Input Shaft: Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Mercury Mariner and 2010 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
The input shaft is part of the direct/O/D clutch assembly and is splined to the torque converter turbine and the center planetary sun gear. The input shaft transfers power from the torque converter to the rear planetary gearset through the center planetary sun gear and the direct (3, 5, R) and O/D (4, 5, 6) clutches.