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19931997ToyotaCorolla(USSpec):transmissions,driveshafts,andaxles
ThispageisoneofanewseriesbasedonToyotapresskitsreleasedin1993.Seethemainpagehere!andtheenginesection
(atToyoland)!

Clutch
Thedry,hydraulicsingleplateclutchusedinthepreviousmodelwasalsousedinthismodelwiththefollowingchanges:
Theresinwashereddamper,usedinthe1993MR2tofurtherimprovequietness,wasalsousedwiththemastercylinder
clevisoftheCorollawiththe7AFEengine.
TheCorollaequippedwiththe7AFEengineusedaturnovermechanismintheclutchpedalassemblytoreducethe
pedalload.ThisfeaturewasnotavailableonvehicleswiththeABSortheftdeterrentsystem.
EngineType
Clutch

CluchCover

ClutchDisc

MasterCylinder
ReleaseCylinder

4AFE,7AFE
Type

DryTypeSinglePlatClutch,Diaphragm
Spring

Operation

Hydraulic

Type

DiaphragmSpringTurnover

Sizemm(in.)

215(8.5)

FacingSize**mm
(in.)

212x140x3.5(8.35x5.51x0.14)

FacingAreacm2
(in.2)

199(30.8)

Type

Conventional

CylinderDia.mm(in.) 15.87(0.62)
Type

NonAdjustable

CylinderDia.mm(in.) 20.64(0.81)

TheCorolla'sclutchpedalturnovermechanismwasusedforthesamepurposeasthatusedinothermodels,butitdifferedin
construction,usinganewlyadoptedovercenterplateandatensiontypecoilspring.

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ManualTransaxle
TheC50typemanualtransaxle(usedinthepreviousmodels)andtheC52typemanualtransaxle(usedinthe1991
Corollacarryingthe4AGEengine)arealsousedintheseCorollamodels.Theiroperationandconstructionremained
unchanged.
TheshiftlevermoderatingmechanismusedinthepreviousCorollaAllTrac/4WDmodelsisinthismodelastandard
equipmentintheCorollatofurtherimprovetheshiftfeel.
Specifications:
TransaxleType

C52

GearRatio

1st

3.545(3.166with7AFE)

2nd

1.904

3rd

1.310

4th

0.969

5th

0.815

Reverse

3.250

DifferentialGearRatio

3.722

OilCapacityliters(USqts.Imp.qts)

2.6(2.7,2.3)

OilViscosity

SAE75W90

OilGrade

APIGL3,
GL4,orGL5

ShiftLever:InadditiontothetypeAshiftlevermoderatingmechanismusedinthepreviousCorolla,anothertype(typeB)
ofthesameperformancewasaddedintheseCorollamodels.TypeAwasusedinthewagonwhilebothtypeAandtypeBwere
usedinthesedanmodels.TheconstructionofthetypeBmoderatingmechanismdifferedfromthatofthetypeA,butits
operationwasbasicallythesame.TheoperationofthedetentshaftintypeAwascarriedoutbytheshiftleverintypeB.

AutomaticTransaxle
The4AFEenginemodelswereequippedwiththesameA131LautomatictransaxlepreviouslyusedintheSTDandDLX
grades.ArecentlydevelopedA245Eautomatictransaxlewasusedinthemodelsequippedwiththe7AFEengine.TheA245E
wasafourspeedwithalockuptypetorqueconverterandhadtheElectronicallyControlledTransmissionfeature.Itwas
basedontheA240Eusedinthe1989MR2,butwasreducedinsizeandweight.
Specification

Engine

TransaxleType

A131L

A245E

EngineType

4AFE

7AFE

GearRatio

1st

2.810

3.643

2nd

1.549

2.008

3rd

1.000

1.296

4th

0.892

Reverse

2.296

2.977

0.945

3.526,3.722optin
USA

2.821
(hadbeen
2.962)

Transmission

5.5(5.8)

7.6(8.0)

Differential

1.4(1.5)

CounterGearRatio
DifferentialGear
ReductionRatio
FluidCapacityliters
(USqts).
FluidType

