Diagnosis Technicain - Automatic Transaxle Planetary Gear Unit

Outline General
In automatic transaxle vehicles, the
Clutches (C1 and C2) planetary gear unit handles decelera-
Brakes (B1, B2 and B3)
One-way clutches (F1 and F2)
tion, reverse, direct connection, and
acceleration.
B1
The planetary gear unit consists of the
planetary gears, clutches, and brakes.
C2 C1
B2 B3 The front planetary gear set and the rear
F2
planetary gear set are connected to the
clutches and brakes that connect and
disconnect the power. They switch the
F1
input section and fixing elements and
produce various gear ratios and neutral.

Front planetary Rear planetary

HINT:
gear set gear set
The illustration on the left is for a 3-
Input side Output side speed planetary gear unit (A130
from torque converter to final drive unit
(engine) (tires) series).
Basically, this model will be used to
explain operations of the planetary
gear unit.
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Planetary Gear Construction

The planetary gears have three types of
gears - the ring gear, pinion gears, and
sun gear - and the planetary carrier. The
planetary carrier is connected to the
Ring gear Planetary gear Sun gear input drum
center shaft of each pinion gear and
makes the pinion gears revolve.
With this set of mutually connected
gears, the pinion gears resemble plan-
ets revolving around the sun, so they are
called the planetary gears.
Normally, plural planetary gears are
combined in the planetary gear unit.

Planetary carrier Pinion gears Sun gear

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Principle of Operation
Ring gear

Planetary carrier
By switching the input, output, and fixing
elements, it is possible to decelerate,
Sun gear
reverse, directly connect, and acceler-
Pinion gear ate.

The outline of these operations is

explained below.

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1. Deceleration
Ring gear (input)
Input of power Power input: Ring gear
Planetary carrier (output)
Output of power
Power output: Planetary carrier
Sun gear (fixed) Fixed: Sun gear
Direction of rotation
Pinion gear
When the sun gear is fixed, only the
Input
pinion gear rotates and revolves.
Therefore, the output shaft deceler-
ates in proportion to the input shaft
Fixed only by the rotation of the pinion
gear.
Output
The length of the arrow shows the
rotational speed and the width of the
arrow shows the torque.
The longer the arrow, the greater the
rotational speed and the wider the
arrow, the greater the torque.

2. Reverse
Ring gear (output)
Input of power Power input: Sun gear
Planetary carrier (fixed)
Output of power
Power output: Ring gear
Sun gear (input) Fixed: Planetary carrier
Direction of rotation
Pinion gear
When the planetary carrier is fixed in
position and the sun gear turns, the
ring gear turn on its axis and the rota-
tional direction is reversed.
Input Fixed
The length of the arrow shows the
rotational speed and the width of the
arrow shows the torque.
The longer the arrow, the greater the
rotational speed and the wider the
arrow, the greater the torque.
Output

3. Direct connection
Ring gear (input)
Input of power Power input: Sun gear, ring gear
Planetary carrier (output)
Output of power
Power output: Planetary carrier
Sun gear (input)
Direction of rotation
Pinion gear As the ring gear and sun gear rotate
together at the same speed, the
Input
planetary carrier also rotates at the
same speed.

Input The length of the arrow shows the

rotational speed and the width of the
Output arrow shows the torque.
The longer the arrow, the greater the
rotational speed and the wider the
arrow, the greater the torque.

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4. Acceleration
Ring gear (output)
Input of power Power input: Planetary carrier
Planetary carrier (input)
Output of power
Power output: Ring gear
Sun gear (fixed) Fixed: Sun gear
Direction of rotation
Pinion gear
When the planetary carrier turns
clockwise, the pinion gear revolves
around the sun gear while turning
clockwise. Therefore, the ring gear
Fixed accelerates based on the number of
teeth on the ring gear and sun gear.
Input
The length of the arrow shows the
rotational speed and the width of the
arrow shows the torque.
The longer the arrow, the greater the
Output rotational speed and the wider the
arrow, the greater the torque.
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Brakes (B1, B2 and B3) Brakes (B1, B2 and B3)

