Final Drive Chain, Sprockets and Planetary Gearset: Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 Mercury Milan and 2011 Ford Fusion. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The final drive consists of a drive chain and sprockets and a planetary gearset and differential assembly. The drive chain and sprockets transfer torque from the front planetary carrier hub to the differential assembly that has a planetary gearset integrated into it for final drive torque multiplication.
The final drive consists of the following components:
- Drive sprocket
- Drive chain
- Driven sprocket
- Final drive sun gear
- Final drive ring gear
- Final drive planetary carrier and differential assembly