Section II. GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND DATA

Section II. GENERAL DESCRIPTION AND DATA

transmission, are front, rear, right, and left. The

1-4. Description

input, or torque converter end, is the front. The

a. General Description.

output end is the rear. Right and left are toward the

(1) The Model TX 100-1 transmission (fig. 1-

viewer's right and left when the transmission is

1 and 1-2) is a full powershift, torque converter,

viewed from the rear.

planetary gear transmission for military vehicles. It

NOTE

is a compact unit which may be bolted to the

These directional terms may not agree with

vehicle engine to form a unitary power pack, or

those applicable to certain vehicles because

may be bolted to a transfer case in the power train.

of different attitudes in which the trans-

(2) Power flows in a straight line from front to

mission may be installed.

rear of the transmission, passing in succession

through the torque converter, turbine shaft, and

(2) Rotational terms (clockwise and counter-

clockwise) will be established by references in the

transmission output shaft. Operations in reverse,

text, or by the viewer's position when using an

neutral, low, intermediate, and high ranges are

illustration.

provided.

c. Transmission Components. The main com-

(3) An automatic lockup clutch in the torque

ponents of the transmission are identified in the

converter gives direct drive from engine to range

cross-section view (fig. 2-1). Chapter 2 covers in

gearing at higher engine speeds. With the lockup

detail the description and operation of all com-

clutch engaged during high-range operation, the

ponents.

transmission input and output speeds are equal.

Power takeoff mountings are provided at both sides

1-5. Driving Instructions

of the transmission.

Refer to end item operator's manual for driving

b. Definition of Locational and Directional

instructions for vehicles using the Model TX 100-1

Tcrms.

transmission.

(1) Locational terms, used in describing the

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