Shift Mechanism; Description - Dodge Dakota Sport 2001 Service Manual

AN
PLANETARY GEARTRAIN (Continued)
1 - SNAP-RING
2 - BEARING NUMBER 10
3 - BEARING NUMBER 11
4 - INPUT ANNULUS
(3) Install the input sun gear into the input carrier
(Fig. 105).
(4) Install the number 10 bearing onto the rear of
the reverse planetary carrier with the flat side
toward the carrier (Fig. 105).
(5) Install the number 9 bearing onto the front of
the reverse planetary carrier with the rounded side
toward the carrier and the flat side facing upward
(Fig. 105).
(6) Install the reverse planetary gear carrier into
the input carrier (Fig. 105).
(7) Install the input annulus gear into the input
carrier (Fig. 105).
(8) Install the snap-ring to hold the input annulus
gear into the input carrier (Fig. 105).

SHIFT MECHANISM

DESCRIPTION

The gear shift mechanism provides six shift posi-
tions which are:
• Park (P)
Fig. 105 Reverse/Input Planetary Carrier Assembly
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - 45RFE
5 - INPUT PLANETARY CARRIER
6 - INPUT SUN GEAR
7 - REVERSE PLANETARY CARRIER
• Reverse (R)
• Neutral (N)
• Drive (D)
• Manual second (2)
• Manual low (1)
OPERATION
MANUAL LOW (1) range provides first gear only.
Overrun braking is also provided in this range.
MANUAL SECOND (2) range provides first and sec-
ond gear only.
DRIVE range provides FIRST, SECOND THIRD
and OVERDRIVE FOURTH gear ranges. The shift
into OVERDRIVE FOURTH gear range occurs only
after the transmission has completed the shift into D
THIRD gear range. No further movement of the shift
mechanism is required to complete the 3-4 shift.
The FOURTH gear upshift occurs automatically
when the overdrive selector switch is in the ON posi-
tion. No upshift to FOURTH gear will occur if any of
the following are true:
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