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Power Flow





1st Gear





2nd Gear





3rd Gear





4th Gear





5th Gear





Reverse Gear





Reverse gear idler

The reverse gear idler is driven off the input shaft. Its function is to reverse the direction of rotation of the output shaft in reverse gear.
The reverse gear idler is located on the idler gear shaft together with a needle bearing.








Selector Interlock Mechanism
The selector interlock mechanism and the selector finger are mounted on a sleeve in the selector mechanism housing and keep the selected gear engaged with the aid of a spring-loaded ball until another gear is selected.
The selector interlock mechanism has three positions.
The reversing lamp switch is mounted on the side of the selector mechanism housing.