NV3550 first gear failure. Need opinions.

Yep looks broke sorry to hear. I have the same tranny in my 98 Ram 4x4 and have really abused it with no issues. I also have an 04 TJ which has the same tranny with 14K on it no issues so far. I could only guess that it was either a poor casting or it was jammed into gear from high range to low range at a high speed.

Here ya go Bill even a Bronco is not safe.

Come to think of it no, the State of MD had many of them and not one a stick, never thought of it before.

Knew a guy with an early 80's full size Bronco with a 5-speed. 83 or 84, maybe.

That place is about 3 miles away from me, in a little industrial park. Never been in but have driven past.

The world gets smaller every day

Maybe it was a late 80's/early 90's It was a full size Bronco with a transmission shifter on the floor and a clutch pedal. If I can dig up a picture I will.

That's a given, considering the 3550 wasn't even around then. But as usual, it's irrelevant. You asked:

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To which I answered, in a nutshell, "Yes."

When did FWD come into the discussion? You asked about a fullsized Bronco having a stick, I said I had seen one, whether it was a T90 or a T5 or a

Submitted for your consideration: Cord. The other ones are left as an exercise for the student.

L.W.(ßill) Hughes III proclaimed:

I never said what kind of 5 speed it had....I did say 5 speed but I assumed as much. It was manual. Never attempted to guess what model.