Reverse Lockout Mechanism Construction/Operation; Power Plant Frame (Ppf) Function - Mazda RX-8 2004 Service Highlights

REVERSE LOCKOUT MECHANISM CONSTRUCTION/OPERATION

• With the adoption of the reverse lockout mechanism, which utilizes a guide plate, reliability has been assured.
• A guide plate, attached to the extension housing, prevents accidental shifting into reverse when shifting from
5th to 6th gear by restricting the movement of the shift lever. When shifting into reverse, once the shift lever is
pressed down and moved towards the reverse position, the projection on the lever goes under the guide plate,
releasing the reverse shift restriction and allowing for shifting into reverse.
SHIFTING WHEN THE SHIFT
LEVER IS NOT PRESSED DOWN
MOVEMENT RESTRICTED
BY THIS PART
End Of Sie

POWER PLANT FRAME (PPF) FUNCTION

Features
• The power plant frame (PPF) maintains rigidity with a bracket installed between the transmission and the
differential. Due to this the shift feeling is solid and a feeling of direct drive when starting from a standstill or
accelerating is created.
• Also, due to the closed-section construction of the
PPF, direct drive and response feeling have been
improved.
05–11–12
MANUAL TRANSMISSION [Y16M-D]
SHIFTING WHEN THE SHIFT
LEVER IS PRESSED DOWN
GUIDE PLATE
GUIDE PLATE FUNCTION
UNRESTRICTED
SHIFTING
CLOSED-SECTION PPF
PPF
PROPELLER SHAFT
CHU051101025S11
CHU0511S115
CHU051101025S12
OPEN-SECTION PPF
PPF
PROPELLER SHAFT
CHU0511S016