Harsh or Soft 2-3/3-2 Shift Feel
Checks 
 | Cause 
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DEFINITION: One
of the two following conditions occurs during a second to third gear steady
  throttle upshift, or a third to second gear coast, or a light to moderate
  throttle detent downshift: 
|     •  | Harsh shift feel -- an unacceptable quick gear change occurs. |  
  
|     •  | Soft shift feel -- an unacceptable long gear change occurs. |  
  
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Automatic Transmission Fluid Level, soft shift only 
 | Low fluid level 
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Transmission
Main Line Pressure 
 | Low or high transmission main line pressure 
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Oil Filter Assembly, soft
shift only 
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|     •  | The oil filter assembly (100) is missing, plugged, or damaged. |  
  
|     •  | The oil filter seal assembly (101) is missing or damaged. |  
  
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2-3 Accumulator Assembly 
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|     •  | Misassembled upside down 2-3 accumulator assembly |  
  
|     •  | Damaged or missing 2-3 accumulator piston oil seal ring
 (137B) |  
  
|     •  | A damaged or missing 2-3 accumulator piston cushion spring
 (143) or outer spring (138) |  
  
|     •  | A stuck or binding 2-3 accumulator piston (136B) |  
  
|     •  | Debris in the passages of the accumulator cover spacer plate (134) |  
  
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Control Valve Body Assembly 
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|     •  | Debris in the passages of the control valve body (301) or control
 valve body spacer plate assembly and gasket assembly (396) |  
  
|     •  | Missing or mislocated #4 or #9 ball check valves (372) |  
  
|     •  | Misassembled 2-3 accumulator valve (340-345) line-up |  
  
|     •  | Stuck or binding 2-3 accumulator valve (344) |  
  
|     •  | Missing, damaged, or misassembled 2-3 accumulator valve
 bushing (345), bore plug (343), or retainers (342, 385) |  
  
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Driven Sprocket
Support Assembly, soft shift only 
 | A plugged third clutch oil passage in the driven sprocket
support assembly (609) 
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Third Clutch Assembly 
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|     •  | The input clutch housing oil seal rings (628) are missing or are
 damaged. |  
  
|     •  | The third clutch ball check valve assembly (724) is missing or
 is damaged. |  
  
|     •  | The third clutch piston (642) is damaged. |  
  
|     •  | The third clutch piston inner seal (641) is missing or damage. |  
  
|     •  | The third clutch plates (645-648) are worn or misassembled. |  
  
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