Wear at the accumulator bores or on the accumulator piston critical diameters in listed Toyota/Lexus units is very common. Wear allows clutch apply oil to exhaust, resulting in harsh or delayed forward engagements, or slipping and flares in forward gears. Sonnax forward/reverse accumulator piston kit 168740-05K incorporates an O-ring for positive sealing, even in worn bores.
Vacuum testing at the port(s) indicated fails to hold the recommended minimum in-Hg, or if wear is visually detected.