1996 4Runner Won't down shift

[trtalley01]

Hello,

When going up a hill, my 1996 4Runner is very sluggish and won't shift to a lower gear. My foot is to the floor and I can barely make it up the hill. It wont shift down to third gear. When going down the highway, it seems fine, but when I hit the grade is when this happens most.

Any ideas?

 

[kball]

check to see how much slack you have in your cables at the throttle body. Maybe adjusting those will help.

 

[trtalley01]

Hey and thank you for your reply.

I'm a newbie at this and a little embarrassed. Are you talking about the throttle cables on the intake? If not, which cables are you referring to? I would appreciate it if you could be a little more detailed. Thanks for helping!

 

[kball]

This should explain everything...

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/45445-how-get-better-throttle-response-free.html

 

[trtalley01]

Okay! Thank you!

The cables were all pretty loose. I did tighten them up, but it still is "lugging". It jerks forward and back like the feeling you get when the gear is too low for the speed. I pushed the button to turn off the OD and of course it stops jerking when it up shifts.

I was also told to change the fuel filter (which I did). Since I have never done this, I thought it wouldn't hurt to peplace the filter anyway. I didn't think this would help and it didn't.

Any other ideas anyone?