1. Description
There are two types of brakes fixing
elements: the band type and the wet
multiple-disc type.
The band type is used for the B1
brake and the wet multiple-disc type
for the B2 and B3 brakes. In some
Outer spring automatic transaxles, the wet multi-
Piston rod ple-disc type is used for the B1 brake
Inner spring also.
Piston
2. Band type brake (B1)
Direct clutch drum
Cover The brake band is wound the outer
2nd coast
brake band
circumference of the drum.
One end of this brake band is locked
to the transaxle case with a pin, while
the other end contacts the brake pis-
ton through the piston rod, which is
operated by hydraulic pressure. The
brake piston can move on the piston
rod by compressing the springs.
Piston rods of two different lengths
are provided to enable the clearance
between the brake band and drum to
be adjusted.
NOTICE:
When the brake band is being
replaced with a new one during over-
hauling of an automatic transaxle,
soak the new brake band for 15 min-
utes or longer in the ATF (Automatic
Transaxle Fluid) before installation.
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3. Band type brake (B1) operation

When hydraulic pressure is applied
to the piston, the piston moves to the
left in the piston cylinder, compress-
Direction of ing the springs. The piston rod
drum rotation Piston rod moves to the left with the piston and
Piston pushes one end of the brake band.
As the other end of the brake band is
fixed to the transaxle case, the diam-
eter of the brake band decreases, so
the brake band clamps down on the
drum, holding it immovable.
At this time, a high frictional force is
Brake band
generated between the brake band
Transaxle case and drum to cause the drum, or a
Outer spring
member of the planetary gear set, to
Inner spring
become immovable.

When the pressurized fluid is drained

from the cylinder, the piston and pis-
ton rod are pushed back by the force
of the outer spring, so the drum is
released by the brake band. Also, the
inner spring has two functions: to
absorb the reactive force from the
drum, and to reduce the shock that is
generated when the brake band
clamps the drum.
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4. Wet Multiple- disc Type Brakes (B2

No.1 one-way clutch
2nd brake drum Plates (B2) Flange (outer race) and B3)
Piston Front & rear The B2 brake operates via the No.1
sun gears
one-way clutch to prevent the front
and rear sun gears from turning
counterclockwise. The discs are
splined to the outer race of the No.1
Discs (B2) one-way clutch, and the plates are
fixed to the transaxle case. The No.1
No.2 one-way clutch Outer race B3 hub
one-way clutch's inner race (front
and rear sun gears) is so designed
that when it turns counterclockwise, it
locks but when it turns clockwise it is
Rear planetary carrier able to turn freely. The purpose of the
B3 brake is to prevent rotation of the
Plates (B3) rear planetary carrier. The discs
mesh with the B3 hub of the rear
planetary carrier. The B3 hub and
rear planetary carrier are built in one
unit and rotate together. The plates
are fixed to the transaxle case.
Flange Discs (B3) Flange Piston

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5. Wet Multiple-disc Type Brakes (B2 and B3) opera-

Transaxle case Plates Piston Piston cylinder tion
When hydraulic pressure is applied to the piston cylin-
der, the piston moves inside the cylinder, forcing the
plates and discs into contact with each other. Conse-
quently, a high frictional force is generated between
Discs each disc and plate. As a result, the carrier or sun
gear is locked to the transaxle case.
Carrier When the pressurized fluid is drained from the piston
Return spring
cylinder, the piston is returned to its original position
by the return spring, causing the brake to be released.
Engaging HINT:
Transaxle case Plates Piston Piston cylinder
The number of brake discs and plates differs depend-
ing on the automatic transaxle model. Even in auto-
matic transaxles of the same model, the number of
discs may differ depending on the engine the tran-
saxle is combined with.
NOTICE:
Discs
When replacing brake discs with new discs, soak the
new discs in the ATF for 15 minutes or longer before
Carrier
installation.
Return spring

Disengaging

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Clutches (C1 and C2) Construction

The clutches connecting and discon-
Direct clutch drum Plates (C2) necting the power are C1 and C2.
Piston Flange
The clutch C1 acts to transmit power
from the torque converter to the front
ring gear via the input shaft. The discs
and plates are lined up alternately. The
discs are splined to the front ring gear
Discs (C2) and the plates are splined to the forward
clutch drum.
Forward clutch drum
The front ring gear is splined to the ring
Direct clutch hub
gear flange and the forward clutch drum
is splined to the direct clutch hub.

