Service breakdown for transmission service

possibly the torque convertor

You must mean when the AGITATOR is moving back & forth! The drum spins only in one direction. So...
The agitator is driven off a gear train in the transmission. If the noise is occurring during the AGITATOR’s motion, you’d best have that transmission serviced, and soon; before it could lock up and cause more serious damage.
Call around for estimates in your area for prices to replace the transmission if that is necessary. Ask for a parts and labor breakdown and for terms of the service warranty, which usually covers parts for about one year but labor for much less time. And be sure you use a technician qualified to work on your machine. You could even ask for a reference or two.
Don’t be afraid to have this service done, even on an older machine. If done properly it will serve for at least another 10 years. But if the cabinet is rusted and/or you’ve seen frequent repairs with this machine, replacing the machine is a better decision.
By the way, when you make a service call and inquire in a manner that reflects that you know about these things (like “I’m pretty sure the transmission is the problem because the noise occurs only when the agitator is operating”) you will gain more respect from a serviceman with integrity. He will know you’re serious about having this fixed and he might even suspect it’s already been looked at, so he may be more likely to give you his best price.

block wheels disconnect shifter from transmission move transm lever by hand if move freely leave it in park yull now because truck will now start if ok with cable still disconnected from transmission try to shift to any position if doesn't more likely is a cable problem

It is considered a non-serviceable item. Only complete assemblies available from MTD.

Either your not pressing the brake hard enough to activate the park lockout actuator. Or the park lockout actuator is bad or disconnected. It also could be the brake pedal switch is bad or disconnected. Just a guess, you did not specify what kind of car you have.
If you are able to physically move the shifter into park, but the car transmission does not go into drive then It could be several other problems: for example: low transmission fluid, clogged transmission filter, or the shifter cable is disconnected or too loose connecting to the transmission, or internal transmission problems.

This could be a clogged Transmission filter, bad torque converter, bad solenoid, disconnected shifting lever (not likely if you can put in park). If it's a standard it's most likely something you can fix on your own. If it's an automatic your most likely going to need to a service shop to do the rebuild.

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Try this. Disconnect the transmission linkage under the hood at the
colum. Now try moving the shift lever,if it functions normaly,check the
linkage from the colum to the transmission to see if it is bent or bound up. If you still can't shift with the linkage disconnected,the problem is
inside the colum. The easiest fix is to get a used colum.
If you have a cable. Disconnect it at the transmission first. if it still won't
shift, disconnect the cable at the colum. If it shifts, replace the cable.
If not. You're back to replacing the colum. In either case, block the wheels, and make sure the linkage connection at the transmission moves freely. Hope this helps. Good luck.

there are a handfull of secrets to rebuild one of these. An ATSG rebuilding manual will give you nearly everything you need. The secrets usually aren't in the books though.

Disconnect the cable at the transmission and see if the lever moves more freely. If not, disconnect the cable at the lever and test again. If the lever does not move freely with it disconnected from the transmission but does when disconnected from the lever, the cable is bad.

Service and Repair

1. Turn ignition switch to the ACCY position, then set wiper switch to the "PULSE position.
2. Turn ignition switch off when wiper arms are at bottom and not moving.
3. Lift wiper blade assembly up from windshield.
4. Pull out retaining latch with a screwdriver.
5. Pull wiper arm assembly off transmission driveshaft.
6. Disconnect battery ground cable.
7. Disconnect hose from washer hose.
8. Remove five air inlet panel retainers.
9. Push washer hose into firewall.
10. Remove air inlet panel from vehicle.
11. Using wiper transmission separator tool No. J-39232, or equivalent, remove transmission drive link socket from wiper motor crank arm.
12. Pull two harness connector retainers out of wiper motor connector.
13. Disconnect two harness connectors from wiper motor.
14. Remove wiper motor attaching bolts and stud, then the wiper motor from the vehicle.
15. Reverse procedure to install.