Manual transaxles are located at the left end or right end of transversely mounted engines in FF vehicles. Manual transmissions are located to the rear of vertically mounted engines in FR vehicles.
1. Manual transaxle operation
Neutral
The motive power from the engine is not transmitted from the input shaft to the output shaft so that it is not done to the differential. Blue arrow: Transmission of power Red arrow: Direction of rotation
The length of the arrow shows the rotational speed and the width of the arrow shows the torque. The longer the arrow, the greater the rotational speed and the wider the arrow, the greater the torque.
1st gear
The gear of the output shaft rotating meshed with the 1st gear of the input shaft transmits power to the differential through the drive pinion. Blue arrow: Transmission of power Red arrow: Direction of rotation The length of the arrow shows the rotational speed and the width of the arrow shows the torque. The longer the arrow, the greater the rotational speed and the wider the arrow, the greater the torque.
3rd gear
The gear of the output shaft rotating meshed with the 3rd gear of the input shaft transmits power to the differential through the drive pinion. Blue arrow: Transmission of power Red arrow: Direction of rotation The length of the arrow shows the rotational speed and the width of the arrow shows the torque. The longer the arrow, the greater the rotational speed and the wider the arrow, the greater the torque.
Reverse
The reverse idler gear is meshed with the input shaft reverse gear. The output shaft gear meshed with the reverse idler gear transmits power for reverse rotation to the differential through the drive pinion.
Blue arrow: Transmission of power
Red arrow: Direction of rotation
Violet arrow: Direction of reverse
idler gear rotation
The length of the arrow shows the rotational speed and the width of the arrow shows the torque. The longer the arrow, the greater the rotational speed and the wider the arrow, the greater the torque. Blue arrow: Transmission of power Red arrow: Direction of rotation The length of the arrow shows the rotational speed and the width of the arrow shows the torque. The longer the arrow, the greater the rotational speed and the wider the arrow, the greater the torque.
Manual Transmission
For manual transmissions, the input shaft and the output shaft are located on the same axis and the counter gear integrates the input shaft and the output shaft to transmit power.