Input shaft The clutch C2 transmits power from the

Piston input shaft to the direct clutch drum (sun
gear).
Plates (C1) Flange Front planetary Sun gear The discs are splined to the direct clutch
Front ring gear gear input drum
hub and the plates are splined to the
direct clutch drum. The direct clutch
drum meshes with the sun gear input
drum and the sun gear input drum is
Ring gear flange Front & rear
sun gears
splined to the front and rear sun gears.
Discs (C1) The structure is such that the three units
of discs, plates, and drums turn together.
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Operation

Check ball Check valve

Piston

Piston cylinder

Return spring

1. Engaged (C1)
When pressurized fluid flows into the piston cylinder,
Check valve
it pushes the piston check ball, causing it to close off
Check ball Plates the check valve. This in turn causes the piston to
move inside the cylinder, forcing the plates into con-
Piston tact with the discs. Because of the high frictional
force between plates and discs, the drive side plates
and driven discs rotate at the same speed. This
Discs means that the clutch is engaged, the input shaft is
connected to the ring gear, and the power from the
Input shaft
Ring gear input shaft is transmitted to the ring gear.

Fluid
pressure
applied

Return spring

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2. Disengaged (C1)
When the hydraulic pressurized is released, the fluid
pressure in the cylinder decreases. This allows the
Check ball check ball to move away from the check valve, which
it attempts to do due to the centrifugal force that is
Piston applied to it, and the fluid in the cylinder is drained out
through the check valve.
Piston cylinder As a result, the piston is returned by the return spring
Check valve
to it its original position, disengaging the clutch.
HINT:
The number of clutch discs and plates differs depend-
ing on the automatic transaxle model. Even in auto-
matic transaxles of the same model, the number of
Fluid
pressure discs may differ depending on the engine the tran-
released
saxle is combined with.
NOTICE:
When replacing clutch discs with new discs, soak the
new discs in the ATF for 15 minutes or longer before
installation.

Return spring

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3. Centrifugal fluid pressure cancel-

ing clutch
Centrifugal fluid pressure.
Applied to the piston Clutch In the conventional clutch mecha-
Target fluid pressure
fluid pressure chamber
nism, to prevent the generation of
pressure by the centrifugal force that
Centrifugal fluid pressure
is applied to the fluid in the piston
Piston fluid
pressure
applied to canceling fluid fluid pressure chamber when the
pressure chamber
chamber clutch is released, a check ball is pro-
Canceling fluid pressure chamber vided to discharge the fluid.
(lubrication fluid)
Therefore, before the clutch can be
Fluid pressure subsequently applied, it took time for
applied to piston
Shaft side the fluid to fill the piston fluid pres-
sure chamber.
Centrifugal fluid pressure
Fluid pressure
- applied to canceling fluid =
Target fluid pressure During shifting, in addition to the
applied to piston (original clutch pressure)
pressure chamber pressure that is controlled by the
- =
valve body, the pressure that is
applied on the fluid in the piston fluid
pressure chamber also exerts influ-
ence, which is dependent upon
engine speed fluctuations.
In order to eliminate this influence, a
canceling fluid pressure chamber is
provided opposite to the piston fluid
pressure chamber.
By utilizing the lubrication fluid such
as that of the shaft, the same amount
of centrifugal force is applied, thus
canceling the centrifugal force that is
applied to the piston itself.
Accordingly, it is not necessary to
discharge the fluid through the use of
a check ball, and a highly responsive
and smooth shifting characteristic
has been achieved.
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One-way Clutch
Front & rear No.1 one-way
sun gears clutch and B2 hub When the planetary gear unit is
designed without considering shifting
shock, B2, F1, and F2 are not neces-
sary. Just C1, C2, B1, and B3 are ade-
quate.
Also, it is difficult to make the fluid pres-
sure is applied on the brake simulta-
No.2 one-way clutch Outer race B3 hub
neous with the moment that the clutch
operating fluid pressure is released.
Therefore, the No.1 one-way clutch (F1)
operates via the B2 brake to prevent the
front and rear sun gears from turning
Rear planetary carrier counterclockwise. The No.2 one-way
clutch (F2) prevents the rear planetary
carrier from turning counterclockwise.
The outer race of the No.2 one-way
clutch is fixed to the transaxle case. It is
assembled so that it locks when the
inner race (rear planetary carrier) is turn-
ing counterclockwise and turns freely
when the inner race is turning clockwise.
In this way, using one-way clutches
switches the gears by always applying
or releasing the fluid pressure on one
element.
That is, the function of the one-way
clutch in the planetary gear unit is to
ensure smooth gear shifting.
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Planetary Gear Unit Operation Gear Operation

