Toyota Four-Speed Automatic Transmission with Overdrive

Akio Numazawa; Seitoku Kubo; Yoshio Shindo; Shuzo Moroto

doi:10.4271/780097

1978-02-01

Toyota Four-Speed Automatic Transmission with Overdrive 780097

A new four-speed automatic transmission with overdrive has been developed and put into production for the purpose of the improvement of fuel economy and the reduction of engine noise.

The transmission has the following characteristics:

Gear train arrangement having overdrive unit between the torque converter and the three-speed auxiliary transmission

High overdrive gear ratio

Shift feel controls for clutch-to-clutch shifting

Optimum shift points between third and overdrive gears on fuel economy, driveability and exhaust emissions

Lockout system of overdrive gear

This paper describes the design features and confirmation testings considered to assure the reliability and durability of the transmission.

It also refers to effects on fuel economy and noise of the transmission in the vehicle.

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