Manual Transmission - Overview: Overview
The MT88 is a fully synchronized 7-speed manual transmission with reverse gear. The name of the MT88 is derived from the distance between the two shafts in the transmission:
The MT88 designation is from:
- M: manual
- T: transmission
- 88: distance between the main shaft and the counter shaft in millimeters.
This transmission is a coaxial transmission with three shafts. The input shaft as well as the output shaft lie on a single axis. All gear wheels have helical teeth and are constantly engaged. In order to ensure secure mounting of the selector rods, they are passed through a centre bearing mounting plate. The center bearing mounting plate is bolted to the housing. All gear selector forks and shift forks are made from aluminum. The main selector shaft is mounted in the center bearing mounting plate. The bearing of the transmission does not require preloading and therefore does not require shims. To improve gearshifting, all gears are constant mesh with synchronizers. The transmission fluid is designed to last the entire service life of the transmission and does not need to be changed during servicing.