Here, the condition of each gear is
Front planetary
Front & rear Rear planetary
explained using the concept diagram of
pinion gear
Front planetary carrier sun gears ring gear the planetary gear unit.
C1 Rear planetary
carrier

Input Output
shaft shaft

C2 Rear planetary
pinion gear
F1
B1
Front planetary ring gear
B2 F2 B3

C1 C2 B1 B2 F1 B3 F2

1st gear ("D", "2" range)

Engine braking ("L" range)
2nd gear ("D" range)
Engine braking ("2" range)
3rd gear
Reverse gear

Operate

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1. 1st gear
(1) The input shaft turns the front plane-
tary ring gear clockwise by C1.
C1
(2) The front planetary pinion gear turns
and revolves and makes the sun
gear turn counterclockwise.
C2 (3) In the rear planetary gear, the rear
F1
planetary carrier is fixed by F2, so
B1 the sun gear makes the rear plane-
Input of power
B2 B3
tary ring gear turn clockwise via the
F2
Output of power rear planetary pinion gear.
Direction of rotation
(4) The front planetary carrier and the
rear planetary ring gear make the
C1 C2 B1 B2 F1 B3 F2 output shaft turn clockwise.
1st gear ("D", "2" range)
Engine braking ("L" range)
In this way, large speed reduction
2nd gear ("D" range)
ratios are produced.
Engine braking ("2" range)
3rd gear Also, in the" L" range, B3 operates
Reverse gear and the engine brake is applied.
Operate
The length of the arrow shows the
rotational speed and the width of the
arrow shows the torque.
The longer the arrow, the greater the
rotational speed and the wider the
arrow, the greater the torque.

2. 2nd gear
(1) The input shaft turns the front plane-
tary ring gear clockwise by C1.
C1
(2) Since the sun gear is fixed by B2 and
F1, power is not transmitted to the
rear planetary gear.
C2 (3) The front planetary carrier makes the
F1
output shaft turn clockwise.
B1
Input of power
B2 F2 B3 The speed reduction ratio is less
Output of power
than for 1st gear. Also, in the "2"
Direction of rotation
range, B1 operates and the engine
brake is applied.
C1 C2 B1 B2 F1 B3 F2 The length of the arrow shows the
1st gear ("D", "2" range)
rotational speed and the width of the
Engine braking ("L" range) arrow shows the torque.
2nd gear ("D" range) The longer the arrow, the greater the
Engine braking ("2" range) rotational speed and the wider the
3rd gear
arrow, the greater the torque.
Reverse gear

Operate

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3. 3rd gear
(1) The input shaft turns the front plane-
tary ring gear clockwise by C1 and at
C1 the same time turns the sun gear
clockwise by C2.
(2) As the front planetary ring gear and
the sun gear rotate together at the
C2
same speed, the over-all planetary
F1
gear unit also rotates at the same
B1
Input of power speed and power is output from the
Output of power
B2 F2 B3
front planetary carrier to the output
shaft.
Direction of rotation

