Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual page 1829

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OPERA TION
1 - K1 CLUTCH
2 - K2 CLUTCH
3 - EXTERNALLY TOOTHED DISC
4 - INTERNALLY TOOTHED DISC
5 - K3 CLUTCH
6 - K3 CLUTCH EXTERNALLY TOOTHED DISC CARRIER
7 - K3 CLUTCH PISTON
8 - K3 CLUTCH INTERNALLY TOOTHED DISC CARRIER
9 - REAR PLANETARY GEARSET SUN GEAR
10 - CENTER PLANETARY GEARSET PLANETARY CARRIER
11 - CENTER PLANETARY GEARSET ANNULUS GEAR
Th e in pu t clu t ch es (F ig. 80) pr odu ce a n on -posit ive
lockin g con n ect ion bet ween t wo elem en t s of a pla n e-
t a r y gea r set or bet ween on e elem en t fr om ea ch of
t wo pla n et a r y gea r set s in or der t o t r a n sm it t h e dr ive
t or qu e.
If t h e pist on (20) on m u lt i-pla t e clu t ch K1 (1) is
su bject ed t o oil pr essu r e, it pr esses t h e in t er n a l a n d
ext er n a l discs of t h e disc set t oget h er. Th e su n gea r
(17) is locked wit h t h e pla n et a r y ca r r ier (15) via t h e
ext er n a lly t oot h ed disc ca r r ier (19) a n d t h e in t er n a lly
t oot h ed disc ca r r ier (18). Th e fr on t pla n et a r y gea r set
is t h u s locked a n d t u r n s a s a closed u n it .
If t h e m u lt i-pla t e clu t ch K2 (2) is a ct u a t ed via t h e
pist on (14), t h e pist on com pr esses t h e disc set . Th e
a n n u lu s gea r (16) of t h e fr on t pla n et a r y gea r set is
locked wit h t h e a n n u lu s gea r (11) of t h e cen t er pla n -
et a r y gea r set via t h e ext er n a lly t oot h ed disc ca r r ier
AUTOMA TIC TRANSMISSION NAG1 - SERVICE INFORMA TION 21 - 91
Fig. 80 Input Clutches
12 - CENTER PLANETARY GEARSET SUN GEAR
13 - K2 CLUTCH EXTERNALLY TOOTHED DISC CARRIER
14 - K2 CLUTCH PISTON
15 - FRONT PLANETARY GEARSET PLANETARY CARRIER
16 - FRONT PLANETARY GEARSET ANNULUS GEAR
17 - FRONT PLANETARY GEARSET SUN GEAR
18 - K1 CLUTCH INTERNALLY TOOTHED DISC CARRIER
19 - K1 CLUTCH EXTERNALLY TOOTHED DISC CARRIER
20 - K1 CLUTCH PISTON
21 - DRIVE SHAFT
(13) a n d t h e cen t er pla n et a r y ca r r ier (10) on wh ich
t h e in t er n a lly t oot h ed discs a r e sea t ed. An n u lu s gea r
(16) a n d a n n u lu s gea r (11) t u r n a t t h e sa m e speed a s
t h e in pu t sh a ft (21)
pist on (7), t h e pist on com pr esses t h e disc set . Th e
su n gea r (12) of t h e cen t er pla n et a r y gea r set is
locked wit h t h e su n gea r (9) of t h e r ea r pla n et a r y
gea r set via t h e ext er n a lly t oot h ed disc ca r r ier (6)
a n d t h e in t er n a lly t oot h ed disc ca r r ier (8). Su n gea r
(12) a n d su n gea r (9) t u r n a t t h e sa m e speed.
If t h e m u lt i-pla t e clu t ch K3 (5) is a ct u a t ed via t h e