3rd Gear Power Flow
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 Saturn Vue. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Hydraulic pressure is applied to the 3rd clutch (38), then the 3rd clutch (38) engages the third shaft 3rd gear (39) with the third shaft (37).
- The mainshaft 3rd gear (34) drives the third shaft 4th gear (40) via the 3rd gear (39) and the 3rd clutch (38).
- The 3rd shaft 4th gear (40) drives the output shaft 4th gear (13) and the output shaft (10) via the mainshaft 4th gear (34).
- IF AWD, power is transmitted to the final drive gear (33), which in turn drives the final driven gear (22) and the transfer drive gear (21). Then the transfer output shaft (23) drives the transfer case hypoid drive gear/shaft and the transfer output shaft/hypoid gear.
- If FWD, power is transmitted to the final drive gear (33) which in turn drives the final driven gear (22), which turns the front differential assembly (28).
- Hydraulic pressure is also applied to the 1st clutch (18), but since the rotation speed of 3rd gear (34) exceeds that of 1st gear (19), power from 1st gear (19) is cut off at the coast/one-way clutch (17).