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Geartrain

TURBINE SHAFT
The turbine shaft connects the torque converter to the transmission gear train. The turbine shaft is hollow to allow the oil pump shaft to run through it. The turbine shaft splines to the turbine inside the torque converter and the reverse clutch drum and the direct clutch cylinder.

DIFFERENTIAL
The differential uses an open-type design that provides operation in the following ways:
^ Both drive axles rotate with transmitted torque at the same speed when the vehicle is moving forward.
^ Each drive axle rotates with the transmitted torque at a different speed when the vehicle is cornering.
^ If one drive axle is stationary, the other axle rotates with transmitted torque.