Gear engagement sensitivity poor
- Make
- Fiat
- Model
- Multipla Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 1998–2010
- Section
- Gear shift › Gear engagement sensitivity poor
Fault diagnosisGear engagement sensitivity poor
GEAR ENGAGEMENT SENSITIVITY POOR
Gear engagement is defective.
In particular, the effort required to engage a gear should reduce at a certain point. In this case, the effort required remains high.
In another case, no effort is required to engage a gear (it "goes in" too easily).
| Results of the tests | ||||
| 1 | CHECK GEAR SELECTION | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Check the condition of the gear selector ball springs (see Assembly 2110B) | Continue to Step 2 | Springs or balls damaged | Replace the components involved | |
| 2 | CHECK GEARBOX CONTROL CABLES | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
| Check the gearbox control cables: the ball joints and the bushes should not be worn | Continue to Step 3 | Ball joints worn | Replace the control cables Op. 2125C30 | |
| 3 | CHECKING CORRECT OPERATION | All OK | Problems met | Operation |
| Check that the fault is no longer present | End of diagnosis | Fault persists | Search for the fault starting from another symptom' | |
Parts & tools for this job For 1998 Fiat Multipla
- TOOLTorque wrenchSearch: 3/8 inch torque wrench
- TOOLSocket setSearch: socket set metric
- BOOKHaynes manualSearch: Haynes manual Fiat Multipla
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