Planetary Gearset

2005 Ford Taurus SEL, 4D SedanSECTION Planetary Gearset

The transaxle has two planetary gearsets to provide operation in reverse and four forward speeds.

The gearsets are comprised of the following components:

  • front sun gear (part of the front sun gear and shell assembly)
  • front carrier
  • rear ring gear
  • front ring gear and rear carrier
  • rear sun gear
Fig 1: Exploded View Of Planetary Gearset
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