Transmission Shifts hard into reverse

I recently bought a 02 tacoma PreRunner v6 automatic. I noticed that my transmission shifts into reverse with a really bad clunk. the truck only has 118k on it the rest of the gears shifts really smooth, its only when i place the truck in reverse that it does that.

can anyone tell me what can be causing this?

Thnaks!

 

Does it do it every single time you go in to reverse?

 

Yes it does. the weird thing is that only when i shift in reverse, other than that the transmission shifts really smooth.

 

Check the Carrier bearing? Mine did the exact same thing until I replaced the bearing ,driveshaft could have some play (2004 Prerunner v6)

 

You can try greasing the splines on the driveshaft. Might as well and grease all of the zerks while you're at it. Heh

 

This^

 

Have someone you trust sit in the drivers seat. You lay down next to the tire on the outside so you can see the driveshaft. "NOT BETWEEN THE TIRES." Have them start it and put it in reverse and see if the driveshaft jumps, spins or anything. Go back and forth between reverse and drive. You might be able to see something or hear where it is coming from.

 

Thank you guys i will have a mechanic take a look at it tomorrow. I just hope its not a transmission issue

 

People neglect u joints and splines alot. Spend 20 bucks buy a grease gun and load em. Dont go over board though.

 

Update on my truck.... my mechanic took a look at it and said its the carrier bearing, not only that but he uncovered that the seller took my dash apart and removed the check engine light bulb and when i ran the codes i have a cylinder 2 miss fire and a bad catalytic converter. is that a normal thing for a v6?

 

Oh shit...

 

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That sucks sorry to hear. Shouldn't be too big of an issue. Misfire can be fixed if it's a plug or wire. And the catalytic converter went out because of the misfire most likely, so no need to stress about it.

 

I need to find a good catalytic converter for my truck that works in CA emissions since i live there. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks for all the support guys Im glad I joined.

 

If yours is still intact you can get catalytic converter cleaner to unclog it

 

Has anyone gotten a cylinder 2 misfire when you have new wires and good plugs? i wonder if this is because of my catalytic converter going bad.

 

No the misfire would cause the cat to go out, it could be an ignition coil, switch cylinder2 coil to a different cylinder and see if it misfires there as well.

 

California Law requires seller to smog check before transferring vehicle. Those codes would have come up during the smog check...GL. You may have a smal claims with the seller.