Chrysler neon 1997 Service Manual page 1494

PL
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING (Continued)
CONDITION
GRATING, SCRAPING,
OR GROWLING NOISE
BUZZING NOISE
HARD TO FILL, OIL
BLOWS OUT FILLER
HOLE
TRANSAXLE
OVERHEATS
POSSIBLE CAUSES
1. Low reverse band worn out.
2. Kickdown band out of adjustment.
3. Drive shaft bushing damaged.
4. Planetary gear sets broken or seized.
5. Overrunning clutch worn, broken or
seized.
1. Valve body malfunction.
2. Low fluid level.
3. Aerated fluid.
4. Overrunning clutch inner race damaged.
1. Oil filter clogged.
2. Aerated fluid.
3. High fluid level.
1. Stuck cooler flow switch valve.
2. Engine idle speed too high.
3. Hydraulic pressures too low.
4. Low fluid level.
5. Incorrect gearshift linkage adjustment.
6. Faulty oil pump.
7. Kickdown band adjustment too tight.
8. Faulty cooling system.
9. Insufficient clutch plate clearance.
Diagnosis Guide
TRANSAXLE
CORRECTION
1. Replace low reverse band.
2. Adjust kickdown band.
3. Replace drive shaft bushing.
4. Replace planetary gear sets.
5. Replace overrunning clutch
assembly.
1. Inspect valve body and repair.
2. Fill fluid to level.
3. Replace trans. fluid.
4. Replace overrunning clutch
assembly.
1. Replace oil filter.
2. Replace trans. fluid.
3. Adjust fluid level to specs.
1. Replace switch valve behind oil
pump housing.
2. Adjust engine idle to specs.
3. Check fluid pressure at ports.
4. Fill trans. to level.
5. Adjust gearshift linkage.
6. Replace oil pump.
7. Adjust kickdown band.
8. Check cooling system temperature
and repair as needed.
9. Check and adjust clutch plate
clearance.
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