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Pgina 1 de 7

Testing and Adjusting

120H, 12H, 135H, 140H, 143H, 160H and 163H Motor Graders Power Train
Media Number -SENR9159-08

Publication Date -01/04/2008

Date Updated -01/04/2008

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Power Train Troubleshooting

SMCS - 3030-035
S/N - 9EJ510-UP
S/N - 7MM249-UP
S/N - 2GS360-UP
S/N - BDJ1-UP
S/N - 4MK404-UP
S/N - XZK1-UP
S/N - 1AL408-UP
S/N - 5FM800-UP
S/N - 3AS450-UP
S/N - XZJ1-UP
S/N - 3GM80-UP
S/N - 8JM280-UP
S/N - 9TN400-UP
S/N - 9ZN205-UP
S/N - 6TM366-UP
S/N - 2ZK2392-UP
S/N - 2FM400-UP
S/N - 4XM1396-UP
S/N - 3YK267-UP
S/N - 5HM1150-UP
S/N - 8MN500-UP

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Pgina 2 de 7

S/N - 2WR642-UP
S/N - 9YR330-UP
S/N - 9JM350-UP
S/N - 2AN104-UP
S/N - 4ER500-UP
S/N - 2HS380-UP
S/N - XZH1-UP
S/N - 5AK156-UP
S/N - 6YN1-UP
S/N - 8WN350-UP

Problem
The transmission will not shift into any gear from the NEUTRAL position.

Probable Causes

Low battery voltage

Wiring harness connections

Transmission control (lever)

Electrical problem with the transmission modulator control

Main relief valve

Transmission oil pump

Rotating seal leakage in the transmission

For information on the electronic control system, refer to the Power Train Electronic control System
Systems Operation, Testing and Adjusting.

Problem
The transmission has lost a single gear.

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Pgina 3 de 7

Probable Causes

The wiring harness for the transmission control

Transmission control (lever)

Electronic control module

For information on the electronic control system, refer to the Power Train Electronic control System
Systems Operation, Testing and Adjusting.

Problem
The motor grader has lost multiple forward/reverse gear selections..

Probable Causes

Wiring harness

Solenoids

Transmission control (lever)

Electronic control module

Stations in the transmission control valve

Internal transmission problem

For information on the electronic control system, refer to the Power Train Electronic control System
Systems Operation, Testing and Adjusting.

Problem
The transmission slips.

Probable Causes

Low oil pressure

Main relief valve

Valve for the centershift lock

Differential lock valve

Low clutch pressure

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Solenoid

Driver in the electronic control module

Damage to the transmission control valve

Contamination in the transmission control valve

Rotating shaft seal

Rotating shaft O-ring

Worn clutch

Mechanical problem

The calibration of the transmission modulator control

Proportional solenoid valves

Clutch piston seal

Pgina 4 de 7

For information on the electronic control system, refer to the Power Train Electronic control System
Systems Operation, Testing and Adjusting.

Problem
The motor grader creeps when the transmission modulator control is fully depressed.

Probable Causes

Calibration for the transmission modulator control

Proportional solenoid valves

Wiring harness for the proportional solenoid valves

Contamination in the proportional solenoid valve

Driver in the electronic control module

Internal clutch drag

For information on the electronic control system, refer to the Power Train Electronic control System
Systems Operation, Testing and Adjusting.

Problem

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Pgina 5 de 7

When the transmission shifts a hesitation occurs.

Probable Causes

Low initial pressures on speed clutches

Low initial pressures on the clutches (range)

Contamination in the transmission control valve

Oil temperature sensor

Modulation orifice

Proportional solenoid valve

Calibration of the proportional solenoid valve

Drivers in the electronic control module

Speed sensors

Internal seal leakage on the transmission

Internal pump leakage

Main relief valve

Valve for the centershift lock

Differential lock valve

The oil viscosity has been changed and the transmission control valve has not been recalibrated.

For information on the electronic control system, refer to the Power Train Electronic control System
Systems Operation, Testing and Adjusting.

Problem
The transmission shifts are harsh.

Probable Causes

Transmission speed sensor

Wiring harness for the transmission speed sensor

Oil temperature sensor

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Pgina 6 de 7

Proportional solenoid valve

Calibration of the proportional solenoid valve

Broken spring in the transmission control valve

A spool in the transmission control valve sticks.

The piston on a clutch sticks.

The oil viscosity has been changed and the transmission control valve has not been recalibrated.

For information on the electronic control system, refer to the Power Train Electronic control System
Systems Operation, Testing and Adjusting.

Problem
The transmission shifts are sluggish.

Probable Causes

Slow clutch disengagement

The calibration of the transmission modulator control

The calibration of the proportional solenoid valve

The parking brake drags.

Problem
The transmission shifts at the wrong point when the autoshift control is in the ON position.

Probable Causes

Transmission input speed sensor

Transmission output speed sensor

The electronic control module has the wrong transmission configuration code.

For information on the electronic control system, refer to the Power Train Electronic control System
Systems Operation, Testing and Adjusting.

Problem
The transmission does not shift into all the gears when the autoshift is in the ON position.

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Pgina 7 de 7

Probable Causes

Transmission input speed sensor

Transmission output speed sensor

Transmission control

Transmission control is positioned below the programmed lowest gear.

For information on the electronic control system, refer to the Power Train Electronic control System
Systems Operation, Testing and Adjusting.

Problem
The transmission shifts into the wrong gear when the autoshift is in the ON position.

Probable Causes

Transmission input speed sensor

Transmission output speed sensor

For information on the electronic control system, refer to the Power Train Electronic control System
Systems Operation, Testing and Adjusting.

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