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OVERDRIVE BAND
The overdrive band holds the front planetary sun gear stationary in fourth gear (overdrive).

LOW-INTERMEDIATE BAND
The low-intermediate band allows the transaxle case to hold the rear sun gear and drum stationary. The low-intermediate band is applied in 2 and manual 1 gears.

FORWARD CLUTCH
The forward clutch locks the driven sprocket to the low one-way clutch.

DIRECT CLUTCH
The direct clutch locks the sun gear of the front planetary gearset to the direct one-way clutch in third gear.

INTERMEDIATE CLUTCH
The intermediate clutch connects the driven sprocket to the front planetary carrier and rear planetary ring gear in second and third gears.

REVERSE CLUTCH
The reverse clutch holds the front planetary gearset and the rear ring gear of the rear planetary gearset stationary in reverse gear.

LOW ONE-WAY CLUTCH
The low one-way clutch transmits torque from the driven sprocket to the sun gear of the front planetary gearset in first gear.

DIRECT ONE-WAY CLUTCH
The direct one-way clutch transmits torque from the driven sprocket to the front planetary sun gear in third gear and provides engine braking in manual low in connection with the direct clutch.
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