Visual Inspection

Visual Inspection





Visually inspect the vehicle for obvious causes of the customer concern. Check for:

- Electronic add-on items

- Vehicle modification

- Leaks; refer to Leakage Inspection Leakage Inspection.

Inspect the Selector Lever and Components

Check selector lever linkage adjustment by matching the detents in the selector lever with those in the transaxle. If they do not match, adjust the selector lever cable.

Inspect the selector lever and components for:

- binding

- signs of damage.

- broken clips

- binding

- cable not fully seated or in brackets

- hold-down bracket bolts are loose

- correct routing

- correct adjustment

Evaluation of the Transaxle

1. During the road test, use the following driving methods to diagnose the problem.
- Start the engine.

- Evaluate the noise in NEUTRAL while the vehicle is parked.
- Check whether the noise is present.

- With the parking brake engaged, move the selector lever to DRIVE. Apply very slight pressure to the throttle and note if the noise level is reduced.

- With the vehicle in PARK, check whether the noise is present as the engine speed is increased. If the noise reduces, note the engine speed at which this occurs.

- Listen for any change in noise while changing engine rpm.

- Drive the vehicle and allow it to shift through all of the gear ranges, including reverse. Listen for any change in noise in a particular gear.

- Drive the vehicle in the gear in which the noise is most noticeable. Listen for any change in noise.

- Drive the vehicle in the gear in which the noise is most noticeable and shift the transaxle into NEUTRAL. Allow the vehicle to coast. Note any change in noise.


2. Compare the road test results with the symptom charts. It is a list of conditions that are typical faults into which the transaxle will fall:

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