Harsh Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Shift

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Checks	Causes
4 - 5 - 6 Clutch Assembly	Inspect for leaking or damaged 4 - 5 - 6 Clutch Piston (520) and Piston Seals (518, 519, 521) Inspect for plugged or restricted 4 - 5 - 6 Piston Dam air bleed Inspect for leaking or damaged 4 - 5 - 6 Clutch Dam (523) Inspect for plugged or restricted Dam oil feed hole in the 4 - 5 - 6 Piston (520) Inspect for fatiqued 4 - 5 - 6 Clutch Piston Spring (522) Inspect for leaking 4 - 5 - 6 Clutch Dam Seals (523) Inspect for improper surface finish on 4 - 5 - 6 Clutch Plates (525 - 528) Inspect for fatigued 4 - 5 - 6 Clutch Waved Plate (525) Inspect for porous, improper surface finish, seal groove damage or plugged or restricted oil passages of the 3 - 5 Rev/4 - 5 - 6 Housing (516)

Checks

Causes

4 - 5 - 6 Clutch Assembly

Inspect for leaking or damaged 4 - 5 - 6 Clutch Piston (520) and Piston Seals (518, 519, 521)
Inspect for plugged or restricted 4 - 5 - 6 Piston Dam air bleed
Inspect for leaking or damaged 4 - 5 - 6 Clutch Dam (523)
Inspect for plugged or restricted Dam oil feed hole in the 4 - 5 - 6 Piston (520)
Inspect for fatiqued 4 - 5 - 6 Clutch Piston Spring (522)
Inspect for leaking 4 - 5 - 6 Clutch Dam Seals (523)
Inspect for improper surface finish on 4 - 5 - 6 Clutch Plates (525 - 528)
Inspect for fatigued 4 - 5 - 6 Clutch Waved Plate (525)
Inspect for porous, improper surface finish, seal groove damage or plugged or restricted oil passages of the 3 - 5 Rev/4 - 5 - 6 Housing (516)