1997 MITSUBISHI TRITON Workshop Manual

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A UTO M ATIC T R ANSM IS SIO N F LU ID C HEC K
1 . Pla ce th e v e hic le o n a le ve l s u rfa ce .
2 . Befo re r e m ovin g th e d ip stic k, w ip e a ll d ir t fr o m a re a a ro und
t h e d ip stic k.
3 . Wit h th e s e le cto r le ve r in th e ª P º p osit io n a nd th e p ark in g
b ra ke a pplie d, s ta rt th e e ngin e.
4 . The e ngin e s h ould b e r u nnin g a t id le a nd th e tr a nsm is sio n
s h ould b e w arm ed u p s u ff ic ie ntly . ( flu id te m pera tu re 7 0
± 8 0
C )
5 . Move th e s e le cto r le ve r th ro ugh a ll p osit io ns to fill th e
t o rq ue c o nve rte r a nd h yd ra ulic c ir c u it w it h flu id . T hen
p la ce th e le ve r in th e ª N º p osit io n.
6 . Check th at flu id le ve l is a t o il le ve l g auge ª H O Tº. If flu id
l e ve l is lo w , a dd flu id to ª H O Tº le ve l.
T ra n sm is sio n f lu id : D EXR O N-I I o r e q uiv ale n t
N O TE
L ow flu id le ve l c a n a llo w th e o il p um p to ta ke in a ir to geth er
w it h flu id , le adin g to v a rio us tr o uble s. A ir tr a pped in
h yd ra ulic c ir c u it fo rm s b ubble s w hic h m ake th e flu id
s p ongy. T his lo w ers p re ssu re a nd s h ow s d ow n p re ssu re
b uild up. If th e tr a nsm is sio n h as to o m uch flu id , g ears
c h urn u p fo am a nd c a use s a m e c o ndit io ns a s w hen th e
f lu id le ve l is lo w , r e su lt in g in p re m atu re d ete rio ra tio n o f
A T F. In e it h er c a se , a ir b ubble s c a n c a use o ve rh eatin g
a nd flu id o xid atio n a nd v a rn is h in g, w hic h c a n in te rfe re
w it h n orm al v a lv e , c lu tc h a nd s e rv o o pera tio n. F oam in g
c a n a ls o r e su lt in flu id e sca pin g fr o m th e tr a nsm is sio n
v e nt w here it m ay b e m is ta ke n fo r a flu id le ak.
7 . Check flu id c o ndit io n.
N O TE
W hen flu id s m ells b urn ed, it is c o nta m in ate d w it h m eta l
b ush in g o r fr ic tio n m ate ria l p artic le s a nd h ence a c o m ple te
o ve rh aul o f th e tr a nsm is sio n is n eeded. B e s u re to
e xa m in e flu id o n th e d ip stic k c lo se ly .
8 . Afte r flu id h as b een c h ecke d, in se rt th e d ip stic k u ntil it
i s s e ate d fu lly to s e al o ut w ate r a nd d ir t. C
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ontin uit y
( te m pera tu re a t p oin t A ) 1
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( te m pera tu re a t p oin t B ) 1
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ve rd riv e s w it c h C
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n hib it o r s w it c h E V
ehic le s p eed s e nso r B
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ve rd riv e c o ntr o l r e la y D ± ±
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C
ontin uit y P
re ssu re n ot a pplie d N
o c o ntin uit y
( In fin it e r e sis ta nce ) P
re ssu re a pplie d C
ontin uit y ( 0 W ) O
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