6th Gear

6th Gear Torque Converter Clutch (TCC) Applied 

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Mechanical Operation 

Apply components:

• Overdrive clutch (E) applied
• Intermediate clutch (C) applied

Planetary Gearset Operation 

Front planetary gearset driving components:

• Ring gear (input shaft)

Front planetary gearset driven components:

• Planetary carrier (does not contribute to power flow)

Front planetary gearset held components:

• Sun gear (splined to pump assembly)

Rear planetary gearset driving components:

• Planetary carrier

Rear planetary gearset driven components:

• Ring gear (output shaft)

Rear planetary gearset held components:

• No. 2 sun gear

6th Gear Torque Converter Clutch (TCC) Applied Clutch Application Chart 

• D = Drive Clutch
• H = Hold Clutch
• O/R = Overrunning

6th Gear Power Flow 

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Hydraulic Operation 

Line pressure hydraulic circuits:

• The position of the main regulator valve controls line pressure. The position of the main regulator valve is dependent on the pressure applied to it by the LPC solenoid through the VFS5 circuit.
• The main regulator valve varies pressure in the PUMP circuit by controlling hydraulic flow from the SCHG circuit into the pump suction circuit.
• Line pressure is supplied to the:
  • Manual valve.
  • Lubrication control valve.
  • Converter release regulator valve.
  • Bypass clutch control regulator valve.
  • Solenoid pressure regulator valve.
  • D1 latch and regulator valves.

• In drive, the manual valve directs line pressure to the No. 1 shuttle valve and clutch A, C and E regulator valves
• The No. 1 shuttle ball directs line pressure to the clutch B regulator valve.

Torque converter circuits:

• When the TCC is applied, the bypass clutch control regulator valve applies pressure to the torque converter through the CAPLY circuit to apply the TCC.
• CAPLY pressure exits the torque converter through the CREL circuit to the converter release regulator valve.

Cooler and lubrication hydraulic circuits:

• The lubrication control valve directs line pressure to the transmission fluid cooler or the thermal bypass valve through the COOLF circuit.
• When the transmission fluid exits the transmission fluid cooler or thermal bypass valve, it provides lubrication to the transmission through the LUBE circuit.

Solenoid hydraulic circuits:

• The solenoid pressure regulator valve supplies regulated line pressure to the shift, LPC and TCC solenoids through the SREG hydraulic circuit.
• The LPC solenoid applies varying pressure to the main regulator valve through the VFS5 hydraulic circuit. The LPC solenoid regulates line pressure by controlling the position of the main regulator valve.
• The TCC solenoid supplies pressure to the converter release regulator valve and the bypass clutch control regulator valve to move the position of the valves for TCC application.
• SSC supplies pressure to the clutch C regulator valve to position the valve for intermediate clutch (C) application.
• SSD supplies pressure to the solenoid multiplex valve through the VFS4 circuit.
• SSE supplies pressure to the solenoid multiplex valve and the drive enable valve through the SS1 circuit to move the valves.
• The position of the solenoid multiplex valve and the drive enable valve allows pressure from the VFS4 circuit to be directed to the clutch E latch and regulator valves through the CLEC circuit to position the valves for overdrive clutch (E) application.

Clutch hydraulic circuits:

• Regulated line pressure from the clutch C regulator valve is supplied to the intermediate clutch (C) to apply the clutch.
• Regulated line pressure from the clutch E regulator valve is supplied to the overdrive clutch (E) to apply the clutch.

6th Gear Torque Converter Clutch (TCC) Applied Solenoid Operation Chart 

CB = Clutch brake

NC = Normally closed

NH = Normally high

NL = Normally low