Manual Transaxle Symptom Diagnosis

Precautions: General safety (00)

Condition	Possible Cause	Action
Gears slipping out of mesh	Worn shift fork shaft	Replace shift fork shaft.
	Worn shift fork or synchronizer sleeve	Replace shift fork or synchronizer sleeve. •Shift fork: •Input shaft: •Countershaft:
	Weak or damaged gear locating spring	Replace gear locating spring.
	Worn bearings on input shaft or countershaft	Replace input shaft bearing or countershaft bearing. •Input shaft bearing: •Countershaft bearing:
	Worn chamfered tooth on sleeve and gear	Replace synchronizer sleeve and gear. •Input shaft: •Countershaft:
Hard shifting	Insufficient lubricant	Add manual transaxle oil.
	Improper clutch pedal free travel	Replace clutch operating cylinder or master cylinder. •Clutch operating cylinder: •Clutch master cylinder:
	Distorted or broken clutch disc	Replace clutch disc.
	Damaged clutch pressure plate	Replace clutch cover.
	Worn synchronizer ring	Replace synchronizer ring. •Input shaft: •Countershaft:
	Worn chamfered tooth on sleeve and gear	Replace synchronizer sleeve and gear. •Input shaft: •Countershaft:
	Worn select lever bushing	Without neutral position switch: Replace select lever bushing. With neutral position switch: Replace gear shift & select shaft assembly
	Distorted shift shaft	Replace shift shaft.
	Broken gear shift / select control cables	Replace gear shift and select cable.
Noise	Insufficient lubricant	Add manual transaxle oil.
	Damaged or worn bearing(s)	Replace bearing. •Input shaft: •Countershaft:
	Damaged or worn gear(s)	Replace gear. •Input shaft: •Countershaft:
	Damaged or worn synchronizer parts	Replace synchronizer parts. •Input shaft: •Countershaft: