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222 Manual Drive Trains and Axles
1. Shift rod
2. Shift rod oil seal
3. Tachometer drive
4. Gear shaft
5. Pinion shaft
6. Synchronizer blocking ring
7. Spider
8. Shift fork
9. Synchronizer outer sleeve
10. Gear 1, 5th speed
11. Input shaft
12. Differential case
13. Bevel spider gear
14. Side gear shaft
15. Input shaft oil seal
16. Clutch throwout bearing
Cross-Section View of Transmission and Differential
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Figure 10-32. Study the rear-engine transaxle. On this design, the engine is installed at the rear of the vehicle and power comes
forward to enter the transaxle. (Porsche)
4. The only place synchronizers are not found in a
typical transaxle is _____.
(A) first gear
(B) direct drive
(C) overdrive gear
(D) reverse gear
5. Explain a shift rail system.
6. A(n) _____ is a spring-loaded holding mechanism.
7. With a(n) _____ engine, the transaxle’s input shaft
centerline aligns with the crankshaft centerline.
8. How are differential gears lubricated?
9. In your own words, describe the power flow through
a typical manual transaxle mounted on a transverse
engine.
10. The shaft arrangement in a transaxle attached to a
_____ mounted engine is similar to that found in a
manual transmission.
ASE-Type Questions—Chapter 10
1. The drive train of a front-wheel drive vehicle, as com-
pared to that of a rear-wheel drive vehicle, eliminates
the need for each of the following except:
(A) rear axle housing.
(B) transmission hump.
(C) drive shaft assembly.
(D) differential unit.
2. The basic construction of a transaxle in any front-
wheel drive vehicle depends on _____.
(A) presence or absence of a differential assembly
(B) gear ratio
(C) engine placement in the vehicle
(D) how power flows through the transaxle