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Description And Operation: Geartrain: Notes

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer and 2004 Ford Explorer. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Power is transmitted from the torque converter to the planetary gearsets through the input shaft. Bands and clutches are used to hold and drive certain combinations of gearsets. This results in five forward ratios and one reverse ratio, which are transmitted to the output shaft and differential.

GEAR RATIO SPECIFICATIONS

Gear Ratio
1st 3.22 to 1
2nd 2.29 to 1
3rd 1.55 to 1
4th 1.00 to 1
5th 0.71 to 1
Reverse 3.07 to 1