Planetary Gear
The planetary gear set incorporated in this transaxle consists of a forward sun gear, a reverse sun gear, a short pinion, a carrier to support both pinions, and an annulus gear.
The reverse sun gear is connected to the front clutch retainer via the kickdown drum, while the forward sun gear is connected to the rear clutch hub.
The carrier is built in one unit with the low reverse brake's hub and the outer race of the one-way clutch. The carrier is connected to the end clutch via the end clutch shaft. The annulus gear, to which the output flange is connected, conveys driving force to the transfer drive gear installed on the output flange. And the parking sprag is provided on the outer circumference of the annulus gear.
The Ravigneaux type planetary gear set consists of two sun gears, each meshing with one of two sets of planetary pinion gears in a single carrier, and a single annulus gear that meshes with one of the sets of pinions. The two sun gears are called the forward and the reverse sun gears, for the gear conditions they operate in. Power input is to either of these two sun gears. Power output is through the annulus gear, which has the parking sprag on the outer circumstance. Various holding elements are built into gear set components. Ravigneaux type planetary gear ratio.