FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Soft, Early, and/or Mushy 2-3 Upshift

SOFT, EARLY, AND/OR MUSHY 2-3 UPSHIFT
1. Improperly adjusted, bent, or sticking throttle linkage.
2. Valve body bolts improperly torqued.
3. Valve body dirty or valves sticking.
4. Burned or worn direct clutch assembly or reverse/high clutch.
5. Bent, sticking, or leaking vacuum diaphragm or TV control rod.