Transmission will not shift into drive

Hey, Josh, I have the exact same problem. I believe mine's the same, but '94. Otherwise, the same, mileage-wise, auto trans, etc. Did you ever find out what was wrong with it? For me, it would go into reverse fast and fine, but it would take a while to go into Drive. Now, it doesn't. Reverse still works fine. I've revved it to 2500 and it'll sometimes jump into Drive.

95 explorer goes fine into reverse. Anybody figure this out?

I having a similar problem but I dont have reverse. Any help would be appreciated

Hello everyone, I have a 1993 Ford Explorer Sport 2 door 5 speed manual transmission (M5R1). I've only encountered that problem after I replaced my clutch and air got into the system also after inspection find out my throw out bearing was bad also keep in mind they are old vehicles and if you don't known or have any record of when those part were ever changed (replace them will save you from rebuild). They could be Factory parts right off the line never replaced my in conclusion is hard shift or no shift can mean air in your master cylinder (check Reservoir and line for any leaks) possibly slave. Check all fluids including transmission fluid make sure you are using the correct fluid (preferably dealer fluid)and amount if failed to do so can slowly result into catastrophic failure over time have it inspected or if you feel you can do give it a try I did! Its not hard however personally it sounds like the problem is with the clutch and if everything is proper then it's time to drop the transmission and do a full inspection possibly time for rebuild.