now the Bronco is in pretty rough shape, but is, for the most part, rust-free.
I was pretty excited when I got it fired up, however when I put it in reverse, nothing. Drive, same story. I've been doing research and have narrowed it down to a few things. The fluid was correct and surprisingly a nice bright red. The linkage was also connected.
From what I have read it's possibly the trans pump or clutches (ie a transmission rebuild) or more-likely an issue with the transfer case.
From what I can gather, there was no issue with the transmission when the Bronco was parked and my dad thought he one time had a similar issue with it. I'm not exactly sure how the J-shift is supposed to feel when it engages, but I really don't think it was engaging in any of the gears.
I tried pulling it backwards and trying to engage it which didn't work and I also jacked the rear axle off the ground to see of the wheels would move also with no results.
Anyone have any tips, tricks, or ideas? This isn't technically my Bronco, so I don't want to spend any big money on it.
Also, I will post up some pics later.
Thanks for any help and for reading my long banter.