Planetary Gearset - Overdrive

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Lincoln LS. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

For component location, refer to DISASSEMBLED VIEWS in this section.

The planetary gear overdrive carrier is driven by the input shaft.

The overdrive planetary gearset carrier drives the center shaft via the overdrive one-way clutch in first, third, fourth, and reverse gears.
In second and fifth gears the overdrive sun gear is held causing the pinion gears to rotate around the overdrive sun gear.
The pinion gears, in turn, drive the overdrive ring gear resulting in the fifth (overdrive) gear ratio.
The overdrive planetary gearset is internally splined to the coast clutch for engine braking.