ATFTypeDEXRONII

A245EAutomaticTransaxle
TheA245EautomatictransaxlewasbasedontheA240E,andthefollowingchangesweremadetoreduceitssizeandweight,
andtofurtherimprovetheshiftfeel,fuelefficiencyanddynamicperformance.
Thecounterdrivegearwhichwassupportedatbothendsintheconventionaltransaxlewassupportedatoneendinthis

transaxle.TheNo.2vehiclespeedsensorandsensorrotorwereeliminatedtoreducethewightandoveralllength.
Modificationstothe2ndcoastbrakepositionandthevalvebodymountingareadeducedtheoverallheightofthe
transaxle.
Theaccumulatorandtheoilpassageswerechangedtofurtherimprovetheshiftfeel.
Thethrottlevalveopeningwasdividedinto32stepstoimprovefuelefficiencyandsmoothperformance.

TheplanetarygearunitoftheA245EwasthesameinbasicconstructionandoperationasthatoftheA240E.The
specificationsoftheplanetarygearunitoftheA245Eweremodifiedtoensurebettermatchingwiththe7AFEengine
characteristics.Inaddition,thesupportingmethodsofthecounterdrivegearandthepositionofthe2ndcoastbrakepiston
werechanged.
Section

Item

C1 ForwardClutch
C2 DirectClutch

No.ofDiscs

C3 UnderdriveDirectClutch
B1 SecondCoastBrake

A245E

3
BandWidthmm(in.)

25(0.98)
3

B3 FirstandReverseBrake

No.ofDiscs

B2 SecondBrake
B4 UnderdreveBrake

A240E

F1 No.1OneWayClutch

18

F2 No.2OneWayClutch

20

30

No.ofSunGearTeeth

39

No.ofPinionGearTeeth

16

No.ofRingGearTeeth

71

No.ofSunGearTeeth

27

No.ofPinionGearTeeth

18

No.ofRingGearTeeth

62

No.ofSunGearTeeth

33

No.ofPinionGearTeeth

20

No.ofRingGearTeeth

73

F3 UnderdriveOneWayClutch
FrontPlanetaryGear

RearPlanetaryGear

UnderdrivePlanetaryGear

No.ofSprags

ThecounterdrivegearintheA240Ewassupportedatthecenterbytworadialballbearingsatbothsides.OntheA245E,it
wassupportedatonlyoneendbyataperedrollerbearingtoreducetheoveralllengthofthetransaxle.

TheaccumulatorconsistedofC1,C2,C3,B2andB4asintheA240E.WhiletheC1accumulatorpistonoftheA240Ewas
activatedonlybythespringtension,theC1intheA245Ewasactivatedbythespringtensionaswellasthebackpressure,as
wereC2,C3orB2.Lenghtheningthestrokeofallaccumulatorpistonsreducedtheshiftshock.

TransmissionElectronicControlSystem
TheelectroniccontrolsystemofthisCorollawasbasicallythesameasthatoftheA241Eforthe'93MR2.Intheelectronic
controlsystemforthe1993Corolla,theNo.2vehiclespeedsensorwaseliminatedalongwiththesensorrotorthatdrivethat
sensortosimplifythesystem.Thethrottlevalveopeningwasnowdividedinto32ratherthanonly8toprovidemoredetailed
shiftdownandshiftupcontroltofurtherimprovetheshiftresponse.

TheselfdiagnosisfortheA245Eforthe1993CorollawasbasicallythesameasthatfortheA241Eforthe'93MR2.SinceNo.
2vehiclespeedsensorwaseliminated,No.61diagnostictroublecodewasdiscontinuedaccordingly.

DriveShafts
Asinthepreviousmodel,alownoise,vibrationresistantdriveshaftwasused.AtripodtypeCVJ(ConstantVelocityJoint)
wasfittedonthedifferentialsideandaRzeppatypeCVJwasfittedonthewheelside.

Axles
Thefrontaxle(left)hadthesamebasicconstructionandoperationasthepreviousmodel.It
alsousedadoublerowangularballbearingwithlowrollingresistance.
Likethefrontaxle,thebasicconstructionandoperationoftherearaxlewerethesameasin
thepreviousmodel.Unlikethepreviousmodel,however,thesizeofthebearingwas
increasedandcombinedwiththeoilsealforgreaterdurabilityandserviceability.
Therearaxlewasconstructedinthesamewayasthe1992Camry.
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