Input and Output Shaft

Input And Output Shaft

In neutral, none of the (years are connected to the input or output shaft via the relevant synchronizer unit. No torque is transmitted to the differential.
The input and output shafts are each seated in one taper roller bearing in the transaxle housing section on the clutch side and one taper roller bearing in the transaxle housing section on the transaxle side.
The output shaft drive pinion is in constant engagement with the differential drive annulus.
The third and fourth gears and the third/fourth gear synchronizer are located on the input shaft. The teeth for first and second and reverse gear are an integral part of the input shaft.
The first, second, fifth and reverse gears and the first/second gear synchronizer and fifth/reverse gear synchronizer are located on the output shaft. The teeth for third and forth gear are an integral part of the output shaft.

Differential
The main components of the differential are:
- Output gear wheel
- Spur gear
- Four pinions at right angles to one another
- Differential housing with two taper roller bearings

The transaxle and differential are installed in a two part aluminum housing which is flange-mounted to the engine.
The drive-shafts have serrated teeth and are secured with a snap-ring.
The torque is transmitted from the spur gear to the driveshaft via two differential pinions mounted on the differential pinion shaft and the driveshaft pinions.
When cornering, the drive gears need to turn at different speeds as the road wheels travel different distances. This is achieved by means of the differential pinions which turn on their own shaft and mesh with the driveshaft pinions turning at different rates.