In 3rd gear, the speed reduction ratio

C1
1st gear ("D", "2" range)
Engine braking ("L" range)
2nd gear ("D" range)
Engine braking ("2" range)
3rd gear
Reverse gear
C2 B1 B2 F1 B3 F2 is 1. Even in 3rd gear in the "D"
range, the engine brake is applied,
but since the speed reduction ratio is
1, the engine braking is relatively
minimal.
The length of the arrow shows the
rotational speed and the width of the
Operate
arrow shows the torque.
The longer the arrow, the greater the
rotational speed and the wider the
arrow, the greater the torque.

4. Reverse gear
(1) The input shaft turns the sun gear
clockwise by C2
C1
(2) At the rear planetary gear, since the
rear planetary carrier is fixed by B3,
the rear planetary ring gear turns
counterclockwise via the rear plane-
C2
tary pinion gear and the output shaft
F1
is turned counterclockwise.
B1
Input of power
B2 F2 B3
Output of power In this way, the output shaft is turned
Direction of rotation in reverse and the vehicle backs up
with a large speed reduction ratio.
Engine braking occurs when the tran-
C1 C2 B1 B2 F1 B3 F2
saxle has been shifted into reverse,
1st gear ("D", "2" range) since the reverse gear does not use
Engine braking ("L" range)
a one-way clutch to transmit driving
2nd gear ("D" range)
Engine braking ("2" range)
force.
3rd gear The length of the arrow shows the
Reverse gear rotational speed and the width of the
Operate
arrow shows the torque.
The longer the arrow, the greater the
rotational speed and the wider the
arrow, the greater the torque.
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"P" or "N" Range

Differential
drive pinion shaft When the shift lever is in "N" or "P", the
forward clutch (C1) and direct clutch
(C2) do not operate, so input from the
input shaft is not transmitted to the differ-
ential drive pinion shaft.
In addition, when the shift lever is in "P",
Parking gear
the parking lock pawl engages with the
parking gear to which the differential
drive pinion shaft is splined, thus pre-
venting the vehicle from moving.
NOTICE:
Front planetary
ring gear Parking lock mechanism for FR
Parking lock cam
vehicles
Parking lock pawl
Output shaft
When the shift lever of an automatic
transmission for a FR vehicle is in the
FF vehicle type
"P" range, the parking lock pawl is
engaged with the front or rear plane-
tary ring gear, which is splined with
Parking lock pawl Parking lock cam
the output shaft, preventing move-
ment of the vehicle.
FR vehicle type
However, on FR- based 4WD vehi-
cles, the movement of the vehicle
cannot be prevented if the transfer
mechanism is in neutral, even if the
automatic transmission is in "P".
For this reason, be sure to set the
parking brake when parking.
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Overdrive Gear Unit General

O/D planetary gear unit
Counter drive gear
3-speed planetary gear unit
O/D brake (B0)
O/D planetary carrier
O/D planetary pinion gears
O/D planetary sun gear
The overdrive gear unit is an indepen-
dent planetary gear unit with a gear ratio
less than 1.0 (approx. 0.7-0.8). It is com-
O/D direct clutch (C0)
bined with a conventional 3-speed plan-
etary gear unit and is equivalent to the
4th speed gear.
The overdrive gear unit consists of the
planetary gear set, brake (B0), clutch
(C0), and one-way clutch (F0).
The power is input to the overdrive car-
rier and output from the overdrive ring
O/D planetary
ring gear gear.
Normally, when the vehicle speed goes
O/D one-way
clutch (F0)
over 40 km/ h in the "D" range, shifting
up to the overdrive gear becomes possi-
ble. It is also possible to drive without
shifting up to the overdrive gear if that
suits the driver.
HINT:
The illustration on the left is for a 3-
speed planetary gear unit with an
overdrive gear unit added (A140
series).
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Operation

