1995 Toyota Camry Lack of forward movement in transmission

deerey · Posted at Mon Nov 02, 2009 3:08 pm

Transmission problem
1995 Toyota Camry 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Manual 188000 miles

The above mentioned vehicle started with a slow take-off (not the delayed shift into gear which I know is a common problem but a gradual take off from a dead stop which kept getting worse as time went by.) I checked the fluid level (while engine hot & running, of course) and it was nearly full. I decided anyway to put about half a quart of tranny fluid in to see if it would help but now the vehicle won't go forward at all (it was just about to that point to begin with). Any suggestions or ideas would be welcome.

KHLow2008 · Posted at Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:29 am

Hi deerey,

Thank you for the donation.

Are you able to move in reverse?
Does shifting to L works?

Seems the trans is bad. Previously when you were not getting good acceleration, the trans should be stuck either in 2nd or 3rd and this would cause the trans to strain when taking off under load. The clutches have been damaged and you would need a rebuilt or replacement.

deerey · Posted at Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:14 pm

I forgot to mention that it does go in reverse but no forward gears, including the lower ones (1&2). Thank you for your response.

deerey · Posted at Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:20 pm

KHLow2008 · Posted at Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:33 am

Yes, that can be due to faulty forward clutches.

Here is a description of the removal procedure.

REMOVAL
1 . Disconnect negative battery cable. Remove battery, air cleaner assembly and air cleaner case. Disconnect throttle valve cable from throttle body. Remove cruise control actuator with mounting bracket from body.

2 . Raise and support vehicle. Disconnect necessary electrical connectors and ground cables for transaxle removal. Disconnect shift cable and oil cooler lines at transaxle. Remove shift cable clamp bracket from transaxle.

3 . Remove front (radiator side) engine mount shock absorber-to-lower frame assembly bolts. Remove front (radiator side) engine mount-to-lower frame assembly bolts/nuts. Remove starter.

4 . Remove 4 upper transaxle-to-cylinder block bolts. Support engine with hoist. Steering gear assembly must be supported in place during transaxle removal. Secure steering gear assembly to engine hoist using an attaching strap placed at each end of steering gear assembly.

5 . Remove front wheels. Remove front exhaust pipe located between exhaust manifolds and rear exhaust pipe. Drain transaxle fluid. Remove axle shafts from transaxle. See appropriate AXLE SHAFTS article in AXLE SHAFTS & TRANSFER CASES section.

6 . Remove rear (firewall side) engine mount-to-lower frame assembly bolts/nuts. Remove transaxle mount-to-transaxle bolts at driver's side end of transaxle.

7 . Remove stabilizer bar mount bracket-to-lower frame assembly bolts. Remove steering gear assembly-to-lower frame assembly bolts/nuts. Support lower frame assembly with floor jack. Lower frame assembly is located below engine and transaxle.

8 . Remove bolts for each fender liner from lower frame assembly. Remove lower frame assembly mounting brackets. Lower frame assembly mounting brackets are located on front and rear of lower frame assembly and attach lower frame assembly to body. Remove lower frame assembly.

9 . Support transaxle with transmission jack. Remove torque converter cover from front of transaxle. Remove torque converter bolts. Remove exhaust manifold support brace from rear of exhaust manifold. Remove remaining transaxle-to-cylinder block bolts. Lower transaxle from vehicle.

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