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jokerjack
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Aug 18, 2013, 12:01 PM

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1997 Toyota Rav4 manual trans
I can't shift into 2nd or reverse and sometimes 4th is out as well. It pistons but won't engage.

Discretesignals
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Aug 18, 2013, 1:00 PM

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How is the shifter? Have you inspected the cables?

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jokerjack
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Aug 18, 2013, 1:24 PM

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The shifter seems fine and I've followed the cables but can't get in there enough to go all the way to the transmission

Tom Greenleaf
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Aug 18, 2013, 3:07 PM

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? Just a thought and slight maybe for this - will it shift with key on but engine not running? That would be what can happen if hydraulic clutch fails to release clutch fully but not totally consistent with the trouble with 4th gear if up shifting,

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jokerjack
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Aug 18, 2013, 3:18 PM

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I went out and tried it but there's no change

Tom Greenleaf
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Aug 18, 2013, 3:25 PM

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OK - that rules that out. Descretesignals (DS) will be by for more. I don't have a procedure to access cables for this,

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Aug 19, 2013, 4:41 AM

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You should go to the transmission itself under the hood and look at the linkage there where it connects. Inspect that while someone moves the lever.

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