# 1994 ford ranger 5 speed manual v6 3.0 gearbox plug washer size?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-ford-ranger-5-speed-manual-v6-3-0-gearbox-plug-washer-size/201260>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** transmissions, ford\
**Created:** [August 3, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-ford-ranger-5-speed-manual-v6-3-0-gearbox-plug-washer-size/201260 "2025-08-03T23:04:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Personalmine33\_183556](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@Personalmine33\_183556](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Personalmine33_183556)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2025, 11:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-ford-ranger-5-speed-manual-v6-3-0-gearbox-plug-washer-size/201260/1 "2025-08-03T23:04:50Z")

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i have a old ford that the transmission leaked since i bought it and i just went on a 200 mile drive and when i stopped it was dripping fluid like crazy. well i checked at home and it wasn’t perfectly level but close enough and when i looked for the leak it seemed to be coming from the fill plug. so i believe from loosening and tightening the crush washer several times its become loose. the other weird thing is that when i stook my finger in it there was still fluid up to the fill hole. so maybe i overfilled it every time but i doubt that because i always put in just enough where it starts to come out the fill hole. so does anyone know the crush washer size and if i should use a specific one? i believe its a 1 inch Diameter.

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-ford-ranger-5-speed-manual-v6-3-0-gearbox-plug-washer-size/201260/2 "2025-08-03T23:52:33Z")

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The most common spot for these transmissions to leak is the shifter rail plugs.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2025, 2:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1994-ford-ranger-5-speed-manual-v6-3-0-gearbox-plug-washer-size/201260/3 "2025-08-04T02:43:52Z")

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Take the drain plug to a parts store and ask for a gasket/crush washer.

They usually have an assortment kit of these washers.

Tester