shifting

Hello all, super happy to finally be part of this group, I'm a longtime lurker. Always been a 4runner fan, but out of the US now and just bought a new-to-me 1990 FJ80 5-speed manual (pics for love), and am having some trouble with shifting into 2nd gear. Going up from 1st isn't an issue, but...

Okay so basically from what I can tell in the H42 and H55(?) transmissions, only 3rd and 4th gear have the typical brass synchro gears. 1st and 2nd shift using a specialized 1000 dollar “ring” as toyota calls it or “piece” as everyone else seems to call it. It’s a shifter dog, reverse gear, 1st...

While trying to figure out a T-case shifter bracket from my 4L80 to T-case I'm now questioning how the H-N-L operates. I see if you do a twin stick you need a different 2h-4h shift rod but wondering why? How does it affect the H-N-L shift lever? I can move the H_N_L lever no matter what...

Had no power issues up to this point, but started the rig and headed out this morning in the snow. Accelerating and running through the gears but noticed my rpm isn't matching with my speed for the associated gear. By 80 km/h I should be shifting to 5th and running about 2500rpm. I couldn't...

In my 74 fj40 I have upgraded to a h42 out of a fj60 and I just swapped the top plate and everything went together perfectly. The trans has unknown miles but there is no noises nor did I see any ware on the gear teeth. I also resealed everything, and it still leaks but whatever lol The issue is...

Can someone help me figure out where this part goes? I know it’s part of my shifting mechanism but not sure where it fits. It looks like it’s brand new and was never installed. Found it hiding under the cover.

Anyone have a rough/jerk shift in their lx or lc, mine only happens when shifting from 5th to 6th gear (180kmph / 110mph) You can feel the car buck a little, it feels like taking your foot off the clutch pedal too fast on a manual car. Anyway talked to the dealership about this 3 months ago and...

Okay. So I know what the problem is but here’s the back story. I drove the 40 to work a while ago and every was working great then I started home at the end of the day and about half way home I suddenly lost second gear. Figured it might be a problem inside the gearbox. So I pull the...

I’m having issues with my newly rebuilt motor. Did a head gasket replacement and now can’t seem to get it to run correctly. Pressing the throttle it stutters and drops rpm and sometimes will stall. Also sometimes shifting into R or D it will stall as well. I’ve set the timing Check the mass...

hey all, I have a new to me '95 FZJ80 (the bluey-dadwagon thread) and it's glaring flaw is transmission trouble. here's the summary so far: regardless of warm/cold transmission, these symptoms persist. - takeoff from stop is difficult. if you stay less than ~20% throttle, vehicle can pull...

Hi everyone. Went away recently I was in H4 and L4 most of the weekend. A few times when I was passing though towns I tried to slip it back in H2 and for the life of me I could not get it back in. Eventually I managed to slip it back in. Going into H4 N and L4 was easy just seemed to have the...

Freshly rebuilt H42 in my '71 resto-mod.....since this is my first experience with a 40, I'm curious about the shifting. When upshifting, there are 2 distinct clicks to get it into gear, and with the second click, it feels like a couple of gear teeth rubbing against each other. Not really a...

My engine was rebuilt in the fall of 2021 and I installed a supercharger in the fall of 2022. After installing the supercharger, normal operation has been great however under WOT the transmission shifts at 3400 rpm (PWR not engaged). I've adjusted the throttle cable (kickdown) based on...

Took my '94 80 out for a 50 mile test drive after working on the instrument panel, LED lights, Apparently found problems in Cruise Control. On level highway all appeared OK. As the grade steepened I noticed that the speed would randomly, suddenly drop 2-3 MPH and recover in a second or two. This...

Team - I have searched the forum as I normally do for problems with the LCs. I could not find anything concerning the near inability to get the LC from Park into Drive. The actual process of getting the truck into gear is now almost impossible. The LC is my daily driver and whenever I stop...

Hey good morning, looking for some help have a 98' with 252k miles. It's been a rolling project but now experiencing hard shifting with high rpms, shifting will either cause 0325 or 0330 knock-sensor codes. Feels like it's in limp mode but not getting any codes after clearing 0325 or 0330. Any...

Hey Guys I have a 92 vx sahara with a hydraulic a422f. After a 4by the other week I was driving back and noticed it took a little bit longer to shift and super hard abrupt shift from 1-2. It only has hard shift from 1-2 gear all other gears are fine and it will only done it if full throttle...

I am having some issues with shifting recently. Before I take the whole thing apart, I figured I would check on here in hopes of a quick fix. The past couple of days I am noticing that the shifting through the gears takes a lot of effort. I have to force it into every gear. No grinding, just...

Since a number of folks have complained about the shifting in the 3rd gens I’ve attached the TSB addressing this issue. I went to the dealer and had them flash the ECU in November and can say that it made a huge improvement. The truck holds gears much better and actually will stay in 4th...