Opel 1900 1973 Service Manual page 402

gear set and utilizes two sets of planetary pinions in
one planet carrier, two sun gears and one ring gear.
See Figure 7C-8.
The short planetary pinions are in constant mesh
with both the input (front) sun gear and the long
planetary pinions. The long planetary pinions are in
short planetary pinions and the ring gear.
In the first gear the reaction (rear) sun gear is held
stationary. The input (front) sun gear rotates in a
Figure 7C-6 Oil Flow With Stator Active
clockwise direction (when viewed from the front)
turning the short planet pinions counterclockwise
and the long planet pinions clockwise. The long pla-
net pinions turn the ring gear clockwise and walk
around the held reaction (rear) sun gear driving the
planet carrier and output shaft assembly in a clock-
wise direction. See Figure 7C-10.
In second gear the reaction (rear) sun gear is again
held statioinry. The ring gear is the input and is
driven in a clockwise direction turning the long pla-
net pinions clockwise which walk around the station-
ary reaction (rear) sun gear, driving the planet
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