Ok so my first post here is a doosey. Long time shade tree mechanic with several engine rebuilds (stripped to the block, rebuilt) under my belt so I am brave enough to probably get into trouble sometimes. Have a new to me 2000 LC100 with the A340F family transmission. Was throwing code P1760 which is the SLT solenoid in the transmission. Spent the weekend dropping the pan AND the valve body, replacing the solenoid and putting everything back together. I'm 99% certain, because I double checked them, that I reconnected each solenoid electrical connector and reseated the shifter lever onto the quarter circle gear teeth.
Pan back on and all back together with fresh fluid, fired it up and it seems to be stuck in a forward gear (started that way) regardless of moving through the gears with the shift lever. There is no park now, it's just in drive. It will start fine but you can tell it starts in gear. The only thing I can think of is that I didn't fully get the shift lever mechanism mounted on the valve body (pictured below) fully seated back into the gearing mounted inside the transmission. I know I checked this, but I could have bumped it. That said, maybe I forgot a connector somewhere and I'm just old and forgetful. The picture is from before I removed the valve body. I didn't snap after I reinstalled it as I was ready to have it back together and covered in ATF, but I wish I would have.
So, for you experts out there who have been inside your transmission, any thoughts or ideas? Am I overlooking something simple? Hope to hear I did before dropping the pan again only to find out that what I think it is is not the issue.
Much appreciate the help. As I learn these vehicles (first one for me, had 3 4runners in the past) I hope to pass on what I learn to others.
Pan back on and all back together with fresh fluid, fired it up and it seems to be stuck in a forward gear (started that way) regardless of moving through the gears with the shift lever. There is no park now, it's just in drive. It will start fine but you can tell it starts in gear. The only thing I can think of is that I didn't fully get the shift lever mechanism mounted on the valve body (pictured below) fully seated back into the gearing mounted inside the transmission. I know I checked this, but I could have bumped it. That said, maybe I forgot a connector somewhere and I'm just old and forgetful. The picture is from before I removed the valve body. I didn't snap after I reinstalled it as I was ready to have it back together and covered in ATF, but I wish I would have.
So, for you experts out there who have been inside your transmission, any thoughts or ideas? Am I overlooking something simple? Hope to hear I did before dropping the pan again only to find out that what I think it is is not the issue.
Much appreciate the help. As I learn these vehicles (first one for me, had 3 4runners in the past) I hope to pass on what I learn to others.