Acura 3.5 RL Manual page 482

Description
Power Flow (cont'd)
Position
1. The hydraulic pressure is applied to the reverse clutch. Power is transmitted from the mainshaft reverse gear via the
reverse idler gear to the countershaft reverse gear.
2. The rotation direction of the countershaft reverse gear is changed via the reverse idler gear in the rear cover.
3. Power is transmitted to the secondary drive gear, which drives the secondary driven gear.
REVERSE IDLER
GEAR
TORQUE CONVERTER
SECONDARY
DRIVE GEAR
SECONDARY DRIVEN GEAR
MAINSHAFT REVERSE
GEAR
COUNTERSHAFT
REVERSE GEAR
MAINSHAFT
REVERSE GEAR
COUNTERSHAFT
REVERSE GEAR
REVERSE CLUTCH
REVERSE
IDLER GEAR
MAINSHAFT
COUNTERSHAFT