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Symptom Troubleshooting Index

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Symptom Diagnostic procedure
Hard to shift into 1st gear
  1. Check and/or replace the MTF (see TRANSMISSION FLUID INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Check the clutch (see CLUTCH REPLACEMENT ).
  3. Check the change lever and the select lever (see TRANSMISSION DISASSEMBLY  ).
  4. Check the 1st synchro ring and 1st gear (see SYNCHRO RING AND GEAR INSPECTION  ).
  5. Check the 1st/2nd synchro sleeve and hub (see SYNCHRO SLEEVE AND HUB INSPECTION AND REASSEMBLY  ).
Hard to shift into 2nd gear
  1. Check and/or replace the MTF (see TRANSMISSION FLUID INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Check the change lever and the select lever (see TRANSMISSION DISASSEMBLY  ).
  3. Check the 2nd synchro ring and 2nd gear (see SYNCHRO RING AND GEAR INSPECTION  ).
  4. Check the 1st/2nd synchro sleeve and hub (see SYNCHRO SLEEVE AND HUB INSPECTION AND REASSEMBLY  ).
Hard to shift into 3rd gear
  1. Check and/or replace the MTF (see TRANSMISSION FLUID INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Check the change lever and the select lever (see TRANSMISSION DISASSEMBLY  ).
  3. Check the 3rd synchro ring and 3rd gear (see SYNCHRO RING AND GEAR INSPECTION  ).
  4. Check the 3rd/4th synchro sleeve and hub (see SYNCHRO SLEEVE AND HUB INSPECTION AND REASSEMBLY  ).
Hard to shift into 4th gear
  1. Check and/or replace the MTF (see TRANSMISSION FLUID INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Check the change lever and the select lever (see TRANSMISSION DISASSEMBLY  ).
  3. Check the 4th synchro ring and 4th gear (see SYNCHRO RING AND GEAR INSPECTION  ).
  4. Check the 3rd/4th synchro sleeve and hub (see SYNCHRO SLEEVE AND HUB INSPECTION AND REASSEMBLY  ).
Hard to shift into 5th gear
  1. Check and/or replace the MTF (see TRANSMISSION FLUID INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Check the change lever and the select lever (see TRANSMISSION DISASSEMBLY  ).
  3. Check the 5th synchro ring and 5th gear (see SYNCHRO RING AND GEAR INSPECTION  ).
  4. Check the 5th/6th synchro sleeve and hub (see SYNCHRO SLEEVE AND HUB INSPECTION AND REASSEMBLY  ).
Hard to shift into 6th gear
  1. Check and/or replace the MTF (see TRANSMISSION FLUID INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Check the change lever and the select lever (see TRANSMISSION DISASSEMBLY  ).
  3. Check the 6th synchro ring and 6th gear (see SYNCHRO RING AND GEAR INSPECTION  ).
  4. Check the 5th/6th synchro sleeve and hub (see SYNCHRO SLEEVE AND HUB INSPECTION AND REASSEMBLY  ).
Hard to shift into reverse
  1. Check and/or replace the MTF (see TRANSMISSION FLUID INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Check the clutch (see CLUTCH REPLACEMENT ).
  3. Check the change lever and the select lever (see TRANSMISSION DISASSEMBLY  ).
  4. Check the reverse shift lever (see REVERSE SHIFT LEVER CLEARANCE INSPECTION  ).
  5. Check the reverse shift fork and reverse idler gear (see SHIFT FORK CLEARANCE INSPECTION  ).
  6. Check reverse gears.
HDS does not communicate with the ECM or the vehicle Troubleshoot the DLC circuit (see DLC CIRCUIT TROUBLESHOOTING ).
Driver can select reverse gear when vehicle speed is 12 mph (20 km/h) or more Do the symptom troubleshooting (see SYMPTOM TROUBLESHOOTING  ).
Driver cannot select reverse gear when vehicle speed is 9 mph (15 km/h) or less Do the symptom troubleshooting (see DRIVER CANNOT SELECT REVERSE GEAR WHEN VEHICLE SPEED IS 9 MPH (15 KM/H) OR LESS  ).
Noise from the transmission
  1. Check and/or replace the MTF (see TRANSMISSION FLUID INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Check the MTF level (unfilled or in surplus the transmission with the MTF).
  3. Check the transmission gears.
  4. Check the transmission bearings.
  5. Check the differential carrier, the final driven gear, and the carrier bearings.
Shift lever does not operate smoothly
  1. Check and/or replace the MTF (see TRANSMISSION FLUID INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Check the shift cables and their joints (see GEARSHIFT MECHANISM REPLACEMENT  ).
  3. Check the shift lever housing with the shift lever shaft.
  4. Check the change lever and the select lever (see TRANSMISSION DISASSEMBLY  ).
Transmission jumps out of gear
  1. Check and/or replace the MTF (see TRANSMISSION FLUID INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Check the detent balls and springs for proper size and/or damage (see EXPLODED VIEW - TRANSMISSION HOUSING  ).
  3. Check the teeth of the synchro rings and the gears (see SYNCHRO RING AND GEAR INSPECTION  ).
  4. Check for bent, deform, or damage of the shift forks.