O/D planetary
3-speed planetary gear unit pinion gear
O/D planetary
carrier O/D planetary
C1 ring gear

Input
shaft C0 F0

C2
F1
O/D planetary
B1 sun gear
B2 F2 B3 B0 Counter-
driven gear

C1 C2 B1 B2 F1 B3 F2 C0 F0 B0

In Overdrive
Not in Overdrive

Operate

1. In overdrive
Input of power In overdrive, the O/D brake (B0)
locks the O/D sun gear, so when the
Output of power
overdrive pinion gears revolve clock-
Direction of rotation wise around the overdrive sun gear
while rotating around the pinion
3-speed planetary gear unit
shafts. Therefore, the overdrive ring
gear rotates clockwise faster than the
C1 overdrive carrier.

C0 F0 The length of the arrow shows the

rotational speed and the width of the
C2
F1
arrow shows the torque. The longer
B1 the arrow, the greater the rotational
B2 F2 B3 B0 speed and the wider the arrow, the
greater the torque.

C1 C2 B1 B2 F1 B3 F2 C0 F0 B0

In Overdrive
Not in Overdrive

Operate

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2. Not in overdrive
Input of power The overdrive planetary gear set acts
as a direct drive mechanism, rotating
Output of power
as a single unit to output the input
Direction of rotation power (rotating speed and torque) as
is.
3-speed planetary gear unit
The length of the arrow shows the
C1 rotational speed and the width of the
arrow shows the torque.
C0 F0 The longer the arrow, the greater the
rotational speed and the wider the
C2
F1
arrow, the greater the torque.
B1
B2 F2 B3 B0

C1 C2 B1 B2 F1 B3 F2 C0 F0 B0

In Overdrive
Not in Overdrive

Operate

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Types of Planetary Gear Unit

1. 3-speed + O/D type (FF vehicles) : A140, A540 series
There are various types of planetary
gear units. Here, typical planetary gear
units are explained using the concept
B1 B2 B3 F2 B0
O/D carrier
diagrams.
C0
C1
F1 F0
1. 3-speed + O/D type (FF vehicles)
By combining a 3-speed planetary
gear unit with an O/D gear unit, four
C2
Counter- forward gear ratios and one reverse
drive gear O/D sun gear gear ratio are generated.
Counter-
driven gear 2. 3-speed + O/D type (FR vehicles)
3-speed x O/D type (FR vehicles)
2. 3-speed + O/D type (FR vehicles) : A340 series
3-speed x O/D type (FR vehicles) : A350 series The O/D gear unit for FR vehicles is
placed between the torque converter
A340 A350
and 3-speed planetary gear unit,
Gear Gear ratio Gear Gear ratio
B0 B2 B3 F2 which location is different from that of
1st 2.804
C0 F0
C1
F1
1st 2.804 1.978
FF vehicles.
2nd
(1st x O/D) However the configuration is the
2nd
3rd
1.531 3rd
4th
1.531
same as for FF vehicles. Therefore
Input C2 Output 1.000 1.000
shaft O/D planetary B1 Front Rear shaft O/D 0.705 O/D 0.705 four forward gear ratios and one
gear planetary planetary
gear gear
rev. 2.393 rev. 2.393 reverse gear ratio are generated.
Also, in the A350, the 1st gear and
the O/D gear are combined to pro-
duce the 2nd gear. In this way, five
forward gear ratios and one reverse
gear ratio are generated.
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3. 4-speed + O/D type (FR vehicles)

3. 4-speed + O/D type (FR vehicles) : A650 series
A center planetary gear is placed
between the front planetary gear and
B0 B1 B2 B3 B4 F2 the rear planetary gear.
By combining these with the O/D
C0
C2
gear unit, five forward gear ratios and
F1
F0 one reverse gear ratio are generated.
4. 5-speed type (FR vehicles)
Input shaft C1 Output shaft A center planetary gear is placed
Rear planetary gear
between the front planetary gear and
Front planetary gear
Center planetary gear
the rear planetary gear.
Also, the front planetary gear has two
4. 5-speed type (FR vehicles) : A750 series
pinion gears arranged between the
ring gear and the sun gear.
B3 B1 B2 B4
Front By combining these planetary gear
planetary
F2 F1 gear F3 unit, five forward gear ratios and one
C3
reverse gear ratio are generated.
Input shaft C1

