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Symptom Troubleshooting Index

TROUBLESHOOTING INDEX TABLE

Symptom Diagnostic Procedure
Hard to shift into 1st gear
  1. Check and/or replace the MTF (Manual Transmission Fluid) (see TRANSMISSION FLUID INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Check the clutch (see CLUTCH DISC INSPECTION AND REMOVAL ).
  3. Check the change lever assembly (see CHANGE LEVER ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLY  ).
  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 RING AND GEAR INSPECTION 
Hard to shift into 2nd gear
  1. Check and/or replace the MTF (Manual Transmission Fluid) (see TRANSMISSION FLUID INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Check the change lever assembly (see CHANGE LEVER ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLY  ).
  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 RING AND GEAR INSPECTION 
Hard to shift into 3rd gear
  1. Check and/or replace the MTF (Manual Transmission Fluid) (see TRANSMISSION FLUID INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Check the change lever assembly (see CHANGE LEVER ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLY  ).
  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 RING AND GEAR INSPECTION  ).
Hard to shift into 4th gear
  1. Check and/or replace the MTF (Manual Transmission Fluid) (see TRANSMISSION FLUID INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Check the change lever assembly (see CHANGE LEVER ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLY  ).
  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 RING AND GEAR INSPECTION  ).
Hard to shift into 5th gear
  1. Check and/or replace the MTF (Manual Transmission Fluid) (see TRANSMISSION FLUID INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Check the change lever assembly (see CHANGE LEVER ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLY  ).
  3. Check the 5th synchro ring and 5th gear (see SYNCHRO RING AND GEAR INSPECTION  ).
  4. Check the 5th synchro sleeve and hub (see SYNCHRO RING AND GEAR INSPECTION  ).
Hard to shift into reverse
  1. Check and/or replace the MTF (Manual Transmission Fluid) (see TRANSMISSION FLUID INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Check the clutch (see CLUTCH DISC INSPECTION AND REMOVAL ).
  3. Check the change lever assembly (see CHANGE LEVER ASSEMBLY DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLY  ).
  4. Check the reverse shift fork and reverse idler gear (see REVERSE SHIFT FORK CLEARANCE INSPECTION  ).
  5. Check reverse gears.
Noise from the transmission
  1. Check and/or replace the MTF (Manual Transmission Fluid) (see TRANSMISSION FLUID INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Check the MTF (Manual Transmission Fluid) 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 (Manual Transmission Fluid) (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.
Transmission jumps out of gear
  1. Check and/or replace the MTF (Manual Transmission Fluid) (see TRANSMISSION FLUID INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT  ).
  2. Check the detent ball springs (see EXPLODED VIEW - CLUTCH HOUSING: 2WD 
  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.