Automatic Transaxle: General Description: Transaxle
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mitsubishi Eclipse. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The transaxle is made up of the torque converter and gear train. A 3-element, 1-step, 2-phase torque converter with built-in torque converter clutch is used. The gear train is made up of three sets of multi-plate clutches, two sets of multi-plate brakes, one set of one-way clutches and two sets of planetary gears. The planetary gears are made up of sun gears, carriers, pinion gears and annulus gears.