Escape 4WD V6-181 3.0L DOHC VIN 1 Duratec (2003)
The final drive consists of a planetary gearset that transfers and multiplies torque from the planetary gearsets to the differential. The final drive
consists of the following components:
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Final drive sun gear: is chain driven by the reverse/overdrive ring gear assembly and transfers torque to the final drive carrier.
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Final drive carrier: the final drive carrier acts as the driven member and is part of the differential case.
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Final drive ring gear: is held by the converter housing and is always the held member of the final drive planetary gearset.
The differential assembly drives the differential pinion gears and the differential side gears which in turn drive the front wheel driveshaft and joints,
and provides differential action if driving wheels are turning at different speeds. The differential assembly consists of the following components:
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Differential case (part of the final drive carrier).
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Two pinion gears supported by a pinion shaft.
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Two side gears supported by the differential case and halfshafts.
