Automatic Transaxle System: General Description: Transaxle

The transaxle is made up of the torque converter and gear train. A 3-element, 1-stage, 2-phase torque converter with built-in torque converter clutch is used. The gear train of F4A4B transaxle consists of 3 sets of multi-disc type clutches, 2 sets of multi-disc type brakes, and 2 sets of planetary gears which are composed of a sun gear, carrier, annulus gear, and pinion gear. Also, the gear train of F5A5A transaxle consists of 4 sets of multi-disc type clutches, 2 sets of multi-disc type brakes, 1 set of band type brake, 1 set of one-way clutch, and 3 sets of planetary gears which consists of a sun gear, carrier, annulus gear, and pinion.