Section 1 (C635 Manual Transmission - (Service Information) - 500L): Description: Description

The C635 6-speed transaxle is a constant-mesh transaxle that is synchronized in all gear ranges.

The C635 transaxle is a three-shaft design to reduce overall length of the unit for easier packaging in the vehicle. The extra shaft is an output shaft. Gears 2, 4, 5 and Reverse are on one output shaft, gears 1, 3 and 6 and are on the second shaft. Each output shaft has a different final drive ratio, which is also different from most transaxles. All ratios are synchronized.

The four-plane shift mechanism is cable operated and incorporates a pull-up ring on the shift lever that must be lifted to engage reverse. This prevents unintentional selection of reverse when attempting to select 1st gear. Rubber isolation of the shift system at the transaxle minimizes noise carried along the cables to the passenger compartment