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Reverse Position




Transaxle Operation

Reverse Position

Mechanical Operation

Apply components:

- Low/reverse clutch applied
- Direct (3, 5, R) clutch applied

Planetary Gearset Operation

Front planetary gearset driven components:

- Planetary carrier

Center planetary gearset driven components:

- Sun gear (does not contribute to power flow)

Rear planetary gearset driven components:

- Sun gear

Front planetary gearset held components:

- None

Center planetary gearset held components:

- Center ring

Rear planetary gearset held components:

- Planetary carrier





For component information, refer to Mechanical Components and Functions Mechanical Components and Functions.

Reverse Position Power Flow





Hydraulic Operation

Line pressure hydraulic circuits:

- Line pressure is supplied to the manual valve by the pump through the LINE hydraulic circuit.
- Line pressure is regulated by the pressure regulator valve.
- The pressure regulator valve is controlled by varying pressure from the LPC solenoid through the LPC circuit.

Torque converter circuits:

- Regulated line pressure from the pressure regulator valve is directed to the TCC control valve through the CONV FD hydraulic circuit.
- When the TCC is released, CONV FD pressure is directed to the TCC RELEASE circuit by the TCC control valve. Pressure from the TCC RELEASE circuit releases the TCC .
- Transmission fluid from the TCC RELEASE returns to the TCC control valve through the TCC APPLY circuit.

Cooler and lubrication hydraulic circuits:

- The TCC control valve directs transmission fluid from the TCC APPLY circuit (return circuit from the torque converter when the TCC is released) to the COOLER FEED circuit.
- In the COOLER FEED circuit, transmission fluid flows through the transmission fluid cooler or the thermal bypass valve to the LUBE circuit.

Solenoid hydraulic circuits:

- The LPC solenoid applies varying pressure to the pressure control valve through the LPC hydraulic circuit. The LPC solenoid regulates line pressure by controlling the position of the pressure regulator valve.
- SSB applies pressure to the direct (3, 5, R) regulator valve to apply the direct clutch.
- SSD applies pressure to the low/reverse/overdrive (4, 5, 6) regulator valve to apply the low/reverse clutch.
- SSE applies pressure to the multiplex shift valve to position the valve against the spring and direct regulated CBLR/C456 SUPPLY pressure to the low/reverse clutch.

Clutch hydraulic circuits:

- Line pressure supplied to the manual valve is directed to the multiplex shift valve and the multiplex manual valve through the REV hydraulic circuit.
- The multiplex manual valve directs REV transmission fluid to the direct (3, 5, R) clutch regulator valve through the REV SUPPLY and C35R SUPPLY hydraulic circuits. The (3, 5, R) regulator valve is controlled by SSB and applies regulated C35R SUPPLY pressure to the direct (3, 5, R) clutch.
- Line pressure from the pump is supplied to the low/reverse/overdrive (4, 5, 6) regulator valve.
- Regulated line pressure from the low/reverse/overdrive (4, 5, 6) regulator valve is sent to the multiplex shift valve assembly through the CBLR/C456 SUPPLY hydraulic circuit.
- The multiplex shift valve directs the transmission fluid to the low/reverse clutch through the CBLR hydraulic circuit.

For additional hydraulic circuit information, refer to Hydraulic Circuits Hydraulic Circuits.

Electrical Operation

Solenoid operation:





NC = Normally closed

NH = Normally high

NL = Normally low