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NEW FEATURES — MANUAL TRANSAXLE
MANUAL TRANSAXLE
3EA60 AND EA61 MANUAL TRANSAXLE
1. General
EA60/EA61 manual transaxles are newly developed 6-speed manual transaxles. These transaxles realize a
compact construction and excellent shift feeling due to the following items.
Feature Item
Compact Construction
 Twin (No.1 and No.2) output shafts are used.
 The 4th & 5th and 1st & reverse drive gears share.
Excellent Shift Feeling
 Multi-cone type (for 1st to 4th) and lever type (for reverse) synchromesh
mechanisms are used.
 Constant mesh type reverse gear is used.
 Slide ball bearings are used for the shift fork shafts and shift & select lever shaft.
 Rolling type rock ball is used for shift & select lever shaft.
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View from A Side
Sliding Ball
Bearings
Sliding Ball Bearings
Shift Fork Shafts
A
Sliding Ball Bearing
Shift & Select
Lever Shaft
Sliding Ball
Bearing
Output Shaft No. 1
Input Shaft
Triple-cone
Synchromesh
Mechanisms
Double-cone
Synchromesh
Mechanism
Output Shaft No. 2
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EA60 and EA61 Manual Transaxles
Rolling Type
Rock Ball
GENERAL LAYOUT
View rotated for clarity
This gear also This output gear also
mates with mates with differential
1st gear on crownwheel
shaft 1
Reverse
5th
6th
1st
4th
3rd
2nd
Crownwheel Differential