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308-03B Manual Transmission-Transaxle - Vehicles With: VXT-75 > < Transmission - 2.3L DOHC-16V
Manual Transmission/Transaxle - Vehicles With: MT-75 - Manual Transmission Transit 2000.5 (01/2000-05/2006)
Description and Operation

Transmission Overview

 
Item
Part Number
Description
1
-
Mainshaft — Input shaft/Output shaft
2
-
Transmission front case
3
-
Shifter fork third/fourth gear
4
-
Selector shaft
5
-
Transmission rear case
6
-
Output drive flange
7
-
Reverse gear idler
8
-
Counter shaft

The MT - 75 manual transmission is a ” three - shaft transmission".

MT - 75 means:

  • M: Manual.
  • T: Transmission
  • 75: Distance between main shaft and counter shaft in mm.

The aluminum transmission housing consists of two closed sections. The reinforcing ribs on the transmission housing have been revised to reduce noise and vibration.

With the ” three - shaft transmission", all the gears are in permanent mesh. In each gear the required transmission ratio is achieved by means of a pair of gears.

When the reverse gear is selected, the direction of the output shaft is changed by an idler gear.

The input and output shafts turn on taper roller bearings.

All the gears, including reverse, are bevel - cut, synchronized and turn on needle roller bearings.

Mainshaft and Counter Shaft

 
Item
Part Number
Description
1
-
Input shaft
2
-
Selector fork third/fourth gear
3
-
Selector fork fifth/reverse gear
4
-
Output shaft
5
-
Reverse gear idler
6
-
Counter shaft

Input shaft

 
Item
Part Number
Description
1
-
Input shaft
2
-
Driving gear for counter shaft
3
-
Fourth gear synchronizer teeth
4
-
Output shaft locating bearing

Mainshaft (left - hand side shown)

 
Item
Part Number
Description
1
-
Output shaft
2
-
Needle roller bearing
3
-
Gear wheel first gear
4
-
Synchronizer ring first gear
5
-
Synchronizer clutch first/second gear
6
-
Synchronizer ring second gear
7
-
Snap ring
8
-
Needle roller bearing
9
-
Gear wheel second gear
10
-
Inner race third gear needle roller bearing
11
-
Neeedle roller bearing
12
-
Gear wheel third gear
13
-
Synchronizer ring third gear
14
-
Synchronizer clutch third/fourth gear
15
-
Synchronizer ring fourth gear
16
-
Snap ring

Mainshaft (right - hand side shown)

 
Item
Part Number
Description
1
-
Output shaft
2
-
Needle roller bearing
3
-
Reverse gear wheel
4
-
Synchronizer ring reverse gear
5
-
Synchronizer clutch fifth/reverse gear
6
-
Synchronizer ring fifth gear
7
-
Snap ring
8
-
Needle roller bearing
9
-
Gear wheel fifth gear
10
-
Taper roller bearing

Countershaft

 
Item
Part Number
Description
1
-
Inner race
2
-
Countershaft

Reverse gear idler

 
Item
Part Number
Description
1
-
Reverse gear idler shaft mounting
2
-
Roll pin
3
-
Reverse gear idler
4
-
Needle roller bearing
5
-
Reverse gear idler shaft

Power Flow

First gear

 

308-03B Manual Transmission-Transaxle - Vehicles With: VXT-75 > < Transmission - 2.3L DOHC-16V