GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND SYSTEM OPERATION
Five-Speed Manual Transaxle
This five-speed transaxle assembly is a transaxle of constant-mesh design.
Combined in the assembly are:
- All forward gears.
- The reverse gear.
- The differential output.
The basic components of the five-speed transaxle assembly units are the:
- Transaxle housing.
- Clutch housing.
- Interm shaft.
- Interm shaft gears.
- Input shaft.
- Input shaft gears.
- Output shaft.
- Output shaft gears.
- Ring gear and differential assembly.
Forward/Reverse Gear
Shifting to a forward/reverse gear is accomplished a combination of synchronizers with blocker rings controlled by sliding shift forks.
Differential Assembly
The differential is a conventional arrangement of gears that is supported by tapered roller bearings. The final output gear turns the ring gear and differential assembly which turns the drive axle shafts.
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