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Fault Patterns, Shift Ability, Transmission



Fault Patterns For Shiftability Of The Transmission

1. Shift direction sluggish / inexact
Direction of vehicle longitudinal axis

2. Shift direction sluggish / inexact
Engaging gates 1st / 2nd gear 5th / 6th gear and reverse gear, transverse to vehicle longitudinal axis
1. Gearshift gate 1st / 2nd gear difficult to engage
2. Gearshift gate 5th / 6th gear difficult to engage
3. Reverse gear difficult to engage
4. Reverse gear to easy to engage
5. All gearshift gate difficult to engage
1. With a gear engaged, the gear lever can be moved far in a lateral direction
2. Gearshifting in all shift directions sluggish
3. Inexact gearshifts in all shift directions, most noticeable with diesel