Output shaft
Sun gear
Intermediate shaft
C2
Rear planetary gear
Center planetary gear

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5. 4-speed CR-CR type (FF vehicles)

5. 4-speed CR-CR type (FF vehicles) : U340 series
Four forward gear ratios and one
reverse gear ratio can be generated
Front planetary gear B3 Rear planetary gear
Counter drive gear
F2
with two planetary gears.
A CR-CR planetary gear is a type of
C1
C2 planetary gear unit that joins the front
and rear planetary carriers to the ring
Intermediate shaft C3
gear.
F1
6. 4-speed ravigneaux type (FF vehi-
B2 B1
cles)
Counter driven gear
A long pinion and short pinion are
placed between the ring gear and the
6. 4-speed ravineaux type (FF vehicles) : U440 series
Long pinion gear
front sun gear. The long pinion also
Short pinion gear B3
meshes with the rear sun gear.
Ring gear F2
Four forward gear ratios and one
C2
Sun gear No.2 reverse gear ratio can be generated.
Intermediate shaft Sun gear No.1

C1
F1 C3
Counter drive gear
B2 B1
Counter driven gear

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7. 3-speed + U/D type (FF vehicles)

7. 3-speed + U/D type (FF vehicles) : A240, U140, U240 series
One planetary gear is placed on the
Front planetary gear Rear planetary gear
counter shaft. This operates as an
C1
"under-drive" reduction unit.
Input shaft The same as the 3-speed + O/D
C2
type, four forward gear ratios and
one reverse gear ratio are generated.
F1
B1 The gear ratio for the top gear is
B2 F2 B3
same as O/D for the total reduction
C3 B4 ratio including the differential gear
F3
ratio.
U/D planetary gear
8. 4-speed + U/D type (FF vehicles) : U150 series
8. 4-speed + U/D type (FF vehicles)
Counter drive gear A 4-speed CR-CR type planetary
C1
Front planetary
gear B2 F1 B1
gear unit is placed on the input shaft
C2 C0 and an "under-drive" reduction unit is
Input shaft
placed on the counter shaft.
With these, five forward gear ratios
Intermediate shaft
C3 Rear planetary gear and one reverse gear ratio are gen-
erated.

U/D planetary gear B3 F2

Counter driven gear

(4/4)

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Question- 1
TheMark each of the statements True or False.
.

No. Question True or False Correct Answers

The planetary gear consists of three gears (ring gear, pinion gear
1 True False
and sun gear) and the planetary carrier.

The disc pushes the direct clutch drum so that the wet multiple-disc
2 True False
type brake operates.

3 Clutch surely has the check valve to release the fluid. True False

4 The gear ratio of O/D gear is generally less than 1. True False

Question- 2
The following illustration shows the planetary gear.
From the following word group, select the words that correspond to 1 to 4.
.

1 Sun gear input drum

2 4 3

a) Sun gear b) Ring gear c) Planetary carrier d) Pinion gear

Answer: 1. 2. 3. 4.

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Question- 3
The following statements pertain to the band type B1 brake. Select the statement that is True.

1. The outer spring function absorb the reactive force from the drum.

2. One side of the brake band is fixed to the transaxle case by the spring.

3. The band is returned to the original position when the pressurized fluid is released and the piston and
piston rod are pushed back by the outer spring.

4. When replacing the brake band with a new one, soak the new band in the engine oil for 15 min. or longer
before installation.

Question- 4
The following statements pertain to the construction and operation of the clutch. Select the statement that is True.

1. The clutch plays a role to engage/disengage the power.

2. The clutch plays a role to multiple the power.

3. The clutch engages by the spring force.

4. The clutch transmits the power by the oil viscosity.

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