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Ricky, Thanks for the tip. I got underneath and checked everything out... turns out the tranny crossmember was twisted on the drivers side and it was rubbing against the frame. Looks like it got whacked pretty hard somewhere along the line. I picked up a good one from the junkyard for $25 and...

Ranger newby here and first post. My '97 2.3 5 speed standard tranny is making a "chattering" noise. It doesn't matter if the clutch is in or out and noise is present in all gears. Noise is there when idling in neutral also. The tranny shifts through all gears good and the clutch doesn't slip...