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I have a '91 toy only 100K miles w/3vz and manual 5 speed R150 I think. It suddenly started acting up one day, makes a growling noise(not loud) in neutral, stops making the noise if you push the clutch, in 1st or 2nd it kind of acts like it's in two gears or something, will go smooth for a little ways then jerk a couple times like something catches then go smooth again. same thing in reverse, 3rd 4th and 5th are ok, drove it 5 miles to my dad's shop keeping it in those gears and not a problem.put it in 1st to pull in the shop and jerk, jerk! Pulled the shift lever out and made sure the shifter was pushing all the way and it seemed to be, although the shifter bushing is worn. Thought maybe the 1st/2nd shift fork was bad as that seems to be a problem with these. Pulled the tranny out and pulled the case off and it all looks fine, nothing that I can see out of place or worn excessively.
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The reverse linkage seems to be loose to me but that appears more like design than wear. I have considered the input/output bearing ( the bearing between the input and output shaft) but haven't pulled that apart yet. Anybody have any other ideas or heard of anything like this before?
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Thanks for any input!
Larry Iwannabedrivinmytoy