Honda Accord 2008 Manual page 1062

Automatic Transmission
System Description (cont'd)
Power Flow (cont'd)
In 2 n d g e a r
• H y d r a u l i c p r e s s u r e is a p p l i e d t o t h e 2 n d c l u t c h , t h e n t h e 2 n d c l u t c h e n g a g e s t h e s e c o n d a r y s h a f t 2 n d g e a r w i t h t h e
s e c o n d a r y s h a f t .
• T h e m a i n s h a f t 3 r d g e a r d r i v e s t h e s e c o n d a r y s h a f t v i a t h e c o u n t e r s h a f t i d l e r g e a r a n d t h e s e c o n d a r y s h a f t i d l e r g e a r .
• T h e s e c o n d a r y s h a f t 2 n d g e a r d r i v e s t h e c o u n t e r s h a f t 2 n d g e a r a n d t h e c o u n t e r s h a f t .
• P o w e r is t r a n s m i t t e d t o t h e f i n a l d r i v e g e a r , w h i c h i n t u r n d r i v e s t h e f i n a l d r i v e n g e a r .
• H y d r a u l i c p r e s s u r e is a l s o a p p l i e d t o t h e 1st c l u t c h , b u t s i n c e t h e r o t a t i o n s p e e d o f 2 n d g e a r e x c e e d s t h a t o f 1st g e a r ,
p o w e r f r o m 1st g e a r is c u t o f f a t t h e o n e - w a y c l u t c h .
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