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MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS
7 B-9
5-SPEED 77MM BORG-WARNER TRANSMISSION
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The five-speed Borg-Warner manual transmission is a
floor shift transmission and is fully synchronized in all
forward gears. Fifth gear is an overdrive, which means that
the transmission output shaft turns faster than the input
shaft.
The transmission has a single shift rail with the shifting
mechanism totally enclosed within the transmission. With
this design, the shift mechanism is unaffected by dirt, water
and corrosion.
All gears are in constant mesh with the counter gear,
including reverse (through the reverse idler gear). When
shifting gears, the selected gear is locked to the output shaft
through the synchronizer clutch hub.
Overdrive (fifth gear) is obtained by a gear on the output
shaft and one of the gears on the counter gear inside the
transmission. instead of a bolt-on overdrive as used with some
other transmissions.
Automatic transmission fluid is used for lubrication. The
capacity of the transmission is 3.5
U.S.
pints (56 fluid ounces).
When checking the fluid level, remove the fill plug from the
right side of the transmission case. ~ d d automatic
transmission fluid to bring the level to the bottom of the fill
hole.
Fig. 78-7 5-Speed 77mm Transmission
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