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Five-Speed Manual Transaxle

The 5-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 5-speed transaxle assembly units are:

    • The transaxle housing
    • The clutch housing
    • The interm shaft
    • The interm shaft gears
    • The input shaft
    • The input shaft gears
    • The output shaft
    • The output shaft gears
    • The ring gear and differential assembly

Forward/Reverse Gear

Shifting to a forward/reverse gear is accomplished by 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.