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Firm shifts/unusual shift points

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by 02ttaco, Mar 13, 2011.

  1. Mar 13, 2011 at 9:51 AM
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    02ttaco

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    I have an 02 taco 3.4 130k miles. The tranny is an automatic and i have recently noticed the shifts have been unusually firm. I had the system flushed 20k miles ago. Is this normal or could the torque converter be bad?
    i have also noticed the shift points are not consistant
    -thanks
     
  2. Mar 13, 2011 at 12:36 PM
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    malander

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    Shift points may not be consistent because of oil temps. If they are inconsistent when you're at operating temps and you're driving the same stretch of road (no real grade changes) then you might have a bigger problem. My advice would be to grease the driveshaft(s) to take care of the hard shifting. I'm sure chris4x4 will be in here to give more advice though
     
  3. Mar 14, 2011 at 1:48 PM
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    Has your check engine light come on recently?
     
  4. Mar 16, 2011 at 2:08 PM
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    I haven't noticed the check engine light. But one day the truck just shut off in traffic but i was able to restart it.
     
  5. Oct 5, 2011 at 9:53 PM
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    I have 02 tacoma with the same problem. MY engine light kept showing shift solenoid. The only difference is mine is on its 4th transmisson. 3 have been from jasper and one was a reman toyota tranny. I was told that the computers are supposed to reset themselves when the new transmission is installed. But after the 2nd one I dont think this is true. 3 year warranty from jasper so i guess ill just keep getting new ones until they do what they supposed to. hopefully someone knows more than my mechanic.
     
  6. Oct 5, 2011 at 10:57 PM
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    For any of you experiencing unusually firm/hard shifts, take note this is exactly what mine was doing before this happened....

    About half a pound of metal



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