Slips in 1st Gear
Checks 
 | Causes 
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Forward Clutch Assembly (646-651) 
 | 
|     •  | Porosity or damage in forward clutch piston |  
  
|     •  | Forward clutch piston inner and outer seals missing, cut or damaged |  
  
|     •  | Damaged forward clutch housing |  
  
|     •  | Forward clutch housing retainer and ball assembly not sealing
or damaged |  
  
 | 
Forward Clutch Accumulator (353-358) 
 | 
|     •  | Piston seal missing, cut or damaged |  
  
|     •  | Porosity in the piston or valve body |  
  
 | 
Input Housing and Shaft Assembly (621) 
 | Turbine shaft
seals missing, cut or damaged 
 | 
Valve Body (60) 
 | 
|     •  | 1-2 Accumulator valve stuck |  
  
|     •  | Face not flat, damaged lands or interconnected passages |  
  
|     •  | Spacer plate or gaskets incorrect, mispositioned or damaged |  
  
 | 
Low Roller Clutch (678) 
 | 
|     •  | Damage to lugs to inner ramps |  
  
|     •  | Rollers not free moving |  
  
|     •  | Inadequate spring tension |  
  
|     •  | Damage to inner splines |  
  
 | 
Torque Converter (1) 
 | Stator roller clutch
not holding 
 | 
1-2 Accumulator Assembly (55-57, 104) 
 | 
|     •  | Porosity in piston or 1-2 Accumulator cover and pin assembly |  
  
|     •  | Damaged ring grooves on piston |  
  
|     •  | Piston seal missing, cut or damaged |  
  
|     •  | Valve body to spacer plate gasket at 1-2 Accumulator cover, missing
or damaged |  
  
|     •  | Leak between piston and pin |  
  
|     •  | Broken 1-2 Accumulator spring |  
  
 | 
Line Pressure 
 | Refer to 
Oil Pressure High or Low
. 
 | 
2-4 Servo Assembly (13-28) 
 |  4th Servo
piston in backward 
 |