Chapter 10 Manual Transaxle Construction and Operation 213
Copyright by Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc.
Transaxle
Shift rod
Gearshift
lever
Knob
Gearshift
lever housing
Linkage
rods
Shift mechanism
Selector cable
assembly
Cable adjusting
screw
Decal
Knob
Boot and
console assembly
Shift
mechanism
Cable end
Bracket
Selector cable assembly
Grommet
Plate
Crossover
cable assembly
Cable
adjusting screw
Transaxle
Shift levers
Body member Rod to gear shift
lever assembly
Linkage rods
Forward
Shift
levers
Figure 10-14. Study the cable type of shift linkage. The system shown has two sheathed cables that connect the gearshift lever to
the transaxle internal shift linkage. (Chrysler)
Figure 10-15. A single rod extends from the shift mechanism at
the gearshift lever assembly to linkage at the transaxle. The rod
can move back and forth, and it can also rotate. This movement
is transferred to the levers and rods mounted at the transaxle.
(Chrysler)
Figure 10-13. This is a rod-and-lever type of shift linkage. The
rods and levers connect the gearshift lever with the transaxle
internal shift linkage. (Toyota)
use only one cable, or as many as three. The shift linkage
system shown in Figure 10-15 uses only a single rod to
connect the gearshift lever assembly to shift levers and rods
at the transaxle. A few linkage systems use a combination
of rods and cables to change gears.
Rod-and-lever linkage parts are attached with cotter
pins through drilled holes in the shift rods, in the same
manner as they are on a rear-wheel drive manual trans-
mission. Washers and bushings are used to reduce wear.
The linkage can be adjusted by threaded swivels on the
shift rods. Cable linkages have adjustment mechanisms
that resemble those used to adjust a clutch cable linkage.
Some shift linkage systems have provisions for lubrication